Programs of Study

THE UNIVERSITY'S PROGRAMS OF STUDY listed below are organized under School or College,
then program name and degrees or certificates, when available. 

The university offers degree programs at the bachelor's, master's, and doctoral levels, and a Juris
Doctor degree from the Law School. It also offers certificate programs at the undergraduate, graduate,
and professional levels, and a variety of additional academic programs. The latest approved degrees
may be found at the Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis website at 
www.colorado.edu/pba/degrees/approve/OfficialCatalogApprovedDegreesList2012-13.htm

CU-Boulder has dual-degree, double-degree, concurrent degrees, and interdisciplinary programs that
are too numerous for these lists. Please see the specific program of study in this catalog for details or
contact the sponsoring department.

NOTE: In the tables below, the designation (MS) or (MA) indicates master’s degree offered as part of
the PhD program only. The IBA is the new International Bachelor of Arts degree.

College of Architecture & Planning

Environmental Design

BEnvd

College of Arts & Sciences

Actuarial Studies and Quantitative Finance Certificate Program
  Actuarial Studies Certificate
  Quantitative Finance Certificate

 

certificate
certificate

Anthropology

BA, IBA, MA, PhD

Applied Mathematics

  Mathematics

 

BA, MS, PhD

Art and Art History
  Art History
  Studio Arts

 

BA, MA
BA, BFA, MFA

Asian Languages and Civilizations
  Chinese
  Japanese

MA, PhD
BA
BA

Asian Studies

BA

Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
  Astronomy

MS, PhD
BA, IBA

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

MS, PhD

Bibliography

 

Biological Sciences. See Ecology and Evolutionary Biology; Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology; or Integrative Physiology

 

British and Irish Studies

certificate

Central and East European Studies

certificate

Chemistry and Biochemistry
  Biochemistry
  Chemistry
  Chemical Physics 

 

BA, IBA, (MS), PhD
BA, IBA, (MS), PhD
PhD

Classics

BA, MA, certificate

Communication

BA, MA, PhD

Comparative Literature

MA, PhD

Distributed Studies

BA

Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

BA, IBA, MA, PhD

Economics

BA, (MA), PhD

English
  Creative Writing

BA, MA, PhD
MFA

Environmental Studies

BA, IBA, MS, PhD

Ethnic Studies

BA

Film Studies

BA, BFA

French and Italian
  French
  Italian

 

BA, MA, PhD
BA

Geography

BA, IBA, MA, PhD

Geological Sciences

  Geology
  Geophysics

 

BA, IBA, MS, PhD
PhD

Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures
  German Studies
  Hebrew Studies
  Nordic Studies (Scandinavian)
  Russian Studies

 

BA, MA, PhD

 

 

BA

History

BA, MA, PhD

Humanities

BA

Integrative Physiology

BA, IBA, MS, PhD

International Affairs

BA, certificate

INVST Community Studies

 

Jewish Studies

BA

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Studies

certificate

Linguistics

BA, MA, PhD

Mathematics

BA, MA, PhD

Molecular, Cellular, and Developmental Biology

BA, IBA, (MA), PhD

Peace and Conflict Studies

certificate

Philosophy

BA, MA, PhD

Physics

BA, IBA, MS, PhD

Political Science

BA, MA. PhD

Psychology and Neuroscience
  Psychology
  Neuroscience

 

BA, IBA, (MA), PhD
certificate

Religious Studies

BA, MA

Sociology

BA, (MA), PhD

Spanish and Portuguese
  Spanish

 

BA, MA, PhD

Speech, Language, and Hearing Sciences
  Audiology

BA, IBA, MA, PhD
AuD

Theatre and Dance
  Theatre
  Dance

 

BA, BFA, MA, PhD
BA, BFA,MFA

Western American Studies

certificate

Western Civilization Studies

certificate

Women and Gender Studies

BA, certificate

Writing and Rhetoric, Program for

 

Leeds School of Business

Business Administration

BS, MS, MBA, PhD, certificates

School of Education

Curriculum and Instruction

Post-BA licensure, MA,
MA + licensure, PhD

Educational/Psychological Studies 

MA, PhD

Research and Evaluation Methodology

PhD

Social, Multicultural, and Bilingual Foundations

MA, PhD

College of Engineering & Applied Science

Aerospace Engineering Sciences

BS, MS, PhD

Applied Mathematics  (see also A & S)

BS

Architectural Engineering

BS, MS, PhD

Chemical and Biological Engineering
  Chemical Engineering

BS
BS, MS, PhD

Civil Engineering

BS, MS, PhD

Computer Science

BS, MS, PhD

Electrical, Computer, and Energy Engineering
  Electrical and Computer Engineering
  Electrical Engineering

 

BS
BS, MS, PhD

Engineering (see also Mechanical Engineering)

ME, certtificates

Engineering Management

certificates

Engineering Physics

BS

Environmental Engineering 

BS

Mechanical Engineering

BS, MS, PhD

Telecommunications

MS, PhD

Graduate School

Astrodynamics and Satellite Navigation Systems

certificate

Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences

certificate

Behavioral Genetics

  Biotechnology

certificate

certificate

Cognitive Science

PhD, certificate

Critical Theory

certificate

Embedded Systems

certificate

Engineering Management

certificate

Environment, Policy, and Society

certificate

Geophysics

  Hydrologic Sciences

certificate

PhD, certificate

Graduate Teacher Program

certificate

Human Language Technology

certificate

Information and Communication Technology for Development (see also ATLAS)

MS

Molecular Biophysics

certificate

Museum and Field Studies
  Museology

MS
certificate

Neuroscience

PhD

Peace Corps Master's International Program

 

Population Studies

certificate

Power Electronics

certificate

Remote Sensing

certificate

Renewable and Sustainable Energy

certificate

Science and Technology Policy

certificate

Software Engineering

certificate

Technology, Media, and Society

PhD

Software Engineering

certificate

Technology, Media, and Society

PhD

Telecommunications

certificate

Women and Gender Studies

certificate

Journalism & Mass Communication

Journalism

BS, MA

Law

  Master of Laws  
  Law

LLM
JD

Music

Music
  Arts in Music
  Music Education
  Musical Arts

BMus, MMus, PhD, certificates
BAMus, certificates
BMusEd, MMusED, certificates
DMusA

Other Academic Programs

Continuing Education & Professional Studies
Certificate in the Study and Practice of Leadership
Leadership Residential Academic Program at Williams Village
Norlin Scholars Program
Preprofessional programs
Presidents Leadership Class
Reserve Officer Training Corps
Technology, Arts & Media Program