BSc (Hons) Planetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology at Birkbeck

Birkbeck College offer this 4 year part time course by distance learning mode. It is adapted from their 3 year full time course. Full time first year modules are shown in blue, second year modules in red and third year modules in green. Each 'small' module is 15 CATS points, 'large' are 30 points. 90 points per year for the part time course, as shown below.

1	Earth as a Planet		Planetary Science and Exploration	Foundations of Astronomy	Planetary Materials
2	Geology of the Solar System		Introduction to Field Geology		Planetary Geophysics
3	Igneous Petrology	Introduction to Astrobiology	Planetary Interiors	Remote Sensing and Planetary Surfaces	Field Mapping OR Planetary Exploration	Preparation for Research Project
4	Comets, Asteroids and Meteorites	Frontiers in Astrobiology	Physical Principles of Astronomy	Volcanism in the Solar System	Research Project