硕士 天文学课程包括六门基于讲座的课程（可能会为已经采取的相关研究生课程提供学分），一个研究生研讨会系列和一个研究论文。该计划为学生提供了机会，使他们可以进行原创的重要研究，并成为我们教职员工所代表的任何领域的世界权威。该计划是在一个环境中提供的，该环境具有许多学生与教职员工和访问研究人员互动的机会。
The M.Sc. Astronomy program consists of six lecture-based courses (credit may be given for relevant graduate courses already taken), a graduate seminar series, and a research dissertation. The program provides the opportunity for students to pursue original significant research and to become world authorities in any of the areas represented by our faculty members. The program is offered in an environment that features many opportunities for student interaction with faculty and visiting researchers.<br><br>The Benefits of Doing an MSc in Astronomy at Saint Mary's<br><br>Faculty associated with state-of-the-art international observatories and space-based telescopes.<br>Institute for Computational Astrophysics (ICA) with access to the ACEnet high performance computing facility.<br>Nuclear astrophysics faculty associated with the TRIUMF particle accelerator.<br>Student participation in hosting weekly visiting colloquium speakers.<br><br>Program Start Date: September<br>Minimum time to completion: 2 years