College of Arts & Sciences

History

Course code for this program is HIST. 

Germanic and Slavic Languages and Literatures

Undergraduate students may choose to major in either German studies or Russian studies. The department also offers courses in Hebrew studies and a minor in Nordic studies.   

Geological Sciences

The options available in the undergraduate program in geological sciences are geology, geophysics, and environmental geosciences. Each option leads to the BA degree. All of these options provide a strong basis for understanding the functioning of the Earth system and a firm foundation for graduate study and professional employment. Students who are uncertain as to which option best suits their needs should contact a departmental advisor or faculty member.

Geography

The Department of Geography offers theoretical and practical work in physical geography, including climatology, hydrology, geomorphology, and biogeography; conservation of natural resources, including environmental education; human geography, including urban, social, economic, political, cultural, and population geography; geographic information science (GIS), including spatial analysis using GIS, remote sensing, computer cartography, GIS and society, and geography education; and regional analysis, including mountains, natural hazards, and specific regional courses.

Film Studies

The Film Studies Program educates students in the history and development of film as an art form and contemporary medium. The curriculum instills an informed analytic awareness of the ways in which film has been used and provides the resources for significant creative exploration of the medium. 

The undergraduate degrees in film studies emphasize knowledge and awareness of:

Ethnic Studies

The ethnic studies major was created to initiate and promote interdisciplinary research and teaching in Africana studies, American Indian Studies, Asian American studies, Chicana and Chicano studies, American studies, and cross cultural/comparative studies.

Environmental Studies

The environmental studies major is administered through the Office of Environmental Studies and draws from curricula in the earth and natural sciences and the social sciences. See the program website at envs.colorado.edu/undergrad_program/C31/curriculum for details of the program requirements and current courses.

English

The undergraduate degree in English emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

  • canonical and non-canonical works of English and American literature;
  • the general outlines of the history of British and American literature; 
  • literary theories, including recent theoretical developments; and
  • the social and historical contexts in which the traditions developed.   

In addition, students completing the degree in English are expected to acquire the ability and skills to:

Economics

The undergraduate degree in economics emphasizes knowledge and awareness of:

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