Birkbeck College offer a 4 year part time BSc (Hons) Planetary Exploration with Astronomy and Astrobiology 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. There is also a two year part time CertHE course available which is mostly comprised of the modules in blue but offers the opportunity to study some modules in red.
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 | |