Overview - courses at the Department of Astronomy

This page show an overview of the astronomy courses given in English sorted by level. Bachelor's level courses are courses included in our bachelor programme and master's level courses can be taken in our master's programme. All courses can be taken as freestanding courses.

Bachelor's level

Autumn semester

Period 1	Period 2
Introduction to Astronomy 7,5 ECTS (AS5005)	Stellar Structure and Evolution 7,5 ECTS (AS5002)
	Cosmology 7,5 ECTS (AS5003)

Spring semester

Period 1	Period 2
Astrophysical Spectra 7,5 ECTS (AS5004)	Astronomy, Degree Project 15 ECTS (AS6002)

Master's level

Autumn semester even years

This overview is true for all even years (2026,2028,....)

Period 1	Period 2
Astrophysical Gas Dynamics 7,5 ECTS (AS7002)	The Physics of the Interstellar Medium 7,5 ECTS (AS7001)
Astrophysical Radiation Processes 7,5 ECTS (AS7005)	High Energy Astrophysics 7,5 ECTS (AS7008)
Galaxies 7,5 ECTS (AS7022)

Autumn semester odd years

This overview is true for all odd years (2025,2027,....)

Period 1	Period 2
Astrophysical Gas Dynamics 7,5 ECTS (AS7002)	Planet and Star Formation 7,5 ECTS (AS7015)
Astrophysical Radiation Processes 7,5 ECTS (AS7005)	Late stages of stars, supernovae and gamma-ray bursts 7,5 ECTS (AS8002)
Galaxies 7,5 ECTS (AS7022)

Spring semester even years

This overview is true for all even years (2026,2028,....)

Period 1	Period 2
Observational Astrophysics I 7,5 ECTS (AS7003)	Observational Astrophysics II 7,5 ECTS (AS7004)
Galaxy Formation and Evolution 7,5 ECTS (AS8001)	Stellar Atmospheres 7,5 ECTS (AS7017)
	Computational astrophysics 7,5 ECTS (AS8003)

Spring semester odd years

This overview is true for all odd years (2025,2027,....)

Period 1	Period 2
Observational Astrophysics I 7,5 ECTS (AS7003)	Observational Astrophysics II 7,5 ECTS (AS7004)
Planetary Systems 7,5 ECTS (AS7018)	Stellar Atmospheres 7,5 ECTS (AS7017)
	Computational astrophysics 7,5 ECTS (AS8003)

Last updated: 2025-12-02

Source: Department of Astronomy