For students who enjoy laboratory and computational work and have an interest in how fundamental physical theories explain how the universe took shape, then this may be the course for them.
The course includes core physics subjects as well as specialized courses in astronomical instrumentation, spectroscopy, the solar system, stellar evolution, supernovae, galaxies, interstellar matter, black holes and cosmology. Half of the third-year laboratory class is devoted to learning computational data handling techniques relevant for astrophysicists and the wider world of big data. The School of Physics is equipped with an 11” optical telescope and a 5 cm solar telescope for undergraduate use in the Monck Observatory. Physics and Astrophysics at Trinity College Dublin offers students the opportunity to study with world-leading experts in the School of Physics, with modules designed to provide them with a flexible qualification for employment across a range of astrophysics research and industrial settings.
