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 Estrada + Carlstrom  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 583

Winter Quarter 2026  |  January 5-March 14

Course Instructor Day/Time Room
ASTR 12610 Black Holes Sec. 1 Buzasi T/Th 9:30-10:50
ASTR 12610 Black Holes Sec. 2 Buzasi T/Th 2:00-3:20
ASTR 12710 Galaxies Chen M/W 1:30-2:50
ASTR 18700 From Fossils to Fermi's Paradox Rogers et al T/Th 12:30-1:50 SS 122
ASTR 21100 Computational Techniques in Astrophysics Kravtsov T/Th 2:00-3:20
ASTR 21400 Creative Machines and Innovative Instrumentation Carlstrom T 2:00-4:50 KPTC 055
ASTR 23500 Historical Highlights in Astronomy from Hipparcos to Hubble  Kolb T/Th 2:00-3:20
ASTR 24100 Physics of Stars Caprioli T/Th 9:30-10:50
ASTR 24300 Cosmological Physics Joyce M/W 3:30-4:50
ASTR 24500 The Physics of the Dark Universe Krnjaic T/Th 2:00-3:20
ASTR 29001 Field Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics I Gladders M 1:30-4:20 ERC 445
ASTR 31000 Cosmology I Dodelson T/Th 2:00-3:20 ERC 583
ASTR 31100 High Energy Astrophysics Zhuravleva W/F 1:30-2:50 ERC 517
ASTR 34000 Statistical Methods in Astrophysics McMahon M/W 10:30-11:50 ERC 517
ASTR 40800 The Perturbed Universe Hu T/Th 2:00-3:20 ERC 517
ASTR 49910 Graduate Seminar: Colloquia Chen T 10:00-11:50 ERC 583

Spring Quarter 2026  |  March 23-June 6

Course Instructor Day/Time Room
ASTR 12620 The Big Bang Law-Smith M/W 1:30-2:50 KPTC 103
ASTR 12720 Exoplanets Sec. 1 Fabrycky M/W/F 10:30-11:20 KPTC 309
ASTR 12720 Exoplanets Sec. 2 Rogers T/Th 2:00-3:20 KPTC 120
ASTR 13300 Introduction to Astrophysics McMahon T/Th 9:30-10:50 HM 130
ASTR 18000 The Search for Extraterrestrial Life Bean M/W/F 11:30-12:20 KPTC 309
ASTR 21200 Observational Techniques in Astrophysics Benson T/Th 5:00-6:20 KPTC 105
ASTR 21400 Creative Machines and Innovative Instrumentation Buzasi T 2:00-4:50 KPTC 055
ASTR 23900 The Physics of Galaxies Zhuravleva W/F 1:30-2:50 HGS 184
ASTR 25800 Astrophysics of Exoplanets  Powell T/Th 12:30-1:50 ERC 517
ASTR 28500 Science with Large Surveys Drlica-Wagner T/Th 11:00-12:20 ERC 517
ASTR 26021 Sense & Sensibility & Science Freedman M/W 1:30-2:50 RO 11
ASTR 29800 Undergraduate Research Seminar Fabrycky M/W 1:30-2:50 ERC 517
ASTR 29002 Field Course in Astronomy and Astrophysics II Gladders M 1:30-4:20 ERC 445
ASTR 30400 Galaxies Kravtsov T/Th 2:00-3:20 ERC 517
ASTR 30600 Radiation Measurements Cl. Chang M/W 1:30-2:50 ERC 583
ASTR 31320 Near Field Cosmology Ji T/Th 9:30-10:50 ERC 583
ASTR 49920 Graduate Seminar: Proposal and Fellowship Writing Bean W 9:00-11:00 ERC 517
ASTR 49930 Graduate Seminar: Candidacy Preparation Caprioli W 9:00-11:00 ERC 583

Paris Program Spring Quarter  |  March 30-May 29

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