1- Overview of the structure of our Galaxy in the context of other galaxies - the basic components - dark matter properties - general ideas about galaxy...

2- The thin disk. - observational issues with the star formation history and the dynamical evolution of the thin disk. - continuing gas accretion - theoretical...

3- The thick disk in the context of other disk galaxies - systematics of thick disks in other galaxies - chemical, structural and dynamical properties of the...

4- The stellar halo of the Galaxy - more on dark matter in the Galaxy - chemical tagging and reconstructing the star formation history of the Galactic disk.

5- The Galactic bulge - observational status on bulge kinematics and chemical properties in the context of other bulges - ideas about the formation of the bulge