Astronomy/Astrophysics
Offered at IU Bloomington by College of Arts and Sciences
About
The B.S. degree in Astronomy and Astrophysics studies the entire universe: its past, present, and future.
Students in astronomy confront fundamental questions about the nature of our universe and our place in it. They use the telescopes at the campus observatories. Ambitious students might use and/or analyze data from the Wisconsin-Indiana-Yale-NOAO (National Optical Astronomy) Observatories, other ground-based observatories, and space-borne observatories such as the Hubble Space Telescope. Students also use the extensive computing facilities in Swain Hall.
This degree prepares students for graduate study and a career in astronomy and astrophysics as well as for careers in related technical fields, including conducting research at universities or national facilities; teaching at the college or high school level; working at planetariums and science museums; computer support positions for NASA contractors; scientific writing; positions in the aerospace, defense, surveillance, and environmental fields; and military work.