Overview
Description
This course is based on an individual directed project relating a student’s major to the field of astronomy. Department permission required.
Requirements
Prerequisites
- General Education courses (CO1-CO3) completed
- at least 3 courses from CO4-CO8 completed
- Junior or Senior standing
- permission of instructor
Recommended Preparation
AST 310AST 410
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO13, CO14
Restrictions
Department permission required; Junior or Senior standing; permission of instructor
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- integrate Quantitative Reasoning and Critical Analysis & Use of Information to formulate and carry out a research project.
- synthesize information and techniques from previous coursework across disciplines to identify and use the basic materials and resources needed to carry out a research project.
- communicate the results of the Astronomy Senior Thesis research orally and in writing, following the standards of scholarly articles in Physics.
- articulate and follow ethical principles in a scientific context, including professional standards of laboratory practice, the communication of literature research without plagiarism, and the crediting of collaborators and standards for co-authorship.