Galactic Astronomy, syllabus:
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Galaxy types, the discovery of the Galaxy, modern view of the Galaxy,
the interstellar medium, dynamics of the galaxy disk, dark haloes,
elliptical galaxies, groups and clusters of galaxies, galaxy
statistics, active galactic nuclei, gravitational lensing.

Text books:

Introduction to Modern Astrophysics
B.W. Carroll and D.A. Ostlie (Addison-Wesley)