Exploring the Universe (Online) offered by Oxford University
- Public University
1 Campus- Estd. 1096
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Overview
Duration | 10 weeks |
Total fee | ₹26,000 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Course Level | UG Certificate |
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Highlights
- Earn a certificate of completion from Oxford university
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Course details
- Ability to critically assess astronomical ideas and theories
- Ability to independently search for relevant information to inspire and answer questions
- A familiarity with navigating and critiquing popular and technical material on the web
- Ability to discuss scientific ideas with their peers in a reasoned and well-argued fashion
- Provide an overview of the last 13.7 billion years of cosmic evolution, and the future of the Universe, answering these questions and more
- The course will take participants to the cutting-edge of astrophysics
- Covering cutting-edge ideas, techniques and discoveries in astrophysics, they aim to tell the scientific stories behind the beautiful pictures produced by the world?s largest telescopes
- This course will enable participants to gain an understanding of the ideas underpinning modern cosmology and astrophysics, engage independently with the scientific literature on the topic and to discuss what is still unknown
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Curriculum
The astronomical unit
Light years and parsecs
The celestial sphere
A tour of the Universe
Looking back in time
Data astronomy
The electromagnetic spectrum
Modern astronomy
The Big Bang
Why matter matters
An expanding universe
The formation of the elements
The cosmic microwave background
Leaving the dark ages
Dark matter
The first black holes
The first stars
Galaxies
Island universes
A zoo of galaxies
Mergers and galaxy formation
Black holes in galactic centres
Dark matter in galaxies
Star formation
The enormous scales of star formation
The main sequence and the Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
A multi-wavelength sky
A tour across the night sky
The most massive stars
Extrasolar planets and planet formation
Scale of the Solar System
Moons
Discovery of planets around other starts
A huge variety of worlds
The current hunt for extrasolar planets
The Goldilocks zone
How do planets form?
Exploring the Solar System
A history of observation
The giant planets
The terrestrial planets
Exploring the moon
Other worlds
The Sun
The Heliopause
Astrobiology
Life on Earth
The Miller-Urey experiment
Panspermia
The search for extra-terrestrial intelligence
The Drake equation
Looking for life in our Solar System
Is water important for life?
The end of stars
The death of our sun
Size matters
Supernovae and the limits of fusion
Neutron stars and black holes
The fate of the Universe
Eternal expansion or Big crunch
Gravitational lensing
The Universe is flat
The accelerating Universe
Dark energy
Large-scale structures and cosmological models
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Faculty details
Exploring the Universe (Online) at Oxford University Entry Requirements
- Prerequisite: Familiar with using a computer for purposes such as sending email and searching the Internet
- Yes
- In countries where the normal examinations have been cancelled, university will expect the conditions of student's offer to be met by the alternative assessment put in place by qualifications' regulators.
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