ASTR 401

Fall 2026 All Classes

All Classes

Scientific Writing for Astronomy

Credit: 3 hours.

Development of journal-style writing skills. Papers written in accordance with The Astrophysical Journal or The Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society Manuals of Style on topics approved by the instructor. Emphasis on developing adequate and critical coverage of the topic, brevity compatible with clarity, and effective presentation. Proper sentence, paragraph, section and subsection structure (including Abstract and Introduction, Figures and Captions), citation, footnotes, and bibliography are covered.

3 undergraduate hours. No graduate credit. Prerequisite: Completion of campus Composition I general education requirement, and completion of at least one of the ASTR 404, ASTR 405, ASTR 406, and ASTR 414 courses. Recommended: Credit or concurrent enrollment in a second one of the following courses: ASTR 404, ASTR 405, ASTR 406, and ASTR 414. Restricted to undergraduate students.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Advanced Composition

My Favorites

My Schedule

Section Status updates every 10 minutes.

ASTR 401 class schedule data for fall 2026
	Status		CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
			30271	Online Online	C1 C1	2:00PM -3:50PM 2:00PM -2:50PM	F W	n.a. n.a.	Mouschovias, T Mouschovias, T	Availability: Open (Restricted) Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/24/26-12/09/26 Degree Notes: Advanced Composition course. Section Info: *ASTR 401 Major Restriction: Restricted to Astronomy, Astrophysics, Astro+DS, CS+Astronomy majors. Restriction(s): Restricted to Astronomy or Computer Sci & Astronomy or Astrophysics or Astronomy + Data Science major(s).