Courses & Timetable
Undergraduate Courses
The department offers a range of courses to cater to students’ varying degrees of interest in Astronomy and Astrophysics. There are courses designed for students with or without science backgrounds.
Astronomy and Astrophysics Program Courses
AST210H1 – Great Moments in Astronomy – (Anna Sajina and Marten van Kerkwijk)
AST221H1 – Stars and Planets – (Maria Drout) – Fall
AST222H1 – Galaxies and Cosmology – (Juan Mena Parra) MWF – 12pm-1pm Winter
AST325H1 – Introduction to Practical Astronomy – (Keith Vanderlinde and Dae-sik Moon) – Fall
AST326Y1 – Practical Astronomy – (Keith Vanderlinde and Ting Li) – Tues 5pm-7pm, Thurs 5pm,6pm
AST310H1 – Indigenous Methodologies for Astronomy (Laurie Rousseau-Nepton) – Wed 9am – 11am
AST320H1 – Introduction to Astrophysics – (Yanqin Wu) – Tues, Thurs 2-3pm – Winter
AST424H1 – Introduction to Astrophysical Research – (Josh Speagle) – Fri – 3-5pm- Fall
AST425Y1 – Research Topic in Astronomy – (Christopher Matzner) – Fri – 3-5pm
Astronomy Non-Program Courses:
AST101H1 – The Sun and its Neighbours – (Barth Netterfield) – Fall
AST201H1 – Stars and Galaxies – (Michael Reid) Tues, Thurs 2-3pm – Winter
AST301H1 – Observational Astronomy – (Maria Drout and Juan Mena-Parra) – Fall
AST121H1 – Origin and Evolution of the Universe – (Seiji Fujimoto) Wed 12pm-1pm, Fri 2-4pm Winter
AST251H1 -Life on Other Worlds – (Michael Reid) – Thurs- 4-6pm -Winter
AST199H1 – Astronomy at the Frontier – (Maya Fishbach) – Tues- 3-5pm Winter
JCA302H1 – The Bible and the Big Bang – (Adam Hincks) Not Offered in the 2026-27 Academic Year
AST299H1/AST299H1 – Research Opportunity Program
AST398H1/AST399H1 – Research Excursion
AST430H1 – Supervised Study in Astronomy and Astrophysics
AST431H1 – Advanced Student in Astronomy and Astrophysics
For detailed information on course offerings, see the Arts & Sciences Calendar.
Current Undergraduate Astronomy Course Timetable: