Astronomy MSc

at University of Sussex

Core modules
Core modules are taken by all students on the course. They give you a solid grounding in your chosen subject and prepare you to explore the topics that interest you most.

All year

• Project (MSc Astronomy)

Autumn teaching

• Cosmology
• Galactic Astrophysics

Spring teaching

• Astrophysical Processes
• Stellar and Planetary Physics

Degree requirements    
You should normally have a lower second-class (2.2) undergraduate honours degree or above.

Subject-specific requirements    
Your qualification should be in a physics-, mathematics- or astronomy-based subject, or a subject with significant mathematical or physical content, and include modules in calculus, differential equations, mechanics, electrodynamics and quantum mechanics. You may also be considered for the course if you have other professional qualifications or experience of equivalent standing.

IELTS (Academic)
Standard level (6.0 overall, including at least 5.5 in each component).

• Home students: £11,275 per year for full-time students
• Channel Islands and Isle of Man students: £11,275 per year for full-time students
• International students: £22,975 per year for full-time students

If you study part time over two years, you’ll be charged 50% of the equivalent full-time fee in each year of study. Your second-year fee – if you continue your studies without a break – will be subject to a 3% increase (subject to rounding).

Note that your fees, once they’re set, may be subject to an increase on an annual basis. 

The course has an excellent reputation, both nationally and internationally, and graduates from this MSc work and study all over the world.

Many of our graduates go on to take a research degree and often find a permanent job in astronomy. Others have become science journalists and writers.