What kind of degree to study exoplanets?

[Opus_723]

Would a Physics/Astronomy degree be ideal, or would it be more appropriate to study Earth Sciences like Geology, etc.?

 

[fasterthanjoao]

It isn't really an undergraduate subject, but to get any look at the subject you'd need to take astronomy. My undergraduate degree was in astronomy and there was a single course on exoplanets - though the subject is bigger now I still don't think it's worth more than that at undergraduate level. Post-graduate research is huge in this area, however - but it is mostly about discovering the planets themselves, and inferring very rough details about their properties.

 

[mal4mac]

Find out where the brightest spark in exoplanet research is lecturing, go to that university, and take whatever course can best get you into his orbit...