College undergraduates planning careers in astronomy, astrophysics, and engineering should obtain a solid foundation in physics and mathematics.?The Butler Astronomy and Astrophysics major provides sufficient foundation in physics, astrophysics, and mathematics for a number of careers including education, engineering, physics, astronomy, aerospace, intelligence and defense industries, and computational physics.?Specifically, a student planning to go on to graduate school in astronomy and astrophysics should have physics courses covering mechanics, electricity and magnetism, modern physics, and optics.?