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

Business School

• 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 Architecture and Planning

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

College of Arts & Media

• Film & Television, BFA
  • Acting for the Screen Emphasis, BFA
  • Film & Television Emphasis, BFA
• Music & Entertainment Industry Studies
  • Music Business Emphasis, Audition Track, Music BS
  • Music Business Emphasis, Non-Audition Track, Music BS
• Visual Arts
  • 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

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

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

College of Liberal Arts & Sciences

• Anthropology, BA
• Bachelor's of Applied Science
• Chemistry, BS
• CLAS Interdisciplinary Certificates
• Climate Change Studies
• Communication, BA
• Dual Degrees
• Economics, BA
• English, BA
• Ethnic Studies, BA
• Geography and Environmental Sciences
• Health and Behavioral Sciences
• Health Humanities Minor
• History, BA
• Humanities Minor
• Individually Designed Major
• Integrated Studies, BA
• Integrative Biology
• Interdisciplinary Programs
• International Studies, BA
• Law Studies
• Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
• Modern Languages
• Philosophy, BA
• Physics, BS
• Political Science, BA
• Psychology, BA
• Religious Studies Minor
• Social Justice Minor
• Sociology, BA
• Sustainability Minor
• Women's and Gender Studies Minor

School of Education & Human Development

• Education and Human Development
• Human Development and Family Relations, BS
• Teaching Young Bilingual Children Certificate

School of Public Affairs

• Public Affairs
  • Courts, Law and Society Certificate
  • Criminal Justice and Psychology Studies Certificate
  • Criminal Justice Minor
  • Criminal Justice, BA
  • Public Administration Minor
  • Public Administration, BA

Graduate Programs

Business School

• Business Administration, MBA
• Business Analytics, MS
• Entrepreneurship, MS
• Finance and Risk Management, MS
• Global Energy Management, MS
• Information Systems, MS
• International Business, MS
• Management and Organization, MS
• Marketing, MS
• Sustainable Business, MS

College of Architecture and Planning

• Architecture, MArch
• Landscape Architecture, MLA
• Urban and Regional Planning, MURP

College of Arts & Media

• Music & Entertainment Industry Studies
  • Media Forensics, MS
  • Recording Arts, MSRA

College of Engineering, Design and Computing

• Bioengineering
  • Bioengineering, MS
  • Bioengineering, PhD
• Civil Engineering
  • Civil Engineering, MEng
  • Civil Engineering, MS
  • Civil Engineering, PhD
• Computer Science and Engineering
  • Computer Science, MS
• Electrical Engineering
  • Electrical Engineering, MEng
  • Electrical Engineering, MS
  • Electrical Engineering, PhD
• Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanical Engineering, MEng
  • Mechanical Engineering, MS

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

• Anthropology, MA
• Chemistry, MS
• CLAS Interdisciplinary Certificates
• Communication, MA
• Dual Degrees
• Economics, MA
• English, MA
• Ethnic Studies Graduate Certificate
• Geography and Environmental Sciences
• Health and Behavioral Sciences
• History, MA
• Humanities, MH
• Integrated Sciences, MIS
• Integrative Biology
• Mathematical and Statistical Sciences
• Modern Languages
• Philosophy, MA
• Physics
• Political Science, MA
• Psychology
• 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
• Curriculum and Instruction
• Doctoral Studies in Education
• Early Childhood Education, MA
• Leadership for Educational Organizations, 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
• STEM Education, MA
• Teacher Education, MA

School of Public Affairs

• Public Affairs
  • Crime Analysis Graduate Certificate
  • Criminal Justice, BA/MCJ
  • Criminal Justice, MCJ
  • Public Administration, BA/MPA
  • Public Administration, MPA
  • Public Policy, MPP

CU Anschutz Medical Campus Programs

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

Graduate School

• Graduate School Certificates
• Graduate School Masters Programs
• Graduate School PhD Programs

School of Dental Medicine

• Advanced Standing International Student Program, DDS
• Dental Medicine, DDS/MPH
• Doctor of Dental Surgery, 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
• Physical Therapy, DPT
• Physician Assistant Studies, MPAS

Skaggs School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences

• Pharmacy, PharmD
• Pharmacy Dual Degree Programs
• Pharmacy Fellowships
• Pharmacy Graduate Certificates
• Pharmacy Master of Science Programs
• Pharmacy PhD Programs

Justice, Allyship, Diversity and Equity Undergraduate Certificate

Overview

The Justice, Allyship, Diversity, and Equity (JADE) undergraduate certificate is designed to facilitate students' understanding of social inequalities and how various people have been systematically marginalized. The certificate aims to train students to use data to analyze and understand social inequalities and equip them with practical strategies and analytical skills for promoting and implementing policies and actions that foster social justice and human equity.

Program Delivery

This is an on-campus or online program.

Declaring This Certificate

Students interested in completing this certificate should complete the CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Intent to Declare Form. Once added, students will be able to run a certificate degree audit.

Completing This Certificate

Students must complete the CLAS Undergraduate Certificate Completion Verification Form before graduation to confirm completion of their certificate.

Certificate Requirements

• Students must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours from approved courses.
• Students must complete a minimum of six upper-division credit hours from approved courses.
• Students must earn a minimum grade of C- (1.7) in all courses that apply to the certificate and must achieve a minimum cumulative certificate GPA of 2.0.

Course List

• SOCY 2001: Inequalities in Social World
• Complete two of the following courses focused on addressing justice, diversity, and equity issues:
  • CLDE 1000: Language, Identity, & Power: International Perspectives
  • COMM 3271: Communication and Diversity
  • COMM 4152: Religion & Communication
  • COMM 4265: Gender and Communication
  • COMM 4268: Communication and Diversity in U.S. History
  • COMM 4270: Intercultural Communication
  • CRJU 4120: Race, Class, and Justice
  • CRJU 4130: Poverty, Crime, and Justice
  • EDFN 4010: Social Foundations and Cultural Diversity in Urban Education
  • ENGL 4755: Illness & Disability Narrative
  • ETST 3125: Multiracial Families and Communities
  • FINE 3636: Through the Lens: Photography and Diversity
  • FINE 4980: Gender in Contemporary Art
  • FITV 3611: Drama of Diversity
  • HDFR 1030: Who am I? Cultural Identity, Family, Diverse Soc Sys
  • HDFR 3020: Black and Latino Children in Families and Schools
  • HDFR 4010: Family and Cultural Diversity
  • HDFR 4040: Latino Families in School and Communities
  • HDFR 4045: Abuelos (Grandparents) Latino Families
  • HDFR 4500: Diversity, Inclusion, Social Justice in Higher Education
  • HDFR 4888: LGBTQ Family Systems
  • HIST 4308: Crime, Policing, and Justice in American History
  • HIST 4415: Social Revolutions in Latin America
  • HIST/RLST 4462: Islam in Modern History
  • PBHL 1001: Race, Gender, Class, & Health
  • PBHL/ETST 3002: Ethnicity, Health and Social Justice
  • PBHL 3091: Live Long and Prosper: Public Health & Aging
  • PSCI 3034: Race, Gender, Law and Public Policy
  • PSCI 3035: Political Movements: Race and Gender
  • PSCI 4075: Gentrification and Social Equity
  • PSCI 4207: Theories of Social and Political Change
  • PSYC 4485: Psychology of Cultural Diversity
  • RLST 4000: Religion and Cultural Diversity
  • RLST/ETST 4030/HIST 4209: Race, Religion and Belonging in the United States
  • RLST/INTS/COMM 4152: Religion & Communication
  • SOCY 3001: Urban Sociology
  • SOCY/WGST 3010: Sociology of Human Sexuality
  • SOCY 3020: Race and Ethnicity in the U.S.
  • SOCY 3050: Sociology of Education
  • SOCY/WGST 3080: Sex and Gender
  • SOCY 3330: Social Problems
  • SOCY/ETST 3697: Contemporary Asian American Experience
  • SOCY 3720: Global Perspectives on Social Issues
  • SOCY/ETST 4020: Race, Culture and Immigration
  • SOCY 4050: Health Disparities
  • SOCY 4440: Poverty and Social Inequality
  • SOCY 4460: Hate Groups and Group Violence
  • SOCY 4590: Crime, Justice, and the City
• Complete one of the following courses focused on addressing DEI skills/tools:
  • CLDE 3830: Culturally and Linguistically Responsive Teaching through STEM
  • CLDE 4700: Social Studies for Multilingual Learners
  • COMM 2020: Communication, Citizenship, and Social Justice
  • ETST 4165: Cultural Diversity Awareness in the Workplace
  • MGMT 3000: Managing Individuals and Teams
  • MGMT 4100: Leveraging Diversity and Inclusion in Business
  • PBHL 4031: Ethnographic Research In Public Health
  • PSCI 4274: Conflict Resolution and Public Consent Building
  • PSCI 4414: Non-Profits and Social Change
  • SOCY 3115: Quantitative Methods & Analysis
  • SOCY 3119: Qualitative Methods

Learning Outcomes

1. Understand how justice, allyship, diversity, and equity intersect
2. Recognize the diversity of experiences and perspectives across social groups and cultures
3. Identify factors that contribute to historic and contemporary social inequalities
4. Apply foundational theoretical perspectives on the reproduction of inequality
5. Critically analyze the metrics used for monitoring and evaluating diversity, equity, and inclusion
6. Develop skills to advocate for, implement, and assess policies and actions aimed at fostering justice and inclusion