Space Sciences and Astronomy University of Malta

Overview

Space science is the study of natural phenomena beyond Earth bound experiments. The primary topics of the course are astronomy, astrophysics and cosmology. Astronomy is principally the study of making observations of space.

Given the large amount of data available to astronomers, the processing techniques must be very novel to handle all this in a timely fashion.

This has led to many industrial applications in finance, gaming, and many other industries. These problems require different skillsets, which range from theoretical subjects to more programming-based topics, such as modelling large scale structure growth and so on. Depending on the project, the skill set acquired in this course has applicability in industry.

Career opportunities

• Primarily, this Space Sciences and Astronomy Master’s programme at the University of Malta serves as a feeder course if you are intending to further your studies to PhD level in cosmology or astrophysics in general. 

• However, there are a number of other opportunities available once you successfully graduate. These vary wide and are dependent on the particular nature of the problem you choose to tackle.