Curriculum

The curriculum of the Graduate Program in Astronomy (Master and Doctorate) consists of three types of courses:

• Basic: they are mandatorily offered once a year; Master and Doctorate students must complete at least 12 (twelve) credits in this type of courses
• Regular: they are offered regularly and cover the main areas of the Graduate Program in Astronomy
• Eventual: they are offered separately and on demand, and do not form part of the stable curriculum

BASIC COURSES

(No. of credits: 4 - Workload: 4h per week)

AST-B01    -    EXTRAGALACTIC ASTROPHYSICS   -   Program

AST-B02    -    SPHERICAL ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-B03    -    DYNAMICAL ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-B04    -    PLANETARY  ASTROPHYSICS   -   Program

AST-B05    -    COSMOLOGY I   -   Program

AST-B06    -    STRUCTURE AND DYNAMICS OF THE MILKY WAY   -   Program

AST-B07    -    STELLAR EVOLUTION   -   Program

AST-B08    -    RADIATIVE PROCESSES IN  ASTROPHYSICS   -   Program

AST-B09    -    INTRODUCTION TO OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-X01    -    ELETROMAGNETISM   (*)

AST-X02    -    STATISTICAL MECHANICS   (*)

AST-X03    -    QUANTUM MECHANICS   (*)

(*) Mandatory courses of the Graduate Programs in Physics; they are taken at other institutions (UFRJ, UERJ, UFF, PUC-Rio) and are recognized by the Graduate Program in Astronomy.

REGULAR COURSES

(No. of credits: 4 - Workload: 4h per week)

AST-R01    -    PHYSICS OF ASTEROIDS AND COMETS   -   Program

AST-R02    -    ASTROMETRY   -   Program

AST-R03    -    STELLAR ATMOSPHERES   -   Program

AST-R04    -    GRAVITATIONAL COLAPSE   -   Program

AST-R05    -    COSMOLOGY II   -   Program

AST-R06    -    NON CONSERVATIVE DYNAMICS OF PLANETARY SYSTEMS   -   Program

AST-R07    -    REFLEXION SPECTROSCOPY APPLIED TO SOLAR SYSTEM BODIES   -  Program

AST-R08    -    CHEMICAL EVOLUTION OF THE MILKY WAY   -   Program

AST-R09    -    INTERSTELLAR MEDIUM   -   Program

AST-R10    -    MODERN METHODS IN ASTROMETRY   -   

AST-R11    -    NUMERICAL METHODS IN DYNAMICAL ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-R12    -    STELLAR ENVELOPES AND WINDS   -   Program

AST-R13    -    PERTURBATION THEORY   -   Program

AST-R14    -    GENERAL RELATIVITY THEORY   -   Program

AST-R15    -    X RAY ASTROPHYSICS   -   Program

EVENTUAL COURSES

AST-E01    -    TOPICS ON STELLAR DISKS AND PLANETARY FORMATION   -   Program

AST-E02    -    TOPICS ON FORMATION AND EVOLUTION OS THE SOLAR SYSTEM   -   Program

AST-E03    -    TIME SERIES ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-E04    -    SPECIAL TOPICS ON COSMOLOGY   -   Program

AST-E05    -    TOPICS ON TRANS-NEPTUNIAN OBJECTS   -   Program

AST-E06    -    TOPICS ON GENERAL RELATIVITY   -   Program

AST-E07    -    NUCLEOSYNTHESIS AND CHEMICAL EVOLUTION IN THE ERA OF LARGE SURVEYS   -  Program

AST-E08    -    DATA PROCESSING IN ASTRONOMY   -   Program

AST-E09    -    ASTROSTATISTICS   -   Program

AST-E10    -    TOPICS ON SOLAR SYSTEM OCCULTATIONS   -   Program

AST-E11    -    TOPICS ON E-SCIENCE   -   Program

AST-E12    -    ORBIT DETERMINATION OF SOLAR SYSTEM OBJECTS   -   Program

AST-E13    -    CODE FOR ANISOTROPIES IN THE MICROWAVE BACKGROUND   -   Program

AST-E14    -    THE SHAPE CODE   -   Program

AST-E15    -    TOOLS FOR DATA ANALYSIS IN COSMOLOGY   -   Program

AST-E16    -    OBSERVATIONS OF SMALL BODIES IN THE NEAR INFRARED   -   Program

AST-E17    -    ADVANCED TOPICS ON PLANETARY DYNAMICS   -   Program

AST-E18    -    TOPICS ON GALAXY EVOLUTION   -   Program

AST-E19    -    ADVANCED TOPICS ON ASTEROIDS   -   Program

AST-E20    -    ASTEROSEISMOLOGY   -   Program

NOTE: Each credit equals 15 hours-class

WARNING: The courses taken at other institutions will only have their credits assessed and, eventually, accepted when carried out in accordance with the provisions of art. 43 of the Graduate Program Regulations, and of art. 22 of the Specific Rules of the Astronomy Program.