The Master of Astronomy (abbreviated MAstron or M.Astron.) is an accredited professional postgraduate internet-delivered coursework degree (which includes some research) offered by the Centre for Astronomy at James Cook University in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It is one of several astronomy courses available from Australian universities. The MAstron course currently consists of the following subjects: * Modern Astrophysics * Astronomy Instrumentation * The Solar System * Galactic Astronomy and Cosmology * Astronomy Literature Review, or Scientific and Technological Developments in Astronomy * Pilot Research Project The Centre for Astronomy at JCU specializes in the delivery of postgraduate distance-learning programs. The Doctor of Astronomy (D.Astro.) degree is the world's only professional doctoral level program that is delivered over the Internet , and students can specialise in the areas of Astronomy Education, History of Astronomy or Astrophysics. An Internet-delivered Ph.D. is also available.
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