UCLA SETI course

Since 2016, we have offered an annual SETI course to undergraduate and graduate students. As part of the course, students obtain and analyze data from large radio telescopes and contribute to our search and algorithm development. Students learn valuable skills (data science, telecommunications, signal processing, statistics) in the process.

To learn more, watch a two-minute video about the course, read the syllabus or recent course evaluations, or read the course webpage.

Spring 2021 UCLA SETI class
Spring 2020 UCLA SETI class
Spring 2019 UCLA SETI class
Spring 2018 UCLA SETI class
Spring 2017 UCLA SETI class
Spring 2016 UCLA SETI class

Testimonials

  • “Your class was my favorite in undergrad!”
  • “One of my favorite courses at UCLA!”
  • “Your class helped give me an appreciation for radio astronomy that has helped me greatly with this [radio astronomy] job”
  • “Thank you so much for the opportunity to work on this project, it’s probably the coolest thing i’ve ever done. “
  • “Thank you again for teaching the SETI class, I really enjoyed it and I learned a lot.”