Detail for CIP Code 40.0201

Title: Astronomy.

Definition: A general program that focuses on the planetary, galactic, and stellar phenomena occurring in outer space. Includes instruction in celestial mechanics, cosmology, stellar physics, galactic evolution, quasars, stellar distribution and motion, interstellar medium, atomic and molecular constituents of astronomical phenomena, planetary science, solar system evolution, and specific methodologies such as optical astronomy, radioastronomy, and theoretical astronomy.

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CIP 2010		CIP 2020
Code	Title	Action		Code	Title
40.0201	Astronomy.			40.0201	Astronomy.