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ASTR

7 courses with the subject ASTR, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.

ASTR 101Our Solar System1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Lab:3An introduction to astronomy concentrating on our evolving understanding of the solar system. Designed for non-science majors. No prerequisite.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 102Stars, Galaxies, and Beyond1

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3,Lab:3An introduction to astronomy concentrating on the structure of our universe beyond the solar system. Designed for non-science majors. ASTR 101 is not a prerequisite for ASTR 102.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 201Observational Astrophysics1

Offered Alternate Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:2,Other:2This course covers spherical astronomy and observational techniques, and applications of physics to solar system objects, stars, stellar evolution, galaxies, and cosmology. Some night observing required. Laboratories focus on observational techniques and data reduction. Prerequisite: PHYS 212 or PHYS 212E.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 301Astrophysics1

Offered Alternating Spring Semester; Lecture hours:3An introduction to general astrophysics covering mechanics of orbiting bodies, radiation laws, stellar spectra, stellar atmospheres, the internal constitution of stars, stellar energy, galaxies and cosmology. Prerequisites: PHYS 222 and MATH 202, or permission of the instructor. Crosslisted as PHYS 301.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 337Independent Study in Astronomy/Astrophysics5-1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableSeminar or independent study in areas of current interest in the astronomy/astrophysics community. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 338Contemporary Study in Astronomy/Astrophysics1

Offered Either Fall or Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:3Seminar in topics of current interest in the astronomy and astrophysics community. Co- and prerequisites are dependent on topic and instructor. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
1
Credits (max)
1
Credit unit
Credit
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu
ASTR 350Undergraduate Research5-1

Offered Both Fall and Spring,Topics course; Lecture hours:Varies,Other:Varies; RepeatableUndergraduate research in astronomy/astrophysics. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.

Subject
ASTR
Credits (min)
5
Credits (max)
1
Type
course
Edition
2026-2027
Catalog
2026-2027 Catalog
Source
coursecatalog.bucknell.edu

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