2013–2014 UNIVERSITY CATALOG - Florida Institute of Technology

Space Sciences – Astronomy and Astrophysics, B.S. ____
Major Code: 7136 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
The space sciences undergraduate program is designed for students
interested in pursuing a broad range of space-related careers, either
upon completion of the bachelor’s degree program in one of the
three specific areas listed below or after completing graduate studies.
Emphasis in the curriculum is on achieving a broad yet rigorous education
in the basic physical, mathematical and engineering sciences
as a foundation for successful entry into any of the many subfields of
modern space science activity. Because basic physics and introductory
space sciences courses form a critically important foundation for all
advanced coursework in the space sciences program, the minimum
grade for satisfying the prerequisite requirements for a space sciences
major is a grade of C for each of the following courses: PHY 1001,
PHY 2002, PHY 2003, PHY 2091, PHY 2092, SPS 1010, SPS 1020.
This program is designed to meet the needs of students intending to
pursue graduate education and a career in the astronomical sciences.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
CHM 1101 Chemistry 1 ............................................................................ 4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1* ............................................................................. 4
PHY 1050 Physics and Space Science Seminar ....................................... 1
SPS 1020 Introduction to Space Sciences* ............................................ 3
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SPRING
CHM 1102 Chemistry 2 ............................................................................ 4
MTH 1002 Calculus 2 ............................................................................... 4
PHY 1001 Physics 1 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2091 Physics Lab 1 .......................................................................... 1
SPS 1010 Introduction to Astronomy ..................................................... 3
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Sophomore Year
FALL CREDITS
COM 1102 Writing about Literature ........................................................ 3
MTH 2001 Calculus 3 ............................................................................... 4
PHY 2002 Physics 2 ................................................................................. 4
PHY 2092 Physics Lab 2 .......................................................................... 1
Restricted Elective (CSE 15xx) .............................................. 3
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SPRING
COM 2223 Scientific and Technical Communication .............................. 3
HUM 2051 Civilization 1 .......................................................................... 3
MTH 2201 Differential Equations/Linear Algebra ................................... 4
PHY 2003 Modern Physics ...................................................................... 3
SPS 2010 Observational Astronomy ....................................................... 3
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Junior Year
FALL CREDITS
PHY 3011 Physical Mechanics ............................................................... 4
PHY 3060 Thermodynamics, Kinetic Theory and
Statistical Mechanics ............................................................. 4
SPS 3020 Methods and Instrumentation................................................ 3
Humanities Core Course ....................................................... 3
Restricted Elective (MTH 3xxx) ............................................ 3
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SPRING
MTH 3210 Introduction to Partial Differential Equations
and Applications ..................................................................... 3
PHY 3035 Quantum Mechanics .............................................................. 4
PHY 3440 Electromagnetic Theory ......................................................... 3
SPS 3030 Orbital Mechanics .................................................................. 3
Free Elective ........................................................................... 3
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Senior Year
FALL CREDITS
MAE 3161 Fluid Mechanics or OCE 3030 Fluid Mechanics .................. 3
PHY 4020 Optics ..................................................................................... 3
PHY 4021 Experiments in Optics............................................................ 1
SPS 4010 Astrophysics 1 ......................................................................... 3
SPS 4200 Senior Seminar 1 (Q) ............................................................. 1
Humanities Elective ............................................................... 3
Technical Elective or Undergraduate Research ..................... 3
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SPRING
SPS 4020 Astrophysics 2 ......................................................................... 3
SPS 4025 Introduction to Space Plasma Physics or SPS 4035
Comparative Planetology** .................................................... 3
SPS 4110 Senior Lab .............................................................................. 2
SPS 4210 Senior Seminar 2 (Q) ............................................................. 1
Social Science Elective ........................................................... 3
Technical Elective or Undergraduate Research ..................... 3
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TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED........................................ 128
*Students will be block registered into Introduction to Space Sciences
(SPS 1020). If a student places into Calculus 2 (MTH 1002), the student is
encouraged to take Physics 1 (PHY 1001) in the first semester and SPS 1020
later in the program.
**Courses taught on an alternate-year basis.
Space Sciences – Solar, Earth and
Planetary Sciences, B.S. ______________________
Major Code: 7138 Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Science
Age Restriction: N Admission status: undergraduate
Delivery Mode/s: classroom only Location/s: main campus
The space sciences undergraduate program is designed for students
interested in pursuing a broad range of space-related careers, either upon
completion of the bachelor’s degree program in one of the three specific
areas listed below or after completing graduate studies. Emphasis in the
curriculum is on achieving a broad yet rigorous education in the basic
physical, mathematical and engineering sciences as a foundation for
successful entry into any of the many subfields of modern space science
activity. Because basic physics and introductory space sciences courses
form a critically important foundation for all advanced coursework in
the space sciences program, the minimum grade for satisfying the
prerequisite requirements for a space sciences major is a grade of C
for each of the following courses: PHY 1001, PHY 2002, PHY 2003,
PHY 2091, PHY 2092, SPS 1010, SPS 1020.
This program is designed to meet the needs of students intending to
pursue graduate education in the solar physics, geophysical sciences,
planetary sciences or careers in the aerospace and space science
related industries.
Freshman Year
FALL CREDITS
ASC 1000 University Experience ............................................................ 1
CHM 1101 Chemistry 1 ............................................................................ 4
COM 1101 Composition and Rhetoric ...................................................... 3
MTH 1001 Calculus 1* ............................................................................. 4
PHY 1050 Physics and Space Science Seminar ....................................... 1
SPS 1020 Introduction to Space Sciences* ............................................ 3
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