Certificate of Higher Education in Astronomy

The Department

UCL is one of the leading establishments for higher education in the country. The Physics and Astronomy Department has consistently achieved very high ratings for both teaching and research across the board, and the College contains one of the largest and widest-ranging research efforts in astronomy and space science in the country.

UCL has led the way in astronomical education. The BSc degree course in astronomy was established more than fifty years ago, the earliest by far and for many years the only such course in England and Wales. The four-year MSci course now gives an unsurpassed level of astronomical education up to the frontiers of scientific research.

The experience and skills of this distinguished Department are brought to the new Certificate in Astronomy, to meet the perceived need for part-time evening study in astronomy that goes beyond normal evening classes but stops short of the level of a full first-degree course.

Facilities at UCL

Students will be registered as part-time students at UCL and will be entitled to full use of College facilities including the Students' Union and the College Library.  All registered students will be given a UCL computer account.

Students will also be able to use departmental facilities including the undergraduate common room (useful for evening refreshments!) and the departmental undergraduate library.