Colleges and Universities Offering Bachelor of Astrophysics in Ireland

Institutions Offering Bachelor of Astrophysics

•  University College Cork, Cork  
  Duration: 4 years
  
  Teaching Mode: Full-time
  
  Course Outline:
  Year 1 Modules
  Option 1 - Core
  PY1052 Introductory Physics I (10 credits)
  PY1053 Introductory Physics II (10 credits)
  MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits)
  MA1059 Calculus (5 credits)
  MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits)
  AM1052 Introduction to Mechanics (5 credits)
  AM1053 Introduction to Mathematical Modelling (5 credits)
  
  Electives
  AM1054 Mathematical Software (5 credits)
  CM1006 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists and Mathematicians (10 credits)
  CM1007 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists (15 credits)
  CS1061 Programming in C (5 credits)
  CS1065 Computer Applications with Visual Basic (5 credits)
  CS1068 Introductory Programming in Python (5 credits)
  MA1057 Introduction to Abstract Algebra (5 credits)
  PY1054 Special Topics in Physics (5 credits)
  ST1051 Introduction to Probability and Statistics (5 credits)
  
  Option 2 - Core
  PY1052 Introductory Physics 1 (10 credits)
  PY1053 Introductory Physics II (10 credits)
  MA1058 Introduction to Linear Algebra (5 credits)
  MA1059 Calculus (5 credits)
  MA1060 Introduction to Analysis (5 credits)
  CM1007 Introduction to Chemistry for Physicists (15 credits)
  
  Electives
  BL1002 Cells, Biomolecules, Genetics and Evolution (5 credits)
  BL1003 Introduction to Biological Chemistry and Microbiology (5 credits)
  BL1004 Physiology and Structure of Plants and Animals (5 credits)
  BL1005 Introduction to Ecology (5 credits)
  
  Year 2 Core Modules:
  Astrophysics and Special Relativity; C/C++ Programming with Applications; Classical Mechanics; Computational Physics; Electrostatics and Magnetostatics; Experimental Physics; Experimental Methods; Fourier Methods; Multivariable Calculus; Quantum Physics; Thermodynamics and Statistical Physics. Electives: Ordinary Differential Equations; Linear Algebra; Mathematical Modelling
  
  Year 3 Core Modules:
  Computer Modelling and Numerical Techniques; Condensed Matter Physics: Electromagnetism; Experimental Physics; Experimental Methods; Nuclear and Particle Physics; Optics; Quantum Mechanics; Statistical Thermodynamics; Vector and Tensor Methods; Observational Astrophysics. Electives: Mathematical Experimentation and Chaos; Fluid Mechanics; Optimization and the Calculus of Variations; Computational Techniques
  
  Year 4 Core Modules:
  Stars and the Interstellar Medium; Galactic and Extragalactic Astrophysics; Gravitation and Cosmology; Research Project; Experimental Physics. Electives: Quantum Optics; Physics of Semiconductor Devices; Advanced Mechanics; Advanced Quantum Mechanics; Advanced Electromagnetism; Advanced Condensed Matter Physics; Atomic and Molecular Physics; Quantum Field Theory; Introduction to Plasma Physics; Introduction to Lasers and Photonics; Advanced Computational Physics

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