Astronomy & Astrophysics Major at Harvard

Colleges and Universities A-Z Harvard University
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<p>I'm wondering if anyone on this board knows much about it, is or was majoring in it, has a friend in the dept, etc. Any information/opinions about the major would be great. Thanks</p>

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<p>I'm not an Astronomy concentrators, but one thing I did hear about from Astronomy concentrators I've met at Harvard is that it is very easy to find opportunities for research, because so few students choose that concentration. Only 6 students concentrated in it last year (though another 11 took it as part of a joint concentration), so if you're interested in doing research that's an advantage. (The research resources at Harvard are apparently very good, though I can't speak knowledgeably about them).</p>

<p>This is the page out of the handbook, including required courses:</p>

<p><a href="http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ugrad_handbook/current/chapter3/astronomy_and_astrophysics.html%5B/url%5D"&gt;http://webdocs.registrar.fas.harvard.edu/ugrad_handbook/current/chapter3/astronomy_and_astrophysics.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p>

<p>Sorry I can't tell you more.</p>

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<p>I don't know much about A&A as a concentration, but I do know that non-concentrators can benefit from the department.</p>

<p>All students can take a quick class + get access to the telescope on top of the science center. And non-concentrators can enroll in Astronomy tutorials (I know a Physics concentrator who's doing this + claims it's a better deal than concentrating in Astronomy + Astrophysics).</p>