College of Arts & Sciences

The bachelor of arts in communication provides analytic work from both humanistic and social-scientific perspectives, and practical work to improve communication performance in various kinds of situations.

The undergraduate degree in communication emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

The Institute of Cognitive Science offers academic programs for both graduate and undergraduate students. Cognitive science is the study of human knowledge, of which one aspect is the study of how knowledge is acquired, stored, and represented in the mind, including the mind’s underlying biological mechanisms. Another aspect of cognitive science concerns how knowledge is understood, remembered, communicated, and used in the performance of activities, including the acquisition and application of skills and information.

Through consultation with the undergraduate advisor, the bachelor’s degree in classics is tailored to the student’s interests in the field. Major and minor programs can be arranged with a concentration in either Latin or Greek or a combination of the two, with a focus on classical literature, culture, and thought (including mythology, literature, philosophy, religion, art, archaeology, and history) or with a particular emphasis on classical history, art, and archaeology.

At the undergraduate level, this department offers a major in either psychology or neuroscience. Psychology is a broad discipline that seeks to understand human cognition, emotion, and behavior. It is also an applied field that is concerned with testing perception, psychopathology, inheritance of complex behavioral traits, mental health, memory, and social factors that influence behavior. Neuroscience is the study of the mechanisms of nervous system—the brain, the spinal cord, and networks of sensory nerve cells, or neurons.

The Department of Political Science offers instruction and research in the art and science of politics. Work within the department is organized around six basic fields: American government and politics, comparative politics, international relations, public policy, political theory, and empirical theory and methodology. In addition to excellence in the traditional fields, the department is committed to a cross-field emphasis on globalization and democratic governance.

The undergraduate degree in physics emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

The undergraduate degree in philosophy emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

The Certificate Program in Peace and Conflict Studies (PACS) is designed to help students explore why conflict and violence occur and learn how conflict can be managed and transformed to accomplish constructive ends. The certificate is granted by the dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, but students in any school or major at the University of Colorado may earn it.   

See Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures for information.

Course code for this program is SCAN.

See Psychology and Neuroscience for information on this program.