There really aren't any jobs in astronomy unless you have a PhD, and that takes about 10 years of college...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 29/10/2007
Astronomy courses at community colleges -- I assume that's what you mean by "local college" -- ... course. Transfer odds will still be better, even if the other colleges all offer astronomy (which would be very unusual, and the challenge of the 200-level will be better for you than what you've already...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 23/01/2010
Oh, I had a first course in astronomy - they called it " Astronomy 101"... to go star-gazing and to attend amateur astronomy events, all of which was fun and enticing...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 01/09/2014
Most astronomy graduate schools require the physics GRE. How much...those classes, you're in trouble for most schools. The astronomy background isn't required for astronomy grad school, but physics...
1 Answers · Education & Reference · 09/12/2011
Here's the thing about astronomy - pretty much all the jobs in the field require a... and graduate level physics courses. Astronomy is a useful double major if a school offers...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 08/06/2013
... are lots of opportunities for someone with an interest in astronomy . In fact, the vast majority of astronomers are not ...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 15/05/2007
...differential calculus and other than that mostly algebra. We helped kids in astronomy and it was unit cancellation type math. I also took a general relativity...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 25/07/2007
Here's the thing about astronomy - you'll need a PhD to do anything in the field, you won't do... alone usually don't include enough physics to prepare you for astronomy /physics graduate school. In fact, the best thing to do would be...
4 Answers · Education & Reference · 04/07/2010
The top ten astronomy and astrophysics programs in the US are: Cal Tech.... If I were a young person looking to major in astronomy at the undergraduate level, I would strongly consider Cal Tech, ...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 17/01/2007
The astronomy isn't difficult, but the physics can be. If you want a Ph...39;re basically going to earn a Ph.D. in physics with astronomy tacked on - extra work. Or you could go for engineering instead...
2 Answers · Education & Reference · 08/03/2007