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ASTRONOMY AND SPACE SCIENCES
       
Course Structure Diagram with Credits
 1st Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST101 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY I Compulsory 2+2 5.00 5.00
AST103 COMPUTER I Compulsory 1+2 3.00 3.00
AST105 OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH AND SAFETY Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
ASTFİZ101 PHYSICS I (MECHANICS) Compulsory 4+0 6.00 6.00
ASTİNG101 ENGLISH I Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
ASTMAT101 GENERAL MATHEMATICS I Compulsory 4+0 6.00 6.00
ASTMAT105 LINEAR ALGEBRA Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
ASTTÜD101 TURKISH LANGUAGE Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 2nd Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST102 INTRODUCTION TO ASTRONOMY II Compulsory 2+2 6.00 6.00
AST104 COMPUTER II Compulsory 0+4 4.00 4.00
ASTFİZ102 PHYSICS II (ELECTRICITY AND MAGNETISM) Compulsory 4+0 6.00 6.00
ASTFİZ114 PHYSICS I (MECHANICS )LAB Compulsory 0+2 2.00 2.00
ASTİNG102 ENGLISH II Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
ASTKP102 CAREER PLANNING Compulsory 1+0 2.00 2.00
ASTMAT102 GENERAL MATHEMATICS II Compulsory 4+0 6.00 6.00
ASTTÜD102 TURKISH LANGUAGE Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 3rd Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST201 SPHERICAL ASTRONOMY Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
AST203 BASIC STATISTICS Compulsory 3+0 4.00 4.00
ASTFİZ201 PHYSICS III (MODERN PHYSICS) Compulsory 4+0 4.00 4.00
ASTFİZ211 PHYSICS II (ELECT. AND MAGN.) LAB. Compulsory 0+2 2.00 2.00
ASTMAT203 ANALYTIC GEOMETRY I Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
ASTMAT205 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS I Compulsory 4+0 4.00 4.00
ASTTAR201 ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTION I Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
AST 151 POPULAR ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST 421 SPACE LAW Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST411 OBSERVATIONAL ASTRONOMY Elective 0+2 5.00 5.00
AST420 SOLAR SYSTEM Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST423 HISTORY OF ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST459 CUBESATS AND SPACE TECHNOLOGY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST463 SPACE AGENCIES AND THEIR MISSIONS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST464 ARCHAEOASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ205 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS I Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
ASTKİM459 GENERAL CHEMISTRY I Elective 4+0 5.00 5.00
ASTKİM466 GENERAL CHEMISTRY II Elective 4+0 5.00 5.00
ASTMAT201 ANALYSIS III Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
ASTMAT206 DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 4th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST202 CELESTIAL MECHANICS Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
AST204 INTRODUCTION TO ASTROPHYSICS Compulsory 4+0 4.00 4.00
AST206 THERMODYNAMICS Compulsory 2+0 3.00 3.00
ASTFİZ212 OPTICS LABORATORY Compulsory 0+2 3.00 3.00
ASTMAT204 ANALYTICAL GEOMETRY II Compulsory 2+0 3.00 3.00
ASTMAT208 PARTIAL DIFFERANTIAL EQUATIONS Compulsory 4+0 3.00 3.00
ASTTAR202 ATATURK'S PRINCIPLES AND HISTORY OF REVOLUTION II Compulsory 2+0 2.00 2.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 5th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST303 STELLAR ATMOSPHERES Compulsory 4+0 4.00 4.00
AST305 INTRODUCTION TO PHOTOMETRY Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
ASTFİZ301 QUANTUM PHYSICS I Compulsory 3+0 5.00 5.00
ASTMAT309 THEORY OF COMPLEX FUNCTIONS Compulsory 3+0 4.00 4.00
AST422 OBSERVATIONAL INSTRUMENTS AND METHODS IN ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST427 SOLAR PHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST428 BINARY STARS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST432 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING II Elective 2+2 5.00 5.00
AST435 ADVANCED PROGRAMMING I Elective 2+2 5.00 5.00
AST445 THEORETICAL RADIO ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST446 OBSERVATIONAL RADIO ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST448 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN ASTROPHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST451 SPACE ENVIRONMENT Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST454 ORBITAL MECHANICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST456 ASTRONOMICAL IMAGE PROCESSING AND ANALYSIS Elective 0+4 5.00 5.00
AST457 LUNAR AND SOLAR ECLIPSE Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ206 MATHEMATICAL METHODS IN PHYSICS II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ304 ELECTRONICS II Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ314 ELECTRONICS LAB. II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
ASTMAT302 ANALYSIS IV Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 6th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST304 STELLAR INTERIOR AND EVOLUTION Compulsory 4+0 4.00 4.00
AST306 INTRODUCTION TO SPECTROMETRY Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
AST330 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY I Compulsory 2+2 4.00 4.00
ASTFİZ302 QUANTUM PHYSICS II Compulsory 3+0 5.00 5.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 7th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST401 GRADUATION THESIS I Compulsory 0+2 8.00 8.00
AST402 GRADUDTION THESIS II Compulsory 0+2 8.00 8.00
AST403 GALAXIES AND COSMOLOGY Compulsory 3+0 6.00 6.00
ASTFİZ401 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY I Compulsory 3+0 6.00 6.00
AST424 INTERSTELLAR MATTER Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST425 DATA ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY I Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST426 DATA ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST429 HIGH ENERGY ASTROPHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST431 NUMERICAL ANALYSIS IN ASTRONOMY II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST433 RELATIVISTIC ASTROPHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST434 LONG WAVE ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST437 PLASMA ASTROPHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST438 PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY Elective 0+4 5.00 5.00
AST440 REMOTE SENSING Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST441 STELLAR EVOLUTIONARY MODELS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST442 BLACK HOLES Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST443 SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH I Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST444 SCIENTIFIC ENGLISH II Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST449 ANTENNAS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST450 ANTENNA LABORATORY Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST452 RADIO ASTRONOMY PROJECTS Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST453 GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST455 GPS TECHNIQUES Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
AST458 CLUSTERS AND ASSOCIATIONS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST460 SPACE RESEARCHS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
AST462 SELECTED TOPICS IN ASTRONOMY Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ402 ELECTROMAGNETIC THEORY II Elective 1+2 5.00 5.00
ASTFİZ411 NUCLEAR PHYSICS Elective 2+0 5.00 5.00
MTH T38 SPACE RADIATION ENVIRONMENT AND ITS EFFECTS Elective 3+0 5.00 5.00
MTH T55 SPACE SEGMENT AND SATELLITE BASED MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES Elective 3+0 5.00 5.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.
 8th Semester Course Plan
Course unit code Course unit title Type of course unit Lecture + Recitation Local credits ECTS credits
AST404 ASTRONOMY AT OUT OF THE VISUAL RANGE Compulsory 3+0 6.00 6.00
AST406 VARIABLE STARS Compulsory 3+0 6.00 6.00
The students are to take a total of 30 ECTS every semester giving priority to compulsory courses.