# Courses and Requirements

**Source**: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/courses-and-requirements
**Parent**: https://astronomy.fas.harvard.edu/undergraduate-program

[**Astrophysics Concentration**](/concentration-requirements)\
Details of the Astrophysics concentration from the FAS Handbook for students

[**Secondary Fields**](http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/secondary-fields/book/astrophysics)\
Details of the Astrophysics secondary from the FAS Handbook for students

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Catalog from [registrars office](https://courses.my.harvard.edu/psp/courses/EMPLOYEE/EMPL/h/?tab=HU_CLASS_SEARCH&SearchReqJSON=%7B%22PageNumber%22:1,%22PageSize%22:%22%22,%22SortOrder%22:%5B%22SCORE%22,%22SCORE%22%5D,%22Facets%22:%5B%5D,%22Category%22:%22HU_SCL_SCHEDULED_BRACKETED_COURSES%22,%22SearchPropertiesInResults%22:true,%22FacetsInResults%22:true,%22SaveRecent%22:false,%22TopN%22:%22%22,%22SearchText%22:%22(ACAD_ORG:%5C%22ASTR%5C%22)%22,%22DeepLink%22:false%7D) of current Astronomy courses.

#### [Study Abroad Options](https://college.harvard.edu/academics/liberal-arts-sciences/study-abroad%20)

Office of International Programs approved options for study abroad for Astrophysics Concentration

## **Director of Undergraduate Education:**

Prof. Andrew Vanderburg\
[avanderburg@cfa.harvard.edu](mailto:avanderburg@cfa.harvard.edu)

The Director of Undergraduate Studies (DUS) will be responsible for all matters pertaining to the undergraduate students associated with the Astronomy department. The DUS will recruit undergraduate students of interest in Astronomy, assign advisors at the CfA,  makes sure that they select appropriate courses throughout the years towards their junior and senior theses, and monitors the success of the program as expressed in the Senior Survey and course evaluations.  The DUS is the liaison to the [Office of Undergraduate Education](https://oue.fas.harvard.edu) and the Dean of the College.

## Undergraduate Links

- [Office of Undergraduate Research and Fellowships](http://uraf.harvard.edu/icb/icb.do)
- [STAHR](https://sites.harvard.edu/stahr/), Student Astronomers at Harvard-Radcliffe
- [Harvard College Handbook](http://handbook.fas.harvard.edu/book/welcome), FAS summary of important deadlines in the undergraduate year
- [Astrobites](https://astrobites.org/), Astrobites is a daily literature journal summarizing new astrophysical research posted to [astroph](http:/arxiv.org/archive/astro-ph). Astrobites is written by graduate students for undergraduates.
- [Math Department Course Offerings](http://math.harvard.edu/~jjchen/Math_Courses_2019-2020.pdf.)
- [Academic Resource Center](https://academicresourcecenter.harvard.edu/home), the ARC supports Harvard’s students in developing reading strategies, time management skills, and metacognitive approaches to learning
- [Harvard Science Education Office](https://lifesciences.fas.harvard.edu)
- [AstroSoc](https://www.facebook.com/harvardastrosoc/) - undergraduate concentrators club (email list: <https://groups.google.com/g/harvard-astrosoc/about>)
- [Astro email list](https://lists.hcs.harvard.edu/mailman/listinfo/astro) - includes emails about the concentration, research opportunities, department events and activities
- [Harvard Observing Project (HOP)](http://astrolab.fas.harvard.edu/hop.html)