Program Overview

University of Colorado Denver Programs

The University of Colorado Denver offers a wide range of programs for undergraduate and graduate students.

Undergraduate Programs

College of Architecture and Planning

• Architecture, BS
• Interior Design Minor
• Landscape Architecture Minor

College of Arts & Media

• Film & Television, BFA
• Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, BA
• Visual Arts, BFA
• Film & Television Performance Minor
• Film & Television Production Minor
• Film & Television Writing Minor
• Music Business Emphasis, Audition Track, Music BS
• Music Business Emphasis, Non-Audition Track, Music BS
• Music Industry Studies Minor
• Performance Emphasis, Music BS
• Recording Arts Emphasis, Audition Track, Music BS
• Recording Arts Emphasis, Non-Audition Track, Music BS
• Singer/Songwriter Emphasis, Music BS
• Songwriter Entrepreneur Emphasis, Audition Track, Music BS
• 2D and Traditional Animation Minor
• 3D Graphics and Animation Emphasis, BFA
• Art History Minor
• Art History, Fine Arts BA
• Art Practices Emphasis, BFA
• Art Practices Minor
• Digital Design Emphasis, BFA
• Digital Design Minor
• Game Art Minor
• Illustration Emphasis, BFA
• Illustration Minor
• Photography Emphasis, BFA
• Photography Minor
• Virtual Production Minor

Business School

• Business Administration, BS
• Accounting, BS in Business Administration
• Entrepreneurship, BS in Business Administration
• Finance, BS in Business Administration
• Financial Management, BS in Business Administration
• General Business, BS in Business Administration
• Human Resources Management, BS in Business Administration
• Information and Cybersecurity Management, BS in Business Administration
• Information Systems, BS in Business Administration
• International Business, BS in Business Administration
• Management, BS in Business Administration
• Marketing, BS in Business Administration
• Risk Management and Insurance, BS in Business Administration
• Sports Business, BS in Business Administration
• Business Analytics Minor
• Business Fundamentals Minor
• Entrepreneurship Minor
• Finance Minor
• Information Systems Minor
• Risk Management and Insurance Minor
• Business Fundamentals Certificate
• Entrepreneurship Certificate
• Risk Management and Insurance Studies Undergraduate Certificate

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

• Bioengineering, BS
• Civil Engineering, BS
• Computer Science, BA
• Computer Science, BS
• Cybersecurity, BS
• Electrical Engineering, BS
• Mechanical Engineering, BS
• Computer Engineering Minor
• Electrical Engineering Minor
• Quantum Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology, BA
• Bachelor's of Applied Science: Professional Studies
• Chemistry, BS
• Chemistry, BS - ACS Certified
• Chemistry, BS/MS
• Biochemistry Minor
• Chemistry Minor
• Biochemistry Undergraduate Certificate
• CLAS Interdisciplinary Certificates
• Climate Change Studies - Natural Sciences Track, BS
• Climate Change Studies - Policy Track, BA
• Climate Change Studies - Society Track, BA
• Communication, 4+1 BA/MA
• Communication, BA
• Communication Minor
• Global and Intercultural Communication Undergraduate Certificate
• Health Communication Undergraduate Certificate
• Mediation Undergraduate Certificate
• Strategic Communication Undergraduate Certificate
• Dual Degrees
• Economics BA/Mathematics, BS - Dual Degree
• Economics, 4 + 1 BA/ MA
• Economics, 4 + 1 BA/ Health Economics, MS
• Economics, BA/Finance, BS in Business Administration - Dual Degree
• Economics, BA
• Economics Minor
• Health and Development Economics Undergraduate Certificate
• English, BA
• Creative Nonfiction Undergraduate Certificate
• Creative Writing Minor
• English - Creative Writing Option, BA
• English - Literature and Film Option, BA
• English Literature and Film Studies Minor
• English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology Minor
• English Writing, Rhetoric, and Technology, BA
• English, BA with Secondary Teaching Licensure Endorsement
• Proposal and Grant Writing Undergraduate Certificate
• Teaching English Language Learners Undergraduate Certificate (CTELL)
• Technical and Professional Writing Undergraduate Certificate
• Writing and Editing with AI Undergraduate Certificate
• Ethnic Studies, BA
• Ethnic Studies Minor
• African American Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• American Indian Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Asian American Pacific Islanders Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Cultural Diversity Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Latinx Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Geography, BA
• Geography - Environment, Society and Sustainability Option, BA
• Geography - Environmental Science Option, BA
• Geography - Urban Studies and Planning, BA
• Environmental Sciences Minor
• Geography Minor
• Urban Studies and Planning Minor
• Geographic Information Science Undergraduate Certificate
• Free and Open Source Software for Geospatial Applications Undergraduate Certificate
• Sustainable Urban Agriculture Undergraduate Certificate
• Health and Behavioral Sciences, BA
• Public Health, BA
• Public Health, BS
• Public Health, 5 year BA or BS/Master in Public Health, MPH
• Public Health Demography Minor
• Public Health Minor
• Health Humanities Minor
• History, BA
• History, BA with Secondary Teaching Licensure Endorsement
• History Minor
• Immigration Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Latin American Studies Undergraduate Certificate
• Humanities Minor
• Individually Designed Major, BA - Individually Designed Major
• Integrated Studies, BA
• Integrated Studies, BS
• Integrative Biology, BS
• Biology - Biotechnology Track, BS
• Biology - Human Biology Track, BS
• Biology - Integrative Biology Track, BS
• Biology - Microbiology Track, BS
• Biology - Organisms and Ecosystems Track, BS
• Biology Minor
• Environmental Stewardship of Indigenous Lands Undergraduate Certificate
• Interdisciplinary Programs
• Data Science, BS
• Liberal Arts and Sciences BA/BS, 4+1/ Teaching MA
• International Studies, BA
• International Studies, 4 + 1 BA/ Political Science, MA
• International Studies, 4 + 1 BA/ Humanities, MH or Social Sciences, MSS
• International Studies Minor
• Law Studies Major
• Law Studies Minor
• Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, BS
• Mathematics, BS
• Mathematics - Applied Option, BS
• Mathematics - Data Science Option, BS
• Mathematics - Probability and Statistics Option, BS
• Mathematics, 4+1 BS/Applied Mathematics, MS
• Mathematics, 4+1 BS/Statistics, MS
• Data Sciences Minor
• Mathematics Minor
• Applied Statistics Undergraduate Certificate
• Data Science Undergraduate Certificate
• Modern Languages, BA
• Spanish, 4 + 1 BA/ MA
• Spanish Language, Literature and Culture, BA
• Spanish Language, Literature and Culture, BA with Secondary Teaching Licensure Endorsement
• Spanish, International Language and Culture for the Professions Option, BA
• Chinese Studies Minor
• French Minor
• Linguistics Minor
• Spanish Minor
• Medical Spanish for Beginners Undergraduate Certificate
• Spanish for the Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate
• Spanish for International Business Undergraduate Certificate
• Chinese for International Business Undergraduate Certificate
• Philosophy, BA
• Philosophy, 4 + 1 BA/ Humanities, MH
• Ethics Minor
• Philosophy Minor
• Philosophy of Science Minor
• Physics, BS
• Astrophysics Minor
• Biophysics Minor
• Physics Minor
• Quantum Information Technology Undergraduate Certificate
• Political Science, BA
• Political Science - Politics and Public Policy Option, BA
• Political Science, BA with Secondary Teaching Licensure Endorsement
• Political Science, 4 + 1 BA/ MA
• Political Science Minor
• International Politics and Foreign Policy Undergraduate Certificate
• Labor Leadership Undergraduate Certificate
• Middle Eastern Politics Undergraduate Certificate
• Public, Non-Profit and Community Leadership Undergraduate Certificate
• Psychology, BA
• Psychology, BS
• Psychology, BA, Gardner Psych Research Scholar
• Psychology, BS, Gardner Psych Research Scholar
• Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience Minor
• Psychology Minor
• Religious Studies Minor
• Social Justice Minor
• Sociology, BA
• Sociology - Gender and Society Concentration, BA
• Sociology, 4 + 1 BA/ MA
• Sociology Minor
• Community Health and Medicine Undergraduate Certificate
• Criminology Undergraduate Certificate
• Families and Social Welfare Undergraduate Certificate
• Justice, Allyship, Diversity and Equity Undergraduate Certificate
• Sustainability Minor
• Women's and Gender Studies Minor

School of Education & Human Development

• Community-Based Early Childhood, BA
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education Minor
• Digital Media Design for Learning Minor
• Early Childhood Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Lamar Community College
• Early Childhood Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Northeastern Junior College
• Early Childhood Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Otero College
• Early Childhood Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Trinidad State College
• Early Childhood Education Licensure Track, BA
• Education and Human Development BAMA with Multiple MA Options
• Education Studies Minor
• Elementary Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Northeastern Junior College
• Elementary Education License, BA - Rural Partnership with Trinidad State College
• Elementary Education with CLDE Added Endorsement, BA
• Elementary Education, BA - Rural Partnership with Lamar Community College
• Elementary Education, BA - Rural Partnership with Otero College
• English Language Arts (6-12) License, BA
• Mathematics Secondary (6-12) License, BA
• Middle School Math License, BA - Rural Partnership with Northeastern Junior College
• Middle School Math License, BA - Rural Partnership with Otero College
• Middle School Math License, BA - Rural Partnership with Trinidad State College
• Middle School Mathematics License, BA
• Science (6-12) License, BA
• Science (6-12) License, BA Rural Partnership with Otero College
• Secondary Education Licensure - CLAS Major Pathway
• Secondary Science License, BA - Rural Partnership with Northeastern Junior College
• Social Studies (6-12) License, BA
• Special Education Generalist License, BA - Rural Partnership with Lamar Community College
• Special Education Generalist License, BA - Rural Partnership with Northeastern Junior College
• Special Education Generalist License, BA - Rural Partnership with Otero College
• Special Education Generalist License, BA - Rural Partnership with Trinidad State College
• Special Education, BA with added Elementary Education Endorsement
• Teacher Education Minor
• Undergraduate Teacher Licensure
• Education and Human Development- Education and Learning Sciences, BA
• Human Development and Family Relations, BS
• Human Development and Family Relations, BS - Rural Partnership with Trinidad State College
• Human Development and Family Relations Minor
• Teaching Young Bilingual Children Certificate

School of Public Affairs

• Courts, Law and Society Certificate
• Criminal Justice and Psychology Studies Certificate
• Criminal Justice Minor
• Criminal Justice, BA
• Criminal Justice, BA/MCJ
• Criminal Justice/Public Policy, BA/MPP
• Juvenile Justice Certificate
• Law Enforcement Certificate
• Leadership, Equity, Advocacy, and Policy Certificate
• Public Administration Minor
• Public Administration, BA
• Public Administration, BA/Master of Public Policy
• Public Administration, BA/MPA
• Public and Nonprofit Management Certificate
• Strategic and Collaborative Management Certificate
• Victims and Victim Services Certificate

Graduate Programs

Business School

• Business Administration, MBA
• Business Administration - Health Administration, MBA
• Business Administration/Urban and Regional Planning, MBA/MURP
• Business Administration: One Year MBA
• Business Analytics, MS
• Business/ Business, MS/MS
• Entrepreneurship, MS
• Executive Doctorate of Health Administration
• Executive Master in Business Administration, EMBA
• Executive MBA in Health Administration
• Finance and Risk Management, MS
• Finance/Economics, MS/MA
• FinTech, MS
• Global Energy Management, MS
• Information Systems, MS
• International Business, MS
• Management and Organization, MS
• Marketing, MS
• MBA/MS in Bioengineering
• Sustainable Business, MS
• Bioinnovation and Entrepreneurship Certificate
• Commodities Certificate
• Cyber Security and Information Assurance Certificate
• Digital Marketing Certificate
• Entrepreneurship Certificate
• Environmental Sustainability Certificate
• FinTech Analyst Certificate
• Foundations of Sustainability Business Certificate
• International Entrepreneurship Certificate
• Managing for Sustainability Certificate
• Risk Management Graduate Certificate
• Risk Management and Resilience Certificate
• Social Enterprise Certificate
• Sustainable Energy Certificate
• Urban Sustainability and Infrastructure Certificate
• Post-Graduate Certificates

College of Architecture and Planning

• Architecture, MArch
• Landscape Architecture, MLA
• Urban and Regional Planning, MURP
• Other Graduate Programs
• Geography, Planning, and Design, PhD
• Historic Preservation, MS
• Urban Design, MUD
• Graduate Certificates
• Design Build Graduate Certificate
• Geospatial Information Science Graduate Certificate
• Historic Preservation Certificate
• Interior Design Certificate
• Landscape Architecture Certificate

College of Arts & Media

• Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, MSRA
• Recording Arts in Education Certificate

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

• Bioengineering, MS
• Bioengineering, PhD
• Civil Engineering, MEng
• Civil Engineering, MS
• Civil Engineering, PhD
• Computer Science and Engineering, PhD
• Computer Science, MS
• Cybersecurity and Defense Graduate Certificate
• Electrical Engineering, MEng
• Electrical Engineering, MS
• Engineering and Applied Science, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering, MEng
• Mechanical Engineering, MS

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology, MA
• Chemistry, MS
• Communication, MA
• Dual Degrees
• Economics MA/Applied Mathematics MS Dual Degree, with a Focus in Applied Statistics
• Economics MA/Finance MS Dual Degree
• Economics MA/Public Administration MPA Dual Degree
• Economics, MA
• English Language Teaching and Applied Linguistics Track, MA
• English, MA
• Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate
• Geography and Environmental Sciences, MA
• Health and Behavioral Sciences, PhD
• History, MA
• Humanities, MH
• Integrated Sciences, MIS
• Integrative Biology, MS
• Integrative and Systems Biology, PhD
• Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, MS
• Mathematical and Statistical Sciences, PhD
• Modern Languages, MA
• Philosophy, MA
• Physics, PhD
• Political Science, MA
• Political Science MA/Master of Business Administration (MBA) Dual Degree
• Psychology, PhD
• Social Science Research Methods Graduate Certificate
• Social Science, MSS
• Sociology, MA
• Women's and Gender Studies Graduate Certificate

School of Education & Human Development

• Counseling, MA
• Couple, Marriage and Family Therapy, MA
• Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education, MA
• Doctoral Studies in Education, PhD
• Early Childhood Education, MA
• Early Childhood Education Coaching Certificate
• Early Childhood Education, MA Online Partnership with Boulder Journey School
• Early Childhood Education, MA Teacher Education Program Residency with Boulder Journey School
• Early Childhood Pedagogy Graduate Certificate
• Early Childhood Special Education Initial Licensure
• Teaching Young Bilingual Children Certificate
• Leadership for Educational Organizations, MA
• Leadership for Educational Organizations with Principal Licensure, EdS
• Learning, Developmental and Family Sciences, MA
• Learning Design and Technology, MA
• Research and Evaluation Methods, MA
• Responsive Literacy Education, MA
• School Psychology, PsyD
• Special Education, MA
• Special Education with Applied Behavior Analysis Emphasis, MA
• Special Education with Special Education Generalist (Ages 5-21) Endorsement, MA
• Special Education Generalist Endorsement Only
• Applied Behavior Analysis Certificate
• STEM Education, MA
• Teacher Education, MA

School of Public Affairs

• Crime Analysis Graduate Certificate
• Criminal Justice, BA/MCJ
• Criminal Justice, MCJ
• Criminal Justice/Public Policy, BA/MPP
• Disasters, Hazards, and Emergency Management (DHEM) Graduate Certificate
• Education Policy Graduate Certificate
• Emergency Management and Homeland Security (EMHS) Graduate Certificate
• Environmental Policy And Management (EPM) Graduate Certificate
• Graduate Certificate in Global Policy and Public Administration
• Graduate Certificate in International Justice and Human Security
• Graduate Certificate in Interpersonal Violence
• Local Government Graduate Certificate
• Managing for Social Equity Graduate Certificate
• Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate
• Policy Entrepreneurship and Advocacy Graduate Certificate
• Public Administration, BA/Master of Public Policy
• Public Administration, BA/MPA
• Public Administration, MPA
• Public Administration/Applied Geography and Geospatial Sciences, MPA/MA
• Public Administration/Criminal Justice, MPA/MCJ
• Public Administration/Economics, MPA/MA
• Public Administration/Entrepreneurship, MPA/ENTP
• Public Administration/Juris Doctorate, MPA/JD
• Public Administration/Public Health, MPA/MPH
• Public Administration/Public Policy, MPA/MPP
• Public Administration/Urban and Regional Planning, MPA/MURP
• Public Affairs, PhD
• Public Management Graduate Certificate
• Public Policy, MPP

CU Anschutz Medical Campus

College of Nursing

• Nursing, BS
• Nursing, MS
• Nursing Certificates
• Nursing, DNP
• Nursing, PhD

Colorado School of Public Health

• Public Health, MPH
• Public Health Certificates
• Public Health Dual Degree Programs, MPH
• Public Health, PhD
• Public Health, DrPH
• Public Health, MS
• Biostatistics, MS
• Epidemiology, MS

Graduate School

• Graduate School Certificates
• Anatomical Sciences Education (Certificate)
• Bioethics & Humanities in Health (Certificate)
• Biomedical Science (Certificate)
• Community-Based Hospice & Palliative Medicine Fellowship (Certificate)
• Dissemination & Implementation Science (Certificate)
• Multidisciplinary Geriatrics (Certificate)
• Palliative Care (Certificate)
• Personalized & Genomic Medicine (Certificate)
• Research Management and Compliance (Certificate)
• Translational Research on Alzheimer's Disease (Certificate)
• Graduate School Masters Programs
• Biomedical Sciences & Biotechnology, MS
• Biostatistics, MS
• Clinical Science, MS
• Epidemiology, MS
• Genetic Counseling, MS
• Immunology and Microbiology, MS
• Modern Human Anatomy, MS
• Palliative Care, MS
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS
• Graduate School PhD Programs
• Biomedical Sciences
• Biostatistics, PhD
• Cancer Biology, PhD
• Cell Biology, Stem Cells & Development, PhD
• Climate and Human Health, PhD
• Clinical Science, PhD
• Computational Bioscience, PhD
• Epidemiology, PhD
• Health Services Research, PhD
• Human Medical Genetics & Genomics, PhD
• Immunology, PhD
• Integrated Physiology, PhD
• Medical Scientist Training Program, MD/PhD
• Microbiology, PhD
• Molecular Biology, PhD
• Neuroscience, PhD
• Nursing, PhD
• Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, PhD
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD
• Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine, PhD
• Rehabilitation Science, PhD
• Structural Biology & Biochemistry, PhD
• Toxicology, PhD

School of Dental Medicine

• Advanced Standing International Student Program (ISP)
• Dental Medicine, DDS
• General Practice Residency in Dental Medicine
• Geriatric Dental Medicine (Certificate)
• Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics (Certificate)
• Periodontics (Certificate)

School of Medicine

• Anesthesiology, MS
• Medicine, MD
• Office of Research Education
• Biomedical Sciences
• Cancer Biology, PhD
• Cell Biology, Stem Cells & Development, PhD
• Computational Bioscience, PhD
• Human Medical Genetics & Genomics, PhD
• Immunology, PhD
• Integrated Physiology, PhD
• Medical Scientist Training Program, MD/PhD
• Microbiology, PhD
• Molecular Biology, PhD
• Neuroscience, PhD
• Pharmacology and Molecular Medicine, PhD
• Rehabilitation Science, PhD
• Structural Biology, Biochemistry & Biophysics, PhD
• Physical Therapy, DPT
• Physician Assistant Studies, MPAS

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Pharmacy, PharmD
• Pharmacy Dual Degree Programs
• PharmD/MBA Dual Degree
• PharmD/MPH Dual Degree
• Pharmacy Fellowships
• Pharmacy Graduate Certificates
• Cannabis Science and Medicine (Certificate)
• Palliative Care (Certificate)
• Pharmacy Master of Science (MS) Programs
• Palliative Care, MS
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS
• Pharmacy Residencies
• School of Pharmacy PhD Programs
• Pharmaceutical Outcomes Research, PhD
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, PhD
• Toxicology, PhD

Electrical Engineering, BS

Overview

The Electrical Engineering program at the University of Colorado Denver is designed to produce graduates who can practice as professional engineers.

Program Objectives

The educational objectives of the electrical engineering undergraduate program are to produce graduates who, within a few years of graduation, will:

• Demonstrate professional advancement as productive practicing engineers who continuously develop their technical expertise, as demanded by the rapidly changing technologies.
• Attain enhanced and broadened knowledge via graduate education in either engineering or other fields such as science, mathematics, business, medicine, and law.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus program.

Declaring This Major

To declare this major, students must meet with an advisor.

General Requirements

To earn a degree, students must satisfy all requirements in each of the areas below, in addition to their individual major requirements.

• CU Denver General Graduation Requirements
• CU Denver Core Curriculum
• College of Engineering, Design and Computing Graduation Requirements

Program Requirements

1. The particular curriculum to be satisfied by each student is the one published in the catalog current at the time of the student's 30-hour senior checkout.
2. A graduation agreement should be requested by each student before completing registration for the student's last semester.
3. All electrical engineering students must satisfactorily complete ELEC 4309 Senior Design Project I, which is a fall-only course and ELEC 4319 Senior Design Project II, which is a spring-only course and these courses must be in consecutive semesters.
4. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all courses applying to major requirements.
5. Students must maintain a minimum 2.0 GPA in all ELEC courses attempted.

Course List

• ENGR 1200: Fundamentals of Engineering Design Innovation
• ELEC 1510: Digital Logic
• ELEC 1520: Programming for Electrical Engineers
• ELEC 2132: Circuit Analysis I
• ELEC 2142: Circuit Analysis II
• ELEC 2520: Embedded Systems
• ELEC 2531: Logic Laboratory
• ELEC 2651: Signal Processing
• ELEC 3133: Electromagnetic Fields
• ELEC 3164: Energy Systems
• ELEC 3225: Electronics
• ELEC 3316: Signals and Systems
• ELEC 3520: Intelligent Systems: IoT & Cyber-Physical Systems (spring only beginning sp. 24)
• ELEC 3701: Machine Learning for Engineers (spring only)
• ELEC 3724: Energy Systems Laboratory
• ELEC 3817: Engineering Probability and Statistics (fall only)
• ELEC 3900: Circuit Design and Fabrication (summer and fall)
• ELEC 4309: Senior Design Project I (fall only)
• ELEC 4319: Senior Design Project II (spring only)
• ENGR 3400: Technology and Culture
• Professional Elective: Select one course from an approved list of upper-division or graduate-level courses or cooperative education.
• Other Courses: Select seventeen semester hours from the following lists. At least two laboratories with an associated lecture course must be completed.

Total Hours

The total hours required for the Electrical Engineering, BS program are 107-109.