Offers an academically supervised opportunity for geological sciences majors to work with public or private organizations. Projects are usually associated with students' career goals; each project has an academic emphasis. Department enforced requisite, restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors). Department enforced prereq., completion of at least two courses (min grade B) for geology majors.
Provides an academically supervised opportunity for upper-division students to earn credit while working for public or private organizations. Students apply skills and knowledge earned in the major, and supplement their work experience through directed readings and assignments. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) German Studies (GRMN) majors only.
Students gain academic credit and professional experience working in museums, galleries, arts administration, and publishing. They work 3-18 hours per week with their professional supervisor and meet regularly with a faculty advisor who determines the reading and writing requirements. An interview with faculty advisor is required. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Learn beyond the classroom by interning in a local non-profit organization that connects with the Program in Jewish Studies through its mission and/or program. Interns will be supervised by the faculty member of record as well as the employer housing the intern. Recommended prereqs., HEBR/JWST 2350 or HIST/JWST 1818 or HIST/JWST 1828. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Matches selected students with supervised internships in university programs and advocacy groups, local businesses, human service or government agencies. Internships will focus on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer issues, such as anti-violence programs, educational outreach, and civil rights initiatives. Recommended prereq., LGBT 2000.
Under the guidance of an official in a governmental or non-governmental organization, students are assigned to projects selected for their academic suitability as well as for value to the sponsoring organization. Prior approval of department required. Recommended prereqs., PHIL 1200, 2200, 3200 and 9 hours in moral or political philosophy course work.
Provides an academically supervised opportunity for upper-division students to earn credit while working for public or private organizations. Students apply skills and knowledge earned in the major, and supplement their work experience through directed readings and assignments. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Russian (RUSS) majors only.
Provides field experience in local and national government and non-governmental agencies focusing on women and gender-related issues. Supervision by approved field instructors. Students must relate their academic experience to their field work experience though a portfolio and a final paper. Department enforced prereq., 6 hours of course work in Women and Gender Studies and 30 cumulative credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 27-180 credits (Sophomores, Juniors or Seniors) only.
Gives upper-division students the opportunity to work in public or private organizations on assignments relating to their career goals, and allows them to explore the relationship between theory and practice in their major. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Junior or Senior) Studio Arts (AASA or AASF) or Art History (AAAH) majors only.
Work for public and private organizations on projects that enhance the understanding of various Western American topics and issues (environmental, cultural, public policy, etc.), and which foster students' development as community leaders working for a sustainable West. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours. Recommended prereq., CAMW 2001. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Focuses upon communication commonly practiced by scientists, with special emphasis on writing. Directs attention to scientists' strategic use of written arguments, statistical data and visual representations. Prepares students for communication tasks within advanced study and professional work. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: written communication. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Under faculty supervision, students participate in a service project in conjunction with an academic course. May be repeated up to 6 total credit hours.
Provides students with professional internship experiences with film, video, new media production companies, governmental agencies, production units, audio recording studios, and new media industries. Students will be responsible for securing their own internship position. May be repeated up to 9 credit hours. Recommended requisite, CU GPA of at least 2.00, upper-division standing, and a 3.00 GPA as a BA or BFA film studies major. Offered pass/fail only. Requisites: Restricted to Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.
Enriches the academic experience of majors and minors within the Women and Gender Studies program. This course usually will combine readings from books with lectures and discussions, community outreach and in-house publications spanning the interdisciplinary focus of the program. May be repeated up to 4 total credit hours. Requisites: Restricted to Womens Studies (WMST) majors or minors only.
Surveys historic and prehistoric natural disasters, their cause, and potential for recurrence. Meteorite impact, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, landslides, floods, magnetic reversals, and major extinction events. Course formerly numbered as GEOL 4950. Department enforced prereq., one year of science. Approved for arts and sciences core curriculum: natural science.
Presents an introduction to the departmental Honors program. Consists of a lecture component on Honors research, thesis, and defense, as well as a seminar component where students present the findings of their library research, conducted under guidance of a faculty mentor, and hear presentations by graduating Honors candidates on their thesis research. Recommended requisite, min. 3.2 GPA and a declared EBIO major and approval by departmental honors committee. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Provides an introduction to the departmental Honors program. Consists of individual library research on a potential Honors thesis topic under the guidance of a faculty mentor. Recommended requisite, min. 3.2 GPA and approval by departmental honors committee. Requisites: Restricted to Ecology and Evolutionary Biology (EBIO) majors only.
Offers creative and technical experience in aspects of film, video and media production for students in the BFA track and BA production emphasis. Students earn credit by working in any number of "crew" positions for Upper Division Production, MFA productions or faculty projects under the supervision of the course instructor. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses of FILM 1502 and FILM 2000 (all minimum grade C). Restricted to Film (FILM or FMST) majors only.
Introduces majors with relatively little mathematical experience to the major concepts in systems biology, in the context of key processes (cell growth, division, adaptation, development, and disease). Course is designed to help students master the necessary mathematical tools involved. Recommended prereqs., MCDB 3135 and MCDB 3145 and MATH 1310 (minimum grade C-).
Surveys ways of deriving meaning from anthropological data by numerical means, including but not confined to basic statistical procedures. Recommended prereqs., ANTH 2010 and 2020. Same as ANTH 5000. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Focuses on knowledge and skills in accessing, evaluating, and integrating technology-assisted, mediated material in the teaching and learning of foreign languages. Also focuses on hands-on design and production of instructional software for foreign languages. Recommended prereq., a language-teaching methodology course. Same as ARSC 5000.
Offers in-depth consideration of one or more foundational traditions in Western civilization. Focus changes from semester to semester, but possible topics include the Hebrew Bible, classical Greece, Islam, early Christianity, Persia, and North Africa. Designed as a senior seminar for the certificate in Western Civilization. Requisites: Restricted to students with 57-180 credits (Juniors or Seniors).
Through projects, discussions, and screenings, this class explores the advanced practices and aesthetics of computer-based moving-image art editing. Topics include how to edit and manage a postproduction cycle, how to use digital editing systems and capabilities such as compositing, digital audio,and optical effects treatments. Cannot be taken simultaneously with FILM 3400 or 3600.Same as ARTF 5000. Requisites: Requires prerequisite courses FILM 1502 and FILM 2000 or FILM 2300 and FILM 2500 and FILM 3400 or FILM 3600 (all minimum grade D-). Restricted to Film (FMST) majors only.
