2025-2026 Course Schedule

For full course descriptions, consult the College Catalog and Graduate Announcements.

Autumn Quarter 2025  |  September 29-December 13

Course Instructor Day/Time Room
ASTR 12600 Matter, Energy, Space and Time Sec. 1 Privitera T/Th 11:00-12:20
ASTR 12600 Matter, Energy, Space and Time Sec. 2 Buzasi T/Th 2:00-3:20
ASTR 12700 Stars Caprioli M/W 1:30-2:50
ASTR 18100 The Milky Way Gnedin W/F 1:30-2:50
ASTR 18200 Origin and Evolution of the Universe Joyce M/W 1:30-2:50
ASTR 20500 Introduction to Python with Applications to Astrophysics Katz T/Th 11:00-12:20
ASTR 21000 Statistical Techniques in Astrophysics Graziani M/W 1:30-2:50
ASTR 21400 Creative Machines and Innovative Instrumentation TBD T 2:00-4:50 KPTC 055
ASTR 25400 Radiation Processes Cattaneo T/Th 9:30-10:50
ASTR 29003 Field Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics III Ji By arr
ASTR 30100 Stars Katz T/Th 2:00-3:20 ERC 583
ASTR 32100 Cosmology II Hu T/Th 2:00-3:20 ERC 583
ASTR 30350 Exoplanets Powell T/Th 9:30-10:50 ERC 583
ASTR 35000 Order-of-Magnitude Astrophysics Law-Smith M/W 9:30-10:50 ERC 517

Winter Quarter 2026  |  January 5-March 14

Course Instructor Day/Time Room
ASTR 12610 Black Holes Sec. 1 Buzasi
ASTR 12610 Black Holes Sec. 2 Buzasi
ASTR 12710 Galaxies Chen
ASTR 18700 From Fossils to the Fermi Paradox Rogers
ASTR 23500 Historical Highlights in Astronomy from Hipparcos to Hubble  Kolb
ASTR 21100 Computational Techniques in Astrophysics Kravtsov
ASTR 21400 Creative Machines and Innovative Instrumentation Carlstrom T 2:00-4:50 KPTC 055
ASTR 24100 Physics of Stars Rosner
ASTR 24300 Cosmological Physics Joyce
ASTR 24500 The Physics of the Dark Universe Krnjaic
ASTR 29001 Field Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics I Gladders
ASTR 31000 Cosmology I Dodelson
ASTR 31100 High Energy Astrophysics Zhuravleva
ASTR 34000 Statistical Methods in Astrophysics McMahon
ASTR 40800 The Perturbed Universe Hu
ASTR 49910 Graduate Seminar: Colloquia Chen

Spring Quarter 2026  |  March 23-June 6

Course Instructor Day/Time Room
ASTR 12620 The Big Bang Law-Smith
ASTR 12720 Exoplanets Sec. 1 Fabrycky
ASTR 12720 Exoplanets Sec. 2 Rogers
ASTR 13300 Introduction to Astrophysics McMahon
ASTR 18000 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life Bean
ASTR 21200 Observational Techniques in Astrophysics Benson
ASTR 21400 Creative Machines and Innovative Instrumentation Buzasi T 2:00-4:50 KPTC 055
ASTR 23900 The Physics of Galaxies Zhuravleva
ASTR 25800 Astrophysics of Exoplanets  Powell
ASTR 26021 Sense and Sensibility and Science Freedman
ASTR 28500 Science with Large Surveys Drlica-Wagner
ASTR 29800 Undergraduate Research Seminar Fabrycky
ASTR 29002 Field Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics II Gladders
ASTR 30400 Galaxies Kravtsov
ASTR 30600 Radiation Measurements Cl. Chang
ASTR 31320 Near Field Cosmology Ji
ASTR 49920 Graduate Seminar: Proposal and Fellowship Writing Bean
ASTR 49930 Graduate Seminar: Candidacy Preparation Caprioli

Paris Program Spring Quarter  |  March 30-May 29

Course Instructor Dates
ASTR 12600-99 Matter, Energy, Space and Time TBD March 30-April 17
ASTR 12620-99 The Big Bang Kolb April 20-May 8
ASTR 18850 Interpreting Nature: On the Relation Between Science and Art Ch. Chang May 11-29