Bircham International University provides adult degree programs leading to a distance education university degree at professional, undergraduate and graduate levels through sound updated curricula and an innovative distance learning method of instruction.

Astronomy & Astrophysics. The main objects of study of this program of astronomy and astrophysics are galaxies, stars, planets and an ever-increasing variety of phenomena observed from ground and space based observatories Areas of special interest include cosmology, the formation and evolution of stars and galaxies, high-energy astrophysics, active galaxies, supernovae and nucleo-synthesis, the motions of stars and galaxies and all aspects of observational optical and infrared astronomy. The course contains 30 credits.

Courses (each subject accounts for 3 credits):
     - Astronomy
     - Stars Observation
     - Planetary Systems
     - Star & Planet Formation
     - Stellar Evolution
     - Stellar Systems
     - Origin & Evolution of the Universe
     - Cosmology
     - Astrophysics
     - Astronomical Research

Tuition: each 3 credits - $275