UCLan, Birkbeck & UCL

The University of (Central) Lancashire offer a CertHE/BSc(Hons) in Astronomy. Each module is 20 CATS points. Completing the three compulsory and three (out of five) optional first year units will get you a CertHE. 

AA1051
Introduction to Astronomy

AA1054
Physics for
Astronomy

AA1062
Mathematics for Astronomy

Three from:
AA1053 Introduction to Cosmology
AA1055 IT for Astronomy
AA1057 Investigations in Astronomy
AA1058 Sun, Earth and Climate
AA1059 Introduction to Astrobiology

AA2051
The
Milky Way

AA2052
Galaxies Beyond
the Milky Way

AA2053
Ultraviolet, Optical and Infrared Astronomy

AA2054
Exploring the
Solar System

AA2055
Solar
Astrophysics

AA2056
Solar-Stellar
Connection

AA3050
Astronomy
Dissertation

AA3053
Cosmology and Relativity

AA3056
Extreme States
of Matter

AA3057
Collaborative Investigation

AA3051
Origins

AA3055
Astronomical
Computing


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


Unfortunately, this Part time BSc (Hons) Physics at UCL no longer exists, but when it did, it looked like this.


It ran over four years, three evenings per week. Two and a half modules were taken per year in years one and two, and three modules per year in years three and four, making a total of eleven modules.

It compared quite favourably to the full time BSc (Hons) Physics course at UCL, which still runs today. 12 modules are required for this degree.

Note that for the part time degree, four and half modules were taken at level 3, compared with four for the full time equivalent. The full time degree programme has more module choice at levels 2 and 3, which isn't shown above.