ASTR 3420
Life Beyond the Earth
Course Description
Prerequisites
/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course or instructor permission
Disciplines
Living Systems, Chemical, Mathematical, and Physical Universe
Open to non-science students. Studies the possibility of intelligent extraterrestrial life; methods and desirability of interstellar communication; prospects for humanity's colonization of space; interaction of space colonies; and the search for other civilizations. Prerequisite/corequisite: A 1000- or 2000-level ASTR course or instructor permission.
Instructors
Rob Garrod
Spring 2026
tuth 9:30am - 10:45am
1.0
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
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GPA
Robert Dickman
Spring 2019
3.7
Rating
2.7
Difficulty
3.35
GPA
Robin Garrod
Spring 2018
2.3
Rating
2.0
Difficulty
3.59
GPA
Patrick King
Summer 2014
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.57
GPA
Philip Arras
Spring 2014
1.7
Rating
4.0
Difficulty
3.15
GPA
Henry Borish
Summer 2013
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.74
GPA
Brian Prager
Summer 2012
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.31
GPA
Lisa Walker
Summer 2011
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.17
GPA
Robert Rood
Spring 2011
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.11
GPA
Nicole Gugliucci
Summer 2010
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Rating
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Difficulty
3.53
GPA
Faculty Staff
Summer 2010
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Difficulty
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GPA