About the Program
The astronomy minor program allows students to expand their interest in outer space and celestial bodies into a richly rewarding, lifelong vocation. This program may provide a Physics student with the initial knowledge base for a career in astronomy or help prepare a student interested in Science Secondary Education for a career in Planetarium Education. The program is supported by the Whitworth Ferguson Planetarium.
About the Geosciences Department
160 Science and Math Complex
1300 Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY 14222
Phone: (716) 878-6731
Fax: (716) 878-4009
https://geosciences.buffalostate.edu/
Program Requirements
Required Courses (3 credit hours)
GES 131 INTRODUCTORY ASTRONOMY 3
Electives (15 credit hours)
Select one of the following options: 15
Elective Option 1
GES 331 MODERN SOLAR SYSTEM ASTRONOMY
GES 332 STELLAR AND GALACTIC ASTRONOMY
GES 335 METHODS OF OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY
GES 339 ASTRONOMY AND COSMOLOGY
GES 431 PLANETARIUM SEMINAR
Elective Option 2
Three courses from the list above AND an approved sequence in Physics, either PHY 107/PHY 108 (6 credit hours) or PHY 111/PHY 112 (8 credit hours). Note: a single Physics course cannot be applied to the minor.
Total Credit Hours 18