Program Overview

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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

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

• Bioengineering, BS
• Civil Engineering, BS
• Computer Science, BA/BS
• Electrical Engineering, BS
• Mechanical Engineering, BS

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology, BA
• Bachelor of Applied Science, BA
• Chemistry, BS
• Communication, BA
• Economics, BA
• English, BA
• Geography and Environmental Sciences, BA
• Health and Behavioral Sciences, BA
• History, BA
• Humanities, BA
• Individually Designed Major, BA
• Integrated Studies, BA
• Mathematics, BS
• Modern Languages, BA
• Philosophy, BA
• Physics, BS
• Political Science, BA
• Psychology, BA
• Sociology, BA
• Women's and Gender Studies, BA

School of Education & Human Development

• Education and Human Development, BA
• Human Development and Family Relations, BS

School of Public Affairs

• Criminal Justice, BA
• Public Administration, BA

Graduate Programs

Business School

• Business Administration, MBA
• Business Analytics, MS
• Finance, MS
• Management, MS
• Marketing, MS

College of Architecture and Planning

• Architecture, MArch
• Urban and Regional Planning, MURP

College of Arts & Media

• Music & Entertainment Industry Studies, MS

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

• Bioengineering, MS/PhD
• Civil Engineering, MS/PhD
• Computer Science, MS/PhD
• Electrical Engineering, MS/PhD
• Mechanical Engineering, MS/PhD

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology, MA
• Chemistry, MS
• Communication, MA
• Economics, MA
• English, MA
• Geography and Environmental Sciences, MA
• Health and Behavioral Sciences, PhD
• History, MA
• Mathematics, MS/PhD
• Modern Languages, MA
• Philosophy, MA
• Physics, MS/PhD
• Political Science, MA
• Psychology, MA/PhD
• Sociology, MA

School of Education & Human Development

• Counseling, MA
• Curriculum and Instruction, MA
• Education and Human Development, PhD
• Educational Leadership, EdS
• Learning Design and Technology, MA
• Research and Evaluation Methods, MA
• Special Education, MA

School of Public Affairs

• Criminal Justice, MCJ
• Public Administration, MPA
• Public Policy, MPP

CU Anschutz Medical Campus Programs

College of Nursing

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

Colorado School of Public Health

• Public Health, MPH
• Public Health, MS
• Public Health, PhD
• Public Health, DrPH

Graduate School

• Biomedical Sciences, MS/PhD
• Clinical Science, MS/PhD
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS/PhD
• Pharmacy, PharmD

School of Dental Medicine

• Dental Medicine, DDS

School of Medicine

• Medicine, MD
• Physical Therapy, DPT
• Physician Assistant Studies, MPAS

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Pharmacy, PharmD
• Pharmaceutical Sciences, MS/PhD

Sociology - Gender and Society Concentration, BA

Overview

The Sociology - Gender and Society Concentration, BA program provides students with an understanding of the role of gender in the experiences of females, males, and gender non-conforming individuals.

Degree Requirements

• Complete a total of 38 credit hours, including a minimum of 20 SOCY credit hours and 18 ancillary credits.
• Complete a minimum of 16 upper-division (3000-level and above) credit hours from the approved courses.
• Earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the major and achieve a minimum cumulative major GPA of 2.0.

Program Allowances and Restrictions

• Students must take four electives for the major. Three of these electives must be cross-listed as SOCY and WGST. The fourth elective must be a WGST course that is not cross-listed with a Sociology course or a WGST internship.
• Students who pursue this concentration simultaneously earn a minor in Women's and Gender Studies.
• Transfer courses must be evaluated for acceptability to CU Denver prior to being applied to any of the following major requirements.

Course List

• SOCY 1001: Understanding the Social World
• SOCY 2001: Inequalities in Social World
• SOCY 3115: Quantitative Methods & Analysis
• SOCY 3119: Qualitative Methods
• SOCY 3140: Sociological Theory
• SOCY 4830: Senior Capstone: Worklife Practices & Policies
• WGST 1050: Introduction to Women's and Gender Studies
• WGST 4306: Survey of Feminist Thought
• WGST 4308: Contemporary Feminist Thought

Electives

• SOCY/WGST 3010: Sociology of Human Sexuality
• SOCY/WGST 3080: Sex and Gender
• SOCY/WGST 3700: Families and Society
• SOCY/WGST 4270: Social Meanings of Reproduction
• SOCY/WGST 4780: Violence in Relationships
• WGST 3020: Gender, Sexuality and Race in American Popular Culture
• WGST/HIST 3343: Women & Gender in US History
• WGST/ENGL 3450: Contemporary Women Writers
• WGST 4010: Special Topics in Women's and Gender Studies
• WGST/PSCI 4150: Gender Politics in the Middle East: Beyond Orientalism & Islamism
• WGST/PSCI 4215: Women's Rights, Human Rights: Global Perspectives
• WGST/HIST 4225/GEOG 4625: Urban America
• WGST/HIST 4230: Women in the West
• WGST/PSCI 4248: Gender, Development and Globalization
• WGST/HIST 4303: Sex and Gender in Modern Britain
• WGST/ETST 4305: Women of Color Feminisms
• WGST/ENGL/HIST 4306: Survey of Feminist Thought
• WGST/HIST 4307: History of Sexuality
• WGST/ENGL/PHIL 4308: Contemporary Feminist Thought
• WGST/HIST 4345: Gender, Science, and Medicine: 1600 to the Present
• WGST/RLST 4420: Goddess Traditions
• WGST/PHIL 4500: Feminist Philosophy
• WGST/ENGL 4510/RLST 4730: Whores and Saints: Medieval Women
• WGST 4511/FREN 4510: French Women Writers
• WGST 4540/SPAN 4340: Race, Class, and Gender in Spanish Golden Age Literature
• WGST/PSCI 4564: Gender and Politics
• WGST/COMM 4610: Communication, Media, and Sex
• WGST/COMM 4660: Queer Media Studies
• WGST/RLST 4710: Women and Religion
• WGST/PHIL 4933: Philosophy of Eros

Total Hours

38 hours