SING 8001 · Graduate Diploma in Singularity Studies — Space Exploration

Graduate Diploma · Interdisciplinary School

The engineering, science, and civilisational logic of becoming a spacefaring species. Rocketry, habitats, radiation biology, and interstellar propulsion.

13 modules (5 core + 8 specialist) · Interdisciplinary faculty from across the Universitas

Singularity Core

The core module is compulsory for all Singularity Studies Graduate Diplomas and must be completed before beginning the specialist pathway.

SING 0001 · Exponential Thinking

Module 1 The Linear Trap: Why Your Brain Lies to You Kurzweillian Analysis
Module 2 The Law of Accelerating Returns Kurzweillian Analysis
Module 3 S-Curves, Paradigm Shifts, and Prediction Kurzweillian Analysis
Module 4 Convergence: When Exponentials Collide Kurzweillian Analysis
Module 5 Implications: Society, Ethics, and Foresight Kurzweillian Analysis

Specialist Pathway — Space Exploration

SING 8001 · Space Exploration

Module 1 The Dream and the Equation Konstantin Tsiolkovsky
Module 2 Propulsion: Chemical to Nuclear Wernher von Braun
Module 3 Mission Architecture Chris Kraft
Module 4 Planetary Science: What's Out There? Carl Sagan
Module 5 Habitats, Life Support, and ISRU Gerard K. O'Neill
Module 6 Radiation and the Human Body in Space Hermann Muller
Module 7 Interstellar Systems Robert Forward
Module 8 Civilisation Architecture Freeman Dyson

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