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.

For detailed information on course offerings, see the Arts & Sciences Calendar.

Current Undergraduate Astronomy Course Timetable:

Astronomy and Astrophysics Program Courses

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 Dae-sik Moon) – Tues 5pm-7pm, Thurs 5pm,6pm
AST310H1 – Indigenous Worldviews & Astronomy – Not Offered in 2025-26
AST320H1 – Introduction to Astrophysics – (Christopher Matzner) – Tues, Thurs 2-3pm – Winter
AST424H1 – Introduction to Astrophysical Research – (Josh Speagle) – Fri – 3-5pm- Fall
AST425Y1 – Research Topic in Astronomy – (Yanqin Wu) – 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 Laurie Rousseau-Nepton) – Fall
AST121H1 – Origin and Evolution of the Universe – (Dae-Sik Moon) Wed 12pm-1pm, Fri 2-4pm Winter
AST251H1 -Life on Otherworlds – (Michael Reid) – Tues- 3-5pm -Winter
AST199H1 – Astronomy at the Frontier – (Rachel Friesen – Mon 1-3pm) Fall ; (Maya Fishbach) – Tues- 3-5pm Winter
JCA302H1 – The Bible and the Big Bang –  (Adam Hincks) Fri 11am-1pm – Fall Semester Only