Cosmology distance learning

Three Python-based practical activities support Book 1 Cosmology, providing hands-on experience working with cosmological models and observations.
Book 2 The Distant Universe provides a series of in-depth study topics in extragalactic astrophysics, linked to each other and Book 1 by themes of relativity and the interaction of matter and radiation.

Gain an informed view of concepts in cosmology with this cosmology course, without recourse to complex mathematics in your study.
Learn about the beginning of the Universe including:

In later parts, you’ll follow a history of the Universe from the earliest particle interactions to the formation of structure via gravitational collapse and, eventually, the birth of stars and galaxies.
Three Python-based practical activities support Book 1 Cosmology, providing hands-on experience working with cosmological models and observations.

The assessment details for this module can be found in the facts box.
Cosmology and the distant Universe (S385) starts once a year – in October.
This page describes the module that will start in October 2024.
We expect it to start for the last time in October 2030.