May 13, 2024  
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2016-2017 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Course Descriptions


This section of the Catalog includes course descriptions, listed alphabetically by discipline. The descriptions provide information on course numbers, titles, the level of instruction, credit, course sequence, content, and prerequisites as shown in the following example:

CHE 2100 Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry
Credits: 5
Prerequisite: CHE 1100
Description: A study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course satisfies requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.

The first two to four letters, called the course subject code, represent the area of study or discipline, e.g., CHE represents chemistry. The course number follows the course subject code, e.g., 2100. The first digit in a four-digit course number designates the level of instruction. Only courses numbered 1000 or above will be included in credits toward a degree. Courses with numbers up to and including 1999 are primarily for freshmen, 2000 through 2999 primarily for sophomores, 3000 through 3999 primarily for juniors, and 4000 through 4999 primarily for seniors. In general, students should not take courses above the level of their class (based upon semester hours earned), but they may do so at one level above if they have the specified prerequisites. In special cases, students may be permitted to take courses more than one level above that designated for their class if they obtain the permission of their advisor and of the faculty member teaching the course and if they meet the prerequisite requirements. Course descriptions provide a summary of the content of the course. If a prerequisite must be met before a student can register for a course, this information is listed above the course description. Attributes, such as Multicultural, General Studies, or Guaranteed Transfer, are listed after the course description. A list of courses being offered in a given semester, instructors, class meeting times, and locations is described in the Class Schedule located on the Office of the Registrar’s website, msudenver.edu/registrar/classschedules.

Types of Courses

  • Regular courses appear in this section of the University Catalog and are offered on a regular basis.
  • Independent study courses provide students the opportunity to pursue in-depth study of a topic of special interest. Independent study courses are specified as 498_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Independent study courses are published in the Class Schedule.
  • Special topics or omnibus courses are temporary courses that are not listed in the Catalog. They may be used to pilot-test a course, present a special topic, or provide a unique, experiential-learning opportunity. Omnibus courses use a specified range of course numbers: 190_, 290_, 390_, 490_ and include an alpha character in the course number. Omnibus courses are published in the Class Schedule.
  • Variable topics courses allow courses of varying titles under an overall theme or “umbrella” course. Variable topic courses include an alpha character in the course number and are published in the Class Schedule.
 

Chemistry

  
  • CHE 1811 - General Chemistry II Laboratory



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1801

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 1810

    Description: This course is the second semester of a one-year sequence in laboratory work that reinforces and explores the concepts introduced in CHE 1810, General Chemistry II. Chemical literacy, including report writing, is continued. Emphasis is placed on identifying relevant variables in experimental design and testing hypotheses. This course also reinforces learning methods and technologies appropriate to a task, learning graphical and statistical methods to interpret data, and understanding the role of repeatability in the acquisition of scientific data.

    General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences

  
  • CHE 1850 - General Chemistry Laboratory



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 1810

    Description: This course introduces basic laboratory techniques and will reinforce and explore concepts introduced in CHE 1800 and CHE 1810. A one-hour recitation will be utilized to discuss theoretical and procedural aspects of laboratory experiments. Chemical literacy, including report writing and reference sources, will be introduced.

    Note: Both CHE 1850 and either CHE 1800 or CHE 1810 are required to receive General Studies credit and GT-SC1.

    General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SC1

  
  • CHE 2100 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100

    Description: This course is a lecture-based study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course, in conjunction with CHE 2150, satisfies the requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.

  
  • CHE 2150 - Introduction to Organic and Biological Chemistry Laboratory



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 2100

    Description: This course is a laboratory-based study of the elements of organic and biological chemistry. This course, in conjunction with CHE 2100, satisfies the requirements for nursing programs and other fields requiring a survey of organic and biological chemistry.

  
  • CHE 2300 - Inorganic Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1800, CHE 1810, CHE 1850

    Description: This course introduces and reviews such topics as bonding and reactivity of inorganic substances, acid-base concepts, descriptive chemistry of the main group elements, and transition elements/coordination chemistry. Laboratory deals with the synthesis and characterization of inorganic compounds.

  
  • CHE 2710 - Introduction to Criminalistics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100 or CHE 1800

    Corequisite(s): CHE 2711

    Description: This course introduces the student to the application of science at crime scenes and the crime laboratory. It provides a survey of forensic science including pathology, entomology, anthropology, microevidence, drug analysis, toxicology, dactyloscopy, firearm examination, serology, hair and fiber analysis, soil and glass analysis, and crime scene processing.

  
  • CHE 2711 - Introduction to Criminalistics Laboratory



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1150 or CHE 1801

    Corequisite(s): CHE 2710

    Description: This course introduces the student to laboratory methods involved with presumptive tests for biological fluids, fire-arms examination, document examination, pattern analysis, and fingerprint examination.

  
  • CHE 2750 - Arson and Explosives



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100

    Description: This course will include a study of the chemistry of fires and explosions. Arson scene evidence collection and preservation techniques will be discussed, as well as techniques for analyzing the residues collected.

  
  • CHE 2760 - Field Testing and Laboratory Analysis of Drugs



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100

    Description: The course introduces the theory and practice of using a drug-testing kit to screen for the presence or absence of controlled substances.

  
  • CHE 3000 - Analytical Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Description: This course studies the fundamentals of analytical chemistry including principles of gravimetric, volumetric, potentiometric, and spectrophotometric analysis. Chemical literacy as it applies to analytical chemistry will be introduced.

  
  • CHE 3010 - Analytical Chemistry Laboratory



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 3000

    Description: This course studies the fundamentals of analytical chemistry including principles of gravimetric, volumetric, potentiometric, and spectrophotometric analysis. Chemical literacy as it applies to analytical chemistry will be introduced.

  
  • CHE 3050 - Environmental Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, CHE 3100

    Description: This course is a study of the sources, reactions, transport, effects, and fates of chemical species in water, soil, air, and biota environments.

  
  • CHE 3100 - Organic Chemistry I



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1800, CHE 1810, CHE 1850; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Description: An introduction to the study of nomenclature, structure, synthesis, reactions, properties, identification, and mechanisms of both aliphatic and aromatic organic compounds.

  
  • CHE 3110 - Organic Chemistry II



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3100

    Description: This course is a continuation of CHE 3100 and includes a study of the nomenclature, structure, physical/chemical/spectroscopic properties, synthesis, and reactions of the major families of organic compounds.

  
  • CHE 3120 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory I



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 3100

    Description: The focus of this course is an introduction to basic laboratory techniques of preparation, purification, and identification of organic compounds.

  
  • CHE 3130 - Organic Chemistry Laboratory II



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3100 and CHE 3120

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): Pre/Corequisite: CHE 3110

    Description: This course is a continuation of CHE 3120. It is a qualitative organic analysis course in which both classical and instrumental techniques are utilized to elucidate organic structure. Chemical literacy will be enhanced through the use of web based chemical literature search and American Chemical Society based report writing.

  
  • CHE 3190 - Survey of Physical Chemistry



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, MTH 1410, PHY 2010

    Description: This course provides a survey of the principles of thermodynamics, equilibrium, atomic/ molecular structure, electrochemistry, kinetics, quantum mechanics, and spectroscopy. It is designed to meet the requirements for the B.A. in Chemistry and the B.S. in Chemistry with the Criminalistics concentration.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3190
  
  • CHE 3200 - Survey of Physical Chemistry Laboratory



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, MTH 1410, PHY 2010 or PHY 2311

    Description: This course covers laboratory explorations of key concepts in thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and gas laws. Technical writing is emphasized; students are expected to use a personal computer to complete lab reports.

  
  • CHE 3250 - Physical Chemistry I



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 2420, PHY 2011 or PHY 2311; CHE 3000

    Description: This course is a comprehensive study of the principles of gas dynamics, thermodynamics, solution properties, kinetics, and a survey of electrochemistry and reaction dynamics. Literature searches related to historical and current topics in chemistry will be required.

  
  • CHE 3260 - Physical Chemistry II



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3250; PHY 2020 or PHY 2331

    Description: This course is a comprehensive study of the principles of quantum mechanics, quantum chemistry, atomic structure, molecular structure, symmetry, and spectroscopy. Literature searches related to historical and current topics in chemistry will be required.

  
  • CHE 3280 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory I



    Credits: 2

    Corequisite(s): CHE 3250

    Description: This course provides a laboratory study of the basic principles of gas dynamics, thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and data-handling techniques. Technical report writing and literature search will be emphasized.

  
  • CHE 3290 - Physical Chemistry Laboratory II



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3280

    Corequisite(s): CHE 3260

    Description: This course provides a laboratory study of the basic principles of quantum mechanics and spectroscopy. Technical report writing and literature search will be emphasized.

  
  • CHE 3600 - Crime Scene Investigation I



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 2710 and CHE 2711

    Description: The course is designed for field investigators seeking a minor in criminalistics. Course material presented includes identification; individualization; collection and preservation of physical evidence; approach, processing, and investigation of crime scenes; establishing identity; trace evidence; impressions evidence; blood; and other biological evidence.

  
  • CHE 3610 - Crime Scene Investigation II



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3600

    Description: This course is a continuation of CHE 3600 for field investigators seeking a minor in criminalistics. Course materials include specialized instruction in the following topics: drugs and toxicology, arson and explosives, sexual assault investigation, burglary investigation, motor vehicle investigation, and homicide investigation.

  
  • CHE 3700 - Criminalistics I



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3110, CHE 3130

    Description: This course introduces the theory and practice of forensic science with an emphasis on the chemical analysis and interpretation of physical evidence. Topics covered in lecture and/or laboratory include ethics, statistics, quality assurance, drug analysis, toxicology, and arson/explosives analysis.

  
  • CHE 3710 - Criminalistics II



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3110, CHE 3130

    Description: This course is an introduction to forensic biology/biochemistry including identification of body fluids with an indepth focus on the techniques and instrumentation used to extract, quantify and analyze DNA for forensics. The development of written and oral communication skills is emphasized.

  
  • CHE 3890 - Science and Public Policy: Variable Topics



    Credits: 1-3

    Prerequisite(s): Any lower-division science course and ENG 1010, or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course provides a working familiarity with the technical issues that influence major public policy decisions. Policy issues and relevant technologies and their interactions are discussed. Course content varies according to current topics, such as health, environment, and energy.

    Note: This course may be repeated under different topics.

  
  • CHE 3980 - Internship in Chemistry



    Credits: 1-15

    Prerequisite(s): Major in chemistry; junior or senior status; permission of instructor

    Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.

    To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:

    • Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
    • Sophomore, junior or senior status
    • Declared major in an undergraduate program
    • 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
    • Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver

    For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.

    Note: Variable Credit

  
  • CHE 4010 - Advanced Organic Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3110; CHE 3190 or CHE 3260

    Description: This course provides an integrated study of techniques used for the investigation of organic reaction mechanisms and a survey of the nature of important organic reaction intermediates.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4010
  
  • CHE 4020 - Synthetic Organic Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3110, CHE 3130; CHE 3190 or CHE 3260

    Description: A unified approach to classical and modern synthetic chemistry, including aspects of mechanism and stereochemistry.

  
  • CHE 4100 - Instrumental Analysis



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3100; CHE 3190 or CHE 3260

    Description: This course presents the theory and practice of instrumental methods of analysis. Topics include: electronics; atomic and emission spectroscopy; UV-VIS spectroscopy; fluorescence and phosphorescence spectrophotometry; emission and absorption spectroscopy; infrared spectrometry; Raman spectroscopy; NMR electro analytical methods; HPLC, GC, SPE, CE, and other chromatography methods.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4100
  
  • CHE 4110 - Instrumental Analysis Laboratory



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3000, CHE 3010, CHE 3100, CHE 3110; CHE 3190 or CHE 3250

    Corequisite(s): CHE 4100

    Description: This course provides a laboratory study of instrumental methods employing electromagnetic radiation, magnetic resonance, mass spectrometry, chromatography, and electrochemistry. Chemical literacy and report writing are emphasized.

  
  • CHE 4300 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing, CHE 3190 or CHE 3250, and completion of General Studies Requirements

    Description: This course is a capstone experience for students and provides an advanced study of topics relevant to the field of inorganic and organometallic chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, bonding, molecular orbital theory, symmetry, organometallic and inorganic reaction mechanisms.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4300
  
  • CHE 4310 - Biochemistry I



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3100

    Description: This course is an introduction to the chemistry of living systems with emphasis placed on metabolism, bioenergetics, molecular strategy, and regulation. Applications to the related fields of nutrition, human physiology, and medicine are stressed.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHE or HON.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4310
  
  • CHE 4320 - Biochemistry II



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 4310

    Description: This course is a continuation of Biochemistry I. Students will engage in an in-depth study of the metabolism and function of lipids, amino acids, and nucleic acids.

  
  • CHE 4350 - Biochemistry Laboratory



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CHE 4310

    Description: This course introduces the basic techniques and instrumentation of biochemical research. Students will keep a laboratory notebook and write about their results in one or more laboratory reports, formatted in the style of an academic biochemistry journal.

  
  • CHE 4370 - Undergraduate Research in Chemistry



    Credits: 1-2

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810 and permission of instructor

    Description: Students will engage in a research project that involves the application of scientific methodology to chemical problems. Experience will be gained in literature searches, generating hypotheses, data collection, data handling, data analysis, safety and chemical hygiene, and presentation of results.

    Note: This course may be repeated. A maximum of 6 credits may be applied toward a major or minor in Chemistry or Biochemistry. Students interested in taking this course must consult with the Chemistry Department.

  
  • CHE 4650 - Chemistry Work Experience/Cooperative Education



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3010, CHE 3110

    Description: This course is a laboratory field experience for students majoring or minoring in chemistry. A total of 600 hours of work experience will be required.

  
  • CHE 4700 - Criminalistics Internship I



    Credits: 5

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3710

    Description: This course is a laboratory internship experience for criminalistics majors.

  
  • CHE 4710 - Criminalistics Internship II



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 3710

    Description: This course is a laboratory internship experience for chemistry majors with a concentration in criminalistics.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CHE 4950 - Senior Experience in Chemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior standing, CHE 3000, CHE 311, either CHE 3190 or CHE 3250, and completion of General Studies requirements.

    Description: This is a capstone experience for students seeking a major in chemistry. The course consists of library research in conjunction with a chemistry faculty member, concluding with the submission of a significant paper on some area of chemistry and a presentation of the paper to the Chemistry Department.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CHE 4960 - Senior Experience in Biochemistry



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Senior Standing; CHE 3110; CHE 4310

    Description: This course is a capstone experience for students seeking a major in biochemistry. The course consists of library research in conjunction with a chemistry faculty member; the submission of a significant paper on some area of biochemistry; presenting the paper to the Chemistry Department; and completing the Diagnostic Undergraduate Chemistry Knowledge American Chemical Society examination.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience


Chicana and Chicano Studies

  
  • CHS 1000 - Introduction to Chicana/o Studies



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course introduces students to the broad range of the interdisciplinary field of Chicana/o Studies. The course covers the major historical moments beginning with an overview of Pre-Columbian civilizations in the Americas and Medieval Spain, which have led to the contemporary social location of Mexican-origin population within the United States. In addition, the course introduces students to the broad scope of Chicana/o cultural production in the creative arts such as visual, film, music and literature. Resources draw from various disciplines, including but not limited to: sociology, history, political science, anthropology, education, art and art history, women and gender studies, and religious studies.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1003
  
  • CHS 2000 - Living Culture and Language of the Mexican and Chicano



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CHS 1020

    Description: This course traces the fusion of cultures and dialects of the Spanish-speaking Southwest into elements that characterize Chicano intracultural and intercultural diversity.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ANT.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 2360
  
  • CHS 2010 - Survey of Chicana/o Literature



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 and ENG 1020, or permission of instructor

    Description: This course reviews major literary genres associated with Chicana/o and Latina/o creative expression from the 1800s to the present, including poetry, drama, and the novel.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG.

    General Studies: Arts and Humanities

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-AH2

    Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 2410
  
  • CHS 2020 - Chicano Poetry and Drama



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 2010 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course is an intensive study of Chicano poetic and dramatic arts as they attempt to create a new reality. The course will also equip the student with a basic approach to poetry and drama as a craft through production.

  
  • CHS 2030 - Interdisciplinary Research Methods in Social Issues



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): WMS 1001 or AAS 1010 or CHS 1000 or Permission of Instructor

    Description: This course focuses on the interdisciplinary study of methods, analyses and critiques used by scholars to study social issues within and across a range of disciplines (e.g., history, arts, humanities, sciences, education, health, economics, law and social/ behavioral sciences). Research designs and general statistical interpretation will be reviewed for each methodology. Techniques for laboratory and field research, conducting qualitative and quantitative studies, and writing research reports will also be included.

    Note: Credit will be grade for only one prefix: WMS or AAS or CHS.

    Course Revised February 8, 2017


    Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2010, WMS 2010
  
  • CHS 2100 - Women of Color



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): AAS 1010, CHS 1000, or WMS 1001; or permission of instructor

    Description: Though U.S. women share much in common, their differences are salient to a thorough understanding of all these women’s experiences. Comparative analysis of women’s race, class, ethnicity, and sexual orientation are central to this course. The similarities among diverse groups of women are also examined in order to better understand the complexity of women’s lives. The course addresses issues of work, health, interpersonal violence, globalization, as well as resistance, activism, and social change across identities.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS, CHS, or WMS.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II

    Guaranteed Transfer: GT-SS3

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 2100, WMS 2100
  
  • CHS 2110 - The Chicano in Aztlan



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course focuses on three major motifs associated with the socio-historical development of the Chicano in the Southwest: land, farm labor, and urban enclave.

  
  • CHS 2200 - Survey of Chicano/a Cultural Studies



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000

    Description: This course introduces students to the inter- and trans-disciplinary approaches to recognizing, analyzing, constructing and deconstructing cultural texts. The course considers different kinds of cultural texts and ways of reading them from folktales, myths, music, monuments, rituals and games, to poems, novels, and political movements.

  
  • CHS 2500 - Borderland Studies: Variable Topics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000

    Description: This course examines the various expressions of borderland experiences through literature, film, religion, gender, immigration, music, and language.

    Note: This course may be repeated under different titles for up to 9 credits.

  
  • CHS 2600 - Chicana/o and Latina/o Religious Cultures



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course will engage aspects of Chicana/o and Latina/o religious experiences, practices, and expressions in the United States of America. While the course is grounded in Chicana/o religious experience, other Latina/o communities will also be discussed with emphasis on comparative aspects of the groups. Some attention will be given to historical contexts in Iberia and Latin America, as well as questions of how one studies Latina/o religions, but most of the course will examine moments in which religious expressions intersect with politics, popular culture, and daily life in the U.S.A.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or PHI.

    Cross Listed Course(s): PHI 2600
  
  • CHS 3000 - History of Meso-America: Pre-Columbian and Colonial Periods



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor

    Description: This course examines the history of Meso-America and its relationship to the American Southwest from pre-Columbian times to 1836. Particular attention will be paid to the dynamism of indigenous peoples and the hybrid nature of the region’s culture after the Spanish conquest.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3745
  
  • CHS 3010 - The Mexican Revolution



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course traces the social, political, and economic forces that contributed to the Mexican Revolution (1910-1920). Furthermore, it provides a critical analysis of how leaders, women, the Mexican masses, and the U.S. influenced revolutionary events.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3830
  
  • CHS 3020 - Chicana/o History, 1836 to the Present



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 or equivalent with a grade of D or better, and any course with HIS prefix or that is crosslisted with HIS prefix, or permission of instructor

    Description: This course concentrates on the era from the Texas Revolt in 1836 through the contemporary era of the 21st Century. This historical survey provides an overview of the Mexican population born and living in the Southwestern United States. Students will study complex racial, class, gender, regional, and generational identity issues affecting the intra-ethnic relations among Chicanas/os in the multicultural U.S. Special attention will be paid to Chicanos/as in Colorado history.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or HIS.

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): HIS 3560
  
  • CHS 3025 - Contemporary Chicana/o Art



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ENG 1010 and ENG 1020

    Description: This course is a survey of contemporary Chicana/o art. The historical, religious, social and political contexts of the artworks are studied. Students examine recurrent themes, icons, imagery, and forms within the historical timeline. This course may not be used as the sole art history elective for art studio majors.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ARTH.

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3360
  
  • CHS 3100 - Social Justice and Activism in the Chicana/o Community



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000

    Description: This course is designed to provide in-depth sociological, historical and political analyses of community-based organizations, the process by which they originated, leadership styles, and information relative to their missions and functions within the Chicana/o community. Students will analyze theories regarding social change as they apply to social justice, activism and community organizing.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, HON, or SWK.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences II

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3101, SWK 3110
  
  • CHS 3200 - Chicanos and the Law



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or CJC 1010, or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Description: This course offers the student a complex understanding of the laws, the legal system, and how they relate to individual Chicanos and Chicano community rights. The dynamics of difference, cultural conflict with respect to race, and issues concerning ethnicity will be examined.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or CJC.

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): CJC 3720
  
  • CHS 3210 - The Chicano Family



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Description: This course provides an in-depth analysis of the Chicano family as a social institution. The course covers the social and economic history of the Chicano family in the Southwest and examines contemporary patterns of urban Chicano family life in a changing society.

  
  • CHS 3300 - Education of Chicano Children



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 2000

    Description: This course presents the Chicano perspective on current public education policy and its implementation in the schools. Examines learning and teaching differences in students and teachers.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or EDU.

    Cross Listed Course(s): EDU 3120
  
  • CHS 3400 - The Chicano Novel



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 2010 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course deals with origins, themes, and techniques that characterize the Chicano novel. It is an in-depth study of the best examples of literary production in both Spanish and English.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG. Suitable for non-English majors.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ENG 3480
  
  • CHS 3401 - Art of Ancient Mesoamerica



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 with C- or better or CHS 1000; or permission of department

    Description: This course provides an overview of the arts and architecture produced by the different cultures of Mesoamerica, from the Olmec to the Aztec, as they existed before and up to the Spanish Conquest. The primary focus is on the visual elements of culture left to us, as well as any written records from both the Pre-Hispanic and Conquest periods. Through an exploration of these visual records, students examine the aesthetics and technologies of Mesoamerican cultures, as well as the cultural cosmologies and religious beliefs, political structures, and daily life which informed their production. Particular issues under discussion include cross-cultural contacts, the manipulation of power structures through imagery and architectural space, and the role of gender and social status in representation, politics, and religion.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or CHS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3401
  
  • CHS 3410 - Chicano Folklore of the Southwest



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 2000 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course accents the study of oral and written folklore as a genre in Chicano history and culture. Its focus is upon tales, traditions, belief, and humor as a means to gain insight into what is culturally specific.

  
  • CHS 3460 - Chicana Feminisms



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or WMS 1001; or permission of instructor

    Description: This course will provide students with a general background on Chicana feminist thought. Chicana feminism has carved out a discursive space for Chicanas and other women of color, a space where they can articulate their experiences at the intersection of race, class, gender, and sexuality, among other considerations. In the process, Chicana feminists have critically challenged Chicano nationalist discourse as well as European and North American feminism. The course will address the diversity in thinking and methodology that defines these discourses thus acknowledging the existence of a variety of feminisms that occur within Chicana intellectual thought. The course will also explore the diversity of realms in which this feminist thinking is applied: labor, education, cultural production (literature, art, performance, etc.), sexuality, and spirituality, among others.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, HON, or WMS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3460, WMS 3550
  
  • CHS 3481 - Latin American Modernisms



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with C- or better or CHS 1000; or permission of department

    Description: This course is an introduction to the development of modernism and postmodernism in Latin American art from 1910 to 1980. The course examines artists of differing periods and nationalities within a unifying thematic framework. These themes include: responses to the colonial past; nationalism and public art; indigenismo; folk/ popular arts; and relations with the European avant-garde. However, historical and geographic circumstances also provide a mechanism for distinguishing between individual artists and national or regional art movements. As a result the course examines distinct but intersecting manifestations of modernism within 20th century Latin America.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or CHS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ARTH 3481
  
  • CHS 3600 - Mexico and Chicana/o Politics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course reviews the main approaches which have been utilized, in the past and in the present, to comprehend Mexico and Chicana/o politics.

  
  • CHS 3660 - Women and Poverty



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): SWK 1010, SWK 1020 or permission of instructor

    Description: This course introduces the student to the relationship between gender and poverty and will examine the underlying causes of the “feminization of poverty” in the United States. Social, economic, age-based and ethnic factors will be explored in detail. The differences between prevailing stereotypes and current realities will be highlighted.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS, SOC, SWK, or WMS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): SOC 3660, SWK 3660, WMS 3660
  
  • CHS 3700 - Psychology of Group Prejudice



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): PSY 1001 or AAS 1010 or CHS 1000 or WMS 1001

    Description: This course covers psychological theory and research that examines causes, effects, expressions, and reduction of group prejudice. Various types of group prejudice are addressed, most notably prejudice against cultural and ethnic minorities in the United States (e.g., Native Americans, African Americans, Hispanic Americans, and Asian Americans). Sexism and heterosexism also are discussed.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix.

    University Requirement(s): Multicultural

    Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3700, PSY 3700, WMS 3700
  
  • CHS 3800 - Topics in Chicano Studies



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, or permission of instructor; and completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy.

    Description: Facilitates in-depth study of selected topics in Chicano studies.

  
  • CHS 3801 - Mexico: History, Life, and Culture



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): One year of Spanish or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course is part of a study abroad program and provides an interdisciplinary understanding of Mexican civilization. It specifically deals with a social and historical approach to Mexican society and examines the traditions and institutions that shape the Mexican way of life.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or MDL.

    Cross Listed Course(s): MDL 3800
  
  • CHS 3870 - South American Peoples and Cultures



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or CHS 1000; or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course presents an ethnographic focus on the native peoples of South America. Students will analyze the daily cultural life of selected Indian peoples beginning at the point of contact in the 16th century, and the Spanish Colonial peoples of this time, to the present. Custom and tradition are studies in depth among Amazonian and Caribbean foragers, tribal groups of Patagonia, chiefdoms of the Andes inter-montane valleys, and the state-level civilizations of the high Andes. The cultural focus is in the context of the conquests of the European powers that struggled for domination of this highly diverse region.

  
  • CHS 3880 - Exploring Folklore



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): ANT 1310 or CHS 1000; or Permission of the instructor

    Description: This course will help the student to analyze the various elements of folklore from verbal to nonverbal classifications, survivals, revivals, and the implications for modern society. Folklore will be studies in a historical and contemporary context. The student will gain an understanding of both the universality and variability of folklore through many global examples compared and contrasted with a regional focus on the folklore of the American Southwest.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ANT 3380
  
  • CHS 3980 - Internship in Chicana and Chicano Studies



    Credits: 1-15

    Prerequisite(s): Major in Chicano studies; junior or senior status; permission of instructor

    Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.

    To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:

    • Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
    • Sophomore, junior or senior status
    • Declared major in an undergraduate program
    • 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
    • Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver

    For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.

    Note: Variable Credit

  
  • CHS 4010 - The Chicano Movement



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, CHS 3100 or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course provides a perspective on the Chicano civil rights movement. Discusses the social conditions, civil rights issues, and directions of the movement in contemporary society.

  
  • CHS 4050 - Chicana/o Mental Health Perspectives



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000, CHS 3210; or permission of the instructor

    Description: This course examines the application of prevention, intervention, and support systems necessary to develop effective mental health practice for the Chicana/o populations. Students examine stressors such as identity and cultural conflict, enculturation, acculturation and the long term effects of oppression that cause individual and family disruption. Students also compare and contrast culturally specific strategies and theories of alternative healing practices in relationship to mainstream practice as well as participate in class field trips to agencies that provide services in the community.

  
  • CHS 4200 - Seminar: Carlos Castaneda



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course is a serious and detailed analysis of major literary figure Carlos Castaneda and the scope of his production.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or ENG.

    Cross Listed Course(s): (ENG 4130)
  
  • CHS 4210 - Chicanas and the Politics of Gender



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHS 1000 or WMS 1001, CHS 3460

    Description: This course is designed to further the theoretical understandings of Chicana Feminisms.  The course spends a considerable amount of time dealing with the construction of gender in Chicana/o and Latina/o communities, and how the construction of gender has impacted the daily, lived experiences of not only Chicanas and Latinas, but also of gay, lesbian, transgendered, and queer identified Chicanas/os and Latinas/os.  The course examines the social construction of gender within Chicana/o and Latina/o communities through cultural texts such as academic production, art, film, popular culture, and spirituality.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CHS or WMS.

    Cross Listed Course(s): WMS 4210
  
  • CHS 4850 - Research Experience in Chicana/o Studies



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Six hours of upper-division courses in CHS or Permission of instructor and preferably Senior standing

    Description: This course enhances the development of research skills, theory construction, and application of theory to the discipline of Chicana/o studies. The course requires an in-depth research project and a research paper on a selected topic. It emphasizes critical understanding of the literature and the writing of a research paper. The course is designed primarily for Chicana/o studies majors and minors.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience


Chinese

  
  • CHI 1010 - Elementary Chinese I



    Credits: 5

    Description: This is an introductory course in Chinese that stresses pronunciation, speaking, listening, and writing.  Attention is given to the sound system of Chinese to enable students to distinguish the four tones and to develop and use functional, communicative language skills.  Open to students with no previous experience in Chinese

  
  • CHI 1020 - Elementary Chinese II



    Credits: 5

    Prerequisite(s): CHI 1010 or one year of high school Chinese or its equivalent with a grade of “C” or better

    Description: This course is a continuation of CHI 1010 and focuses on skills development in listening, speaking, reading, and writing with emphasis on the use of functional, communicative language for oral and written proficiency and cultural competency.

    Note: This course requires a grade of “C” or better to fulfill the General Studies requirement.

    General Studies: Oral Communication


Civil Engineering Technology

  
  • CET 1040 - Introduction to Engineering



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard score on math placement test

    Description: This course is an introductory engineering course exposing students to a cross section of topics in contemporary civil, electrical and mechanical engineering disciplines to assist them with their education career choices. Students are taught to work in teams, introduced to the design process, utilize math and computer programs to analyze raw data and properly display their results in a presentation to their peers. The history of the engineering profession and its relation to current national, social, industrial, ethical, and international issues and problems will be discussed.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET, EET, or MET.

    General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences

    Cross Listed Course(s): EET 1040, MET 1040
  
  • CET 1100 - Introduction to Civil Engineering Technology



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course is a cross section of topics in contemporary civil engineering disciplines, with emphasis on the tools of engineering problem solving. Students are taught to work in teams and introduced to the design process and to several tools necessary in a civil engineering career. In this course they develop an appreciation of professional topics to include: ethics, respecting others, and professional societies.

  
  • CET 1215 - Engineering Graphics



    Credits: 3

    Description: Students will be introduced to CAD software to perform geometric constructions, multi-view projections, section views, dimensioning, and solid modeling.

  
  • CET 2150 - Mechanics I-Statics



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MTH 1410 and PHY 2311 with a grade of “C” or better

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): PHY 2321

    Description: In this course, students examine principles of statics, studies of vectors, their resolution and composition, forces and moments, force systems and their resultants. It also covers force systems in equilibrium, static friction, introduces section properties, shear and moment diagrams.

  
  • CET 3000 - Environmental Engineering Fundamentals



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1810, CHE 1811, MTH 2410, ENV 1200

    Description: In this course, students are exposed to the interplay between humans, our activities, and the environment around us. Over the course of the semester, they will explore anthropogenic and natural effects on air and water quality, how these systems operate and the application of applied sciences (e.g., physics, chemistry, and biology) to the natural world.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET or ENV.

    Cross Listed Course(s): ENV 3000
  
  • CET 3100 - Construction Methods



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing; or permission of instructor

    Description: This course provide a basic understanding of the method used by a general contractor to determine earthwork costs . The student is introduced to the application of engineering fundamentals for the analysis of heavy earthmoving equipment as well as to the basic concepts of CPM.

  
  • CET 3110 - Construction Estimating



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3100; or permission of instructor

    Description: This course is a continuation of CET 3100, Construction Methods. It provides a basic understanding of the methods used to prepare a building and/or bridge construction cost estimate. The students learn to do quantity takeoff utilizing plans and specifications.

  
  • CET 3120 - Engineering Economy



    Credits: 3

    Description: This course examines the “time value of money” as a basis for evaluating economic alternatives required in engineering decision-making.

    Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: CET or HON.

    General Studies: Social and Behavioral Sciences I

    Cross Listed Course(s): HON 3120
  
  • CET 3135 - Mechanics of Materials with Laboratory



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CET 2150 and COM 2610 with grades of “C” or better; or permission of instructor

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): MTH 2410 or permission of instructor

    Description: This course introduces the theory of strength of materials, stresses, and strains in members subjected to tension, compression, torsion, and shear. Flexural and shearing stresses in beams, principal stresses, and deflection of beams, column analysis, and indeterminate structures are also introduced. The laboratory component of the course is structured to give students experience in the use of laboratory equipment for conducting axial loading, shear and bending tests on various materials.

    Note: Course prerequisite/corequisite revised November 3, 2015.

  
  • CET 3170 - Introduction to Structural Analysis



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor.

    Description: This course presents and applies the principles of structural analysis to statically determinate and indeterminate structures.

  
  • CET 3185 - Fluid Mechanics I for Civil Engineering Technology



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): MET 3160 with a grade of “C” or better, or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course covers and studies the engineering applications of physical properties of ideal fluids, real fluids, hydrostatics, kinematics, energy considerations, momentum principle, dimensional analysis, and incompressible flow in pipes and ducts.

  
  • CET 3190 - Fluid Mechanics II for Civil Engineering Technology



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3185 with a grade of “C” or better

    Description: This course is a continuation of the fundamentals introduced in Fluid Mechanics I for Civil Engineering Technology, with emphasis on the analysis of forces on immersed bodies, steady flow in open channels, fluid measurements, and the problems associated with unsteady fluid flow.

  
  • CET 3320 - Environmental Impact Statements



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): At least junior standing, or Permission of instructor

    Description: This course is a study of the physical and legal requirements of the environmental impact assessment process. Students will learn to do information research and prepare a draft environmental impact statement.

  
  • CET 3330 - Environmental Technology Processes



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CHE 1100 or CHE 1800 with a grade of “C” or better, at least junior standing; or permission of instructor

    Description: This course covers chemistry basics, acid-base reactions, biochemical processes and reactions. Also included is an overview of water and wastewater processes following fieldtrip(s) in this area.

  
  • CET 3980 - Internship in Civil Engineering Technology



    Credits: 1-15

    Prerequisite(s): Major in civil engineering technology; junior or senior status; permission of instructor

    Description: Supervised by a faculty member within the major department, internships provide practical, hands-on experience in a professional field related to the major. Internship placements must be established prior to enrollment in this course in consultation with the Applied Learning Center.

    To register with the Applied Learning Center, students must meet the following qualifications:

    • Completed at least one semester at MSU Denver
    • Sophomore, junior or senior status
    • Declared major in an undergraduate program
    • 2.5 minimum cumulative GPA at MSU Denver
    • Currently enrolled and taking classes at MSU Denver

    For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Applied Learning Center at 303-556-3290 or internships@msudenver.edu.

    Note: Variable Credit

  
  • CET 4100 - Senior Project I



    Credits: 1

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3120, COM 2610, MTH 2420, and CAS 1010 with grades of “C” or better; completion of General Studies requirements; and Senior standing with a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0.

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 4120 and CET 4400

    Description: This course requires the planning and designing of a team project in consultation with faculty advisors and industry contacts.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CET 4110 - Senior Project II



    Credits: 2

    Prerequisite(s): CET 4100 with a grade of “C” or better

    Description: In this course, the students will build, test, and demonstrate the project they started in CET 4100. Written technical reports and oral presentations on the project are required. Part of this course involves the student working with a faculty member who acts as a consultant.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CET 4120 - Concrete Design I



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 with a grade of “C” or better, or permission of instructor

    Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): CET 3170

    Description: This course is a basic introduction to the fundamental principles of reinforced concrete design according to current ACI Code. The course covers flexural analysis and design of beams and one-way slabs, serviceability, bond and development lengths, and shear and diagonal tension.

  
  • CET 4130 - Soil Mechanics



    Credits: 4

    Prerequisite(s): CET 3135 and CET 3185 with grades of “C” or better, and senior standing

    Description: This course covers the  principles of soil mechanics and fundamentals of application in geotechnical engineering. This course covers soil behaviors and mechanical properties of soil, engineering classification of soil, permeability and seepage, consolidation and settlement, shear strength, lateral earth pressures, fundamentals of retaining structures, soil bearing capacity, and slope stability. This course also provides students the opportunity to obtain “hands-on” experience with some of the laboratory tests, techniques used in geotechnical engineering data collection and analysis methods.

    University Requirement(s): Senior Experience

  
  • CET 4135 - Foundation and Geotechnical Engineering



    Credits: 3

    Prerequisite(s): CET 4130 with grade of “C” or better

    Description: The course applies engineering mechanics and soil mechanics principles to the provision of safe designs for foundations of bridges, buildings, towers and other structures. This course covers the analysis and design of shallow foundations, spread footings, mats, deep foundations, earth retaining structures and site exploration and characterization. It is a practical design course in foundation and geotechnical engineering.

 

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