2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Course Descriptions
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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.
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.
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ART 4644 - Drawing Identity
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531, ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700; and ART 2641 or ART 2643 with C- or better in all prerequisites; or permission of department
Description: This course explores the fundamentals of portraying identity through an anatomical examination of facial structure, as well as body language, clothing, body ornamentation and cultural influences. It surveys the notion of “ideal beauty” historically and in contemporary societies. Various cultural canons are discussed and contrasted with today’s technology, which provides access to alterations of the face and body. Class dialogue engages moral and ethical questions concerning art, culture and humanity whether virtual or reality. A variety of media and techniques, which embrace literal and inventive explorations of anatomy and surface forms, are explored. Students create through identity-driven projects that serve as points of departure in constructing finished artwork. This is an integrated media course.
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ART 4701 - Studio Art Senior Experience: Exhibition and Thesis
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Completion of all General Studies requirements: BFA in Art or BFA in Art Education major with senior standing: ART 4101 and ARTH 4480 with “C-” or better in each; and permission of department
Description: This course completes professional practices at an advanced level and serves as the required senior experience for the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art and the Bachelor of Fine Arts in Art Education. Students synthesize content from coursework throughout their academic career by articulating their aesthetic style, connecting their artwork to theories and movements in art, and finding links to conceptual and philosophical frameworks of historic and contemporary artists. Emphasis is placed on students working collaboratively in the organization and installation of their artwork produced specifically for a public thesis exhibition. (Senior Experience)
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ART 4703 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Elementary K-6
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all requirements of the concentration in art education including ART 4201, elementary licensure program, and General Studies content courses; successful completion of Gateway requirements for each level (I-IV) of the elementary licensure program, including initial evaluation and sign-off of the program requirements; (e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by the education advisor
Description: This is a supervised, full-time field experience in an accredited public or private elementary school, providing increasing responsibility for the teaching, supervision and assessment of learners (grades K-6). Five hours of seminar is part of the field experience requirement. To pass this course, teacher-candidates must be minimally rated as proficient in all Performance -Based Standards for Colorado Teachers to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for teacher licensure. Each student teacher is required to present a completed teacher work sample to the college supervisor and peers at a student-teaching seminar.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ART 4704 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Secondary 7-12
Credits: 6
Prerequisite(s): Successful completion of all requirements of the concentration in art education including ART 4201 and the Secondary Education Program; initial sign off on program requirements (e.g., teacher work sample/portfolio) by faculty advisor
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ART 4703
Description: This course is a supervised, full-time, eight-week, student-teaching experience in an accredited public or private secondary school, providing increasing responsibility for the instruction, assessment, and supervision of an identified group of learners, 7-12 grade levels. Regularly scheduled observations and five hours of seminar conducted by an appointed college supervisor are part of the student teaching requirement. Teacher candidates must complete a teacher work sample and be rated as proficient in all Performance-Based Standards for Colorado Teachers to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for teacher licensure.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ART 4710 - Art Senior Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Qualitative Literacy course requirements. Art major with senior standing; ARTH 2600 and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better in each; at least 9 additional credits of upper-division ART courses; and permission of department.
Description: Students in this course synthesize ideas developed in art and the chosen minor coursework. Within these combined domains, students find a problem or question to investigate within their studio art practice. Using academic methods and resources to support research, students externalize the integration of these concepts through their visual art, a research paper, and a public presentation. This is a Senior Experience course.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ART 4801 - Studio Assistantship
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor
Description: This studio course allows the advanced student to put into use the studio skills learned in previous courses to assist faculty and other students through demonstrating and critiquing. Students will learn to run laboratories, maintain tools and equipment, mix chemicals (if appropriate), and handle and stock supplies in an appropriate manner. They will demonstrate techniques and assist other students with technical and creative questions.
Note: (Variable credit: course may be repeated once for a maximum of six hours of credit in a different studio area or with significantly different duties.)
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ART 4841 - Directed Studies in Studio Art
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): ART 4101 or permission of the department
Description: Students in the course produce advanced, independent studio work with emphasis on the production of finished work. The students integrate techniques, materials, and skills learned in previous courses to develop an individual style and create a coherent body of work.
Note: Variable credit
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ART 4842 - Directed Studies in Communication Design
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): ART 4241 or ART 4244 with “C-” or better; and permission of department
Description: This course provides advanced, independent studio work in communication design with emphasis on the production of finished work in preparation for the senior exhibition. The student will integrate techniques and skills learned in previous courses to develop an individual voice and create a coherent body of work.
Note: Variable credit: this course may be repeated once for a maximum of six semester hours total credit.
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ART 4873 - Photography Assistantship
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ART 2671 and ART 3271 with “C-” or better in each; and permission of department
Description: This studio course allows the advanced photography student to serve as teaching assistant to a member of the faculty. The student learns to handle and stock supplies in an appropriate manner and demonstrates techniques and assists other students with technical and creative questions.
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ARTE 2060 - The Arts and Creative Thinking
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 with C- or better; or permission of department
Description: This course introduces contemporary ideas and strategies exploring creative thinking informed by the visual arts. Students are exposed to the interconnectedness of creative and critical thinking and develop strategies for thinking that embrace the habits of creativity, dispelling the myth that people are born creative or uncreative. Using the visual arts as an entry point for the development of creative and critical-thinking skills, students learn how to approach problems in novel ways.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
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ARTE 3601 - Introduction to Art Education: History and Philosophy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, ART 1101, ART 1141, ART 1501, ART 1531 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): EDS 3130, EDS 3140; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course study the historical, philosophical, social, political, legal, psychological, and educational concepts that have influenced the development of art education in the United States. The current status of advocacy for the arts and art education within the context of general education is explored.
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ARTE 3605 - Creating an Inclusive Art Classroom: Curriculum and Instruction
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTE 3601 or permission of department
Description: Students in this lecture/field experience course address the necessary steps needed to create and implement effective curriculum in an inclusive or mainstreamed art classroom. Students learn about various exceptionalities of pre k-12 students, ranging from mild to severe. The challenge to meet the individualized needs of a diverse student population through effective instruction is explored in the classroom and in the field. During the semester students complete 8 hours of field observations working directly with students, putting into practice the theories discussed in-class. Pre-service art education students develop effective techniques for fostering student engagement, individualization strategies, problem solving, and classroom management techniques while working in an inclusive learning environment.
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ARTE 4130 - Elementary Art Education: Curriculum and Instruction
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Corequisite(s): ARTE 4140 or permission of department
Description: Students in this lecture/studio course develop age-appropriate curriculum and instructional methodologies for teaching that will foster fluency, flexibility and ingenuity in the elementary art classroom. Students draw connections between concepts developed in class, studio practices, and discussions based on observations made in the concurrent field experience, ARTE 4140 - Field Experience: Art Education Elementary . Using these skills, students explore, analyze, and formulate pedagogical strategies necessary to become informed practitioners and advocates within the field of art education.
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ARTE 4140 - Field Experience: Art Education Elementary
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601, EDS 3130, and EDS 3140; with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Corequisite(s): ARTE 4130; or permission of department
Description: Students take this field experience course concurrently with ARTE 4130 - Elementary Art Education: Curriculum and Instruction . During the fifty-hour field experience, preservice art education students work directly with a mentor teacher in the classroom fostering an understanding of the intellectual and artistic growth of elementary school children. In an immersive field experience, application of practical issues such as classroom management, budgeting, and community engagement are experienced by the student, building an informed understanding of pedagogical practices needed for a professional career at the elementary school level. Successful completion of the field experience is in accordance with Teacher Quality Standards and Colorado Academic Standards: Visual Arts.
Note: This course requires students to attend three hours of seminar during the semester.
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ARTE 4230 - Secondary Art Education: Curriculum and Instruction
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Corequisite(s): ARTE 4240 or permission of department
Description: Students in this course develop age-appropriate curriculum and instructional methodologies for teaching art that foster fluency, flexibility and ingenuity for grades 6-12. Students generate connections between concepts developed in class, studio practices, and discussions based on observations made in the concurrent field experience. Using these skills, students explore, analyze, and formulate pedagogical strategies necessary to become informed practitioners and advocates within the field of art education.
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ARTE 4240 - Field Experience: Art Education Secondary
Credits: 1
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601, EDS 3130, and EDS 3140 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Corequisite(s): ARTE 4230 or permission of department
Description: Students take this field experience concurrently with ARTE 4230 - Secondary Art Education: Curriculum and Instruction . During the fifty-hour field experience, preservice art education students work directly with a mentor teacher in the classroom fostering an understanding of the intellectual and artistic growth of children at the secondary level. In an immersive field experience, application of practical issues such as classroom management, budgeting, and community engagement are observed by the student, building an informed understanding of pedagogical practices needed for a professional career at the secondary school level. Successful completion of the field experience is in accordance with the Teacher Quality Standards and the Colorado Academic Standards: Visual Arts.
Note: This course requires students to attend three hours of seminar during the semester.
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ARTE 4701 - Student Teaching and Seminar: Art Education K-12
Credits: 12
Prerequisite(s): ART 4701, ARTE 4130, and ARTE 4230 with “C-” or better in each; ARTE 4140 and ARTE 4240; and permission of department
Description: Students in this course complete supervised, full-time, sixteen-week, student teaching experience in an accredited public or private elementary and secondary school. During the student teaching experience students take responsibility for the instruction, assessment, and supervision of an identified group of learners at K-12 grade levels. Regularly scheduled observations at both eight-week placements, and ten hours of seminar conducted by an appointed university supervisor are part of the student teaching requirement. Teacher candidates must complete a Teacher Work Sample and be rated as proficient in all Teacher Quality Standards for Colorado teachers to receive MSU Denver’s recommendation for licensure.
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ARTE 4715 - Professional Practicum in Art Education
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601 with “C-” or better and permission of department
Description: This elective course addresses the needs of individual, advanced, senior-level students completing the Art Education concentration who want to pursue a focused study of a pedagogical problem. Students reflect upon their prior learning in art education and their studio art concentrations, identifying the interdisciplinary learning connections that they have made through courses that have influenced their professional knowledge in the field of teaching. Evidence of these influential learning connections is documented and presented in a professional portfolio. Students plan, instruct and assess a one-week studio workshop for students in grades K-12.
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ARTE 4850 - Directed Studies for Art Educators
Credits: 1-4
Prerequisite(s): ARTE 3601 with “C-” or better; and permission of department
Description: This course is an interdisciplinary studio art class that addresses the need for art education students and K-12 Art Licensure candidates to link their professional practice as artists with their practice as educators. Students will create a portfolio of work that is conceptually driven, and seek out a variety of materials that will best express their vision. Students will be responsible for scheduling, preparing and presenting their portfolio of work in a professional format as a visiting artist in a K-12 art classroom.
Note: This course is variable credit and may be repeated once for a maximum of six semester hours total credit.
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ARTH 1500 - Art and Visual Literacy
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 or permission of department
Description: This course is a general introduction to the tools and methods used to analyze and interpret works of art in a variety of contexts. Students learn how to effectively communicate how visual forms work in conjunction with cultural beliefs both in the past and present. Analytical tools appropriate to the disciplines of art criticism and art history, including the use of research, are used by the student to support interpretations. A variety of artistic traditions, including materials and techniques from across the globe and throughout time, are introduced so that students are prepared to identify and interpret historical and contemporary examples of visual art and design. By developing an awareness of the relationship between visual forms and the messages they convey, students increase their ability to respond critically to their own increasingly complex, visual environment. This course is designed for the non-major and recommended for the General Studies requirement in Arts and Humanities.
Note: This course is restricted to students who are not majoring in Art, Art Education, Communication Design, or Art History, Theory and Criticism. Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities
Guaranteed Transfer: GT-AH1
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1500
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ARTH 1600 - World Art I: Art Prior to 1400
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 or permission of department
Description: This course is an introduction to the discipline of art history and the tools used to analyze and interpret works of art within their cultural contexts. As the first part of a two-part survey, the course examines art, design and architecture from the prehistoric age through the 14th century throughout a variety of global cultures. Analytical tools appropriate to the disciplines of art history, theory and criticism, including the use of research, are used by the student to support interpretations. This course provides the introductory foundations in art history for students in art, art history, and communication design majors and is recommended for non-majors to meet the General Studies requirements in Arts and Humanities and/or Global Diversity.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1600
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ARTH 1700 - World Art II: Art 1400-1900
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021
Description: In this course students are introduced to the art, design and architecture created around the world from the 15th through the 19th centuries. Students learn to research, analyze, and interpret works from the Italian Renaissance to French Impressionism, from Macchu Picchu to the Forbidden City. Students also explore the impact of historical attitudes about gender, power, and identity on artists and their artworks, as well as the influence of global exchanges through networks of trade, religious conversion, and colonization. This course is required for students majoring or minoring in art, art history, and communication design and is recommended for non-majors to meet the General Studies requirements in Arts and Humanities and/or Global Diversity.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.
General Studies: Arts and Humanities, Global Diversity
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 1700
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ARTH 2080 - Art of the 20th and 21st Centuries
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 AND ARTH 1700 with C- or better or permission of department
Description: Students in this course study modern and contemporary art from 1900 to the present. Major critical, intellectual, and aesthetic frameworks are introduced and artistic movements are situated in relation to their cultural contexts. Shifting conceptual definitions of art provide a foundation for understanding contemporary practices, and thus a focus is placed on avant-garde forms of art throughout the period. Students are also introduced to critical debates about art arising out of civil rights, postmodernism, postcolonialism, transnationalism, and globalism.
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ARTH 2600 - Reading and Writing Visual Culture
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 or ENG 1021 and ARTH 1600 and ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better in each; or permission of department
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better or permission of department
Description: This course teaches students to approach artwork critically in order to construct meaningful interpretations of visual images. Students use models of critical thinking to analyze and critique visual culture, including artworks, images in mass media, websites, etc. Students practice writing effectively about visual culture for a variety of purposes, including research papers, essays, reviews, artists’ statements, and abstracts. The intention is that students will use these tools in their upper level coursework and in professional practice.
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ARTH 3060 - Art and Music for Elementary Teachers
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 and at least junior standing; or permission of instructor
Description: This course enables students to develop awareness and knowledge of philosophical and aesthetic foundations of the arts with a specific focus on art and music. Appropriate methods of teaching art and music in the elementary curriculum, including the integration of literacy and mathematics, will be explored. Students will use creative and critical thinking skills to develop artistic sensibility.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or MUS.
Cross Listed Course(s): MUS 3060
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ARTH 3210 - Site Specific Studies in Art History: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better
Description: This course consists of student travel to a city or a region in order to experience art and architecture in their intended location. Emphasis is placed upon the historical, geographical, and philosophical context of the monuments, buildings, and other art works visited.
Note: This course may be repeated for up to 9 credits under different topics.
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ARTH 3300 - Multiculturalism and American Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of oral and written communication requirements; ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700
Description: This course studies the work produced by artists of African American, Asian American, Latino/a American, and Native American ancestry and their contribution to art in the United States during the 20th and 21st centuries. Students will be introduced to the artistic legacies of Africa, Asia, and the Americas and how they intersected with European and New World contexts to provide a dynamic and rich multicultural creative discourse. American artists whose creative activity reflects their varied and complex cultural heritages will be the focus, and students will analyze how bias and discrimination in the art world and culture at large have impacted the artists’ reception. In addition, students will discover how artists have contributed to modern and contemporary social, cultural, and aesthetic debates.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or NAS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 3301
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ARTH 3310 - African Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; or permission of department
Description: This course examines the art of the continent of Africa and evaluates the ways it has been studied and displayed. It traces historical relationships between regions, from the shores of the Mediterranean and the Nile Valley, the west and Ivory Coast, to the central regions and east and south to the Swahili Coast and the Cape.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or AAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3310
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ARTH 3330 - Egyptian Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; or permission of department
Description: This course examines Egyptian art from the beginning of civilization in Kemet (the Black Land) through Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods, and continuing into the Islamic period.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AAS or ARTH.
Cross Listed Course(s): AAS 3330
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ARTH 3340 - Asian Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 and ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course is a survey of the art of India, China, and Japan. It includes a study of the cultural, historical, and religious factors that have influenced the development of visual cultures in these three particular civilizations. A key theme is the interaction among cultural traditions not only within India, China, and Japan but also through international processes of trade, colonialism, and nationalism. Special attention is placed on works found in the Denver Art Museum.
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ARTH 3360 - Contemporary Chicana/o Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1009 or ENG 1010 and ENG 1020 or ENG 1021; or permission of department
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: ARTH or CHS.
University Requirement(s): Multicultural
Cross Listed Course(s): CHS 3025
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ARTH 3385 - Feminist Art Since 1960
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 2080 or GWS 1001 with “C-” or better; Completion of General Studies requirements in Written Communication, Oral Communication, and Quantitative Literacy; or permission of department
Description: This course examines the various intersections between art and feminism beginning with the rise of second-wave feminist politics and continuing to the present. Work by artists who self-consciously identified as feminist or work that has been meaningfully read through feminist theories is the focus. The course covers competing and diverse definitions of feminism and analyzes the ways race, class and gender are intertwined and represented by artists globally. Students evaluate art’s relationship to changing social, political, and philosophical conditions throughout the period.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or GWS.
Cross Listed Course(s): GWS 3960
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ARTH 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): CHS 3401
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ARTH 3402 - Art of the Ancient Andes
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course provides an overview of the artistic developments that appeared in the Central Andes between the Initial Period (1800-1000 BCE) and the Spanish Conquest of the Incan Empire in 1534. Artworks and architectural structures are situated in relation to the cultures that rose and fell in this region during the Pre-Columbian era, beginning with the peoples of Chavin de Huantar and ending with the vast empire of the Inca. Students learn to locate art objects, styles, and iconographies within larger frameworks of history, religious beliefs, and cultural worldviews. Material from Conquest-period documents, ethno-histories, and archaeological excavations are used to elucidate the subjects, functions, and forms of the artworks and architectural structures examined by the class.
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ARTH 3405 - Native American Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): NAS 1000 or ARTH 1500 or ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700
Description: This course focuses on American Indian Art as sacred, historical, and utilitarian expressions of regional tribal differences and cultural interconnectedness. The course provides an opportunity for study and exploration of ideas, attitudes, and the art of the Indigenous People of the United States. Students examine recurrent themes, imagery and forms within the historical timeline.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or NAS.
Cross Listed Course(s): NAS 309A
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ARTH 3412 - Greek and Hellenistic Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 and ENG 1020 with C- or better or permission of department
Description: Students in this course examine the artistic and cultural production of the ancient Greek world from approximately 3000 to 30 BCE, including architecture, sculpture, pottery, mosaics, painting, and city planning. Periods studied will include the Minoan, Mycenaean, and Cycladic cultures of the Bronze Age, the early development of Greek art and culture in the Orientalizing and Geometric periods, the pursuit of artistic perfection in the Archaic and Classical periods, the rise of Alexander the Great, and the spread of Greek culture in the Hellenistic period. Students identify and discuss theoretical frameworks, problems, and scholarly approaches to the study of Greek art. Students also consider the impact of myth, epic, philosophy, trade, and colonization on the art and architecture of ancient Greece.
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ARTH 3414 - Roman Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 and ENG 1020 with C- or better or permission of department
Description: Students in this course examine the artistic, architectural, and archaeological monuments of ancient Italy and its expansive Roman Empire from c. 900 BCE to 400 CE. This span of time traces the rise of Roman art and architecture from its early beginnings under Etruscan influence through the era of the Roman Republic, when Italy was unified under Roman rule and the armies of Rome began their conquests of the Mediterranean. Students follow the development of Roman art, architecture, and archaeological monuments under the Imperial system, focusing on the monuments from the reigns of famous Roman emperors such as Augustus, Trajan, Hadrian, Marcus Aurelius, and Constantine. Finally, the rise of Christianity is examined through its artistic and archaeological remains.
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ARTH 3421 - Medieval Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020 and ARTH 1600 with a C- or better or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course study the art and culture of the 4th to the 14th centuries in Europe and the Mediterranean. The art of this period is considered within a larger social history tied to the changing and overlapping influences of various religious beliefs, political systems, and economic structures. Stylistic development, patronage, iconography, and functionality are explored in addition to considerations of materials, techniques, and aesthetic theories. Students in this class are exposed to the arts of sculpture, metalwork, manuscript illumination, tapestry, stained glass, painting, and architecture.
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ARTH 3433 - Northern Renaissance Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the painting, sculpture, prints, and architecture produced during the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries in Northern Europe. Students learn primarily about the arts produced in the German and Dutch speaking lands during that period. This was a time of profound religious, social, scientific, and political transformations that greatly impacted artistic production. In addition to the impact of the Reformation, the changing patterns of patronage, and the rise of new media, students examine the careers of individual artists (Jan van Eyck, Hieronymus Bosch, and Albrecht Dürer, among others) and their distinct contribution to the arts of the period.
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ARTH 3434 - Italian Renaissance Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a C- or better or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course study Renaissance art and culture during the 15th and 16th centuries in Italy. The art of this period is considered within a larger social history tied to the changing and overlapping values of the church, the aristocracy, and mercantile elites. Students explore stylistic development, patronage, and iconography in addition to considerations of materials, techniques, and the aesthetic theories of the Renaissance. Students in this course examine the work of artists such as Brunelleschi, Donatello, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Titian, and Raphael. Additionally, students engage with topics such as the invention of “art” and “artist,” urban politics, gender, sexual values, the influence of Humanism, and changing penitential piety.
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ARTH 3441 - Spanish and Italian Baroque Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better or permission of the department.
Description: Students in this course are introduced to the painting, sculpture, and architecture produced during the seventeenth century in Southern Europe. Students are exposed to the arts produced in the city of Rome, the flagship of the Catholic Church and the most important artistic center in the West during that period. Commonly known as the Golden Age, this was a time of profound religious, social, scientific, and political transformations that greatly impacted artistic theory and practice. Students in this course examine the careers of individual artists (the Carracci, Caravaggio, Bernini, and Velázquez, among others) and their distinct contributions to the arts of the period, as well as the impact of the Counter-Reformation, the changing patterns of patronage, and the rise of art collecting.
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ARTH 3443 - Northern Baroque Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better or permission of department
Description: This course focuses on the art produced in the Netherlands (present day Belgium and Holland) in the 17th century. Students engage in a larger investigation of Netherlandish visual culture through examining the work of artists such as Rubens, Rembrandt, and Vermeer. Topics include the relationship of visual images to the notions of knowledge and science, to political and religious ideals and institutions, to evolving notions of privacy, domesticity, and subjectivity, and to the expanding capital-based wealth of Northern Europe. Students consider current scholarly debates regarding “realism” and the interpretation of Dutch and Flemish pictures.
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ARTH 3445 - Spanish Colonial Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with a “C-” or better or permission of the department
Description: Students in this course examine the key art and visual material productions of several Latin American countries during the colonial period. Stylistic developments, patronage, iconography, and cultural context are explored in addition to considerations of materials, techniques, and aesthetic theories of the period. Among other issues and themes, students investigate issues of race, gender, and identity; the question of hybridity and transculturation; and the complex artistic interconnections between Spain’s holdings in Europe, the Americas, and Asia during this period.
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ARTH 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): CHS 3481
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ARTH 3500 - Non-Western Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 or ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course studies art of a specific culture or group of artists working primarily outside of Euro-American traditions in a particular time. The cultural contexts that informed themes, content, techniques, processes, function and display of the artwork will provide fundamental interpretive frameworks. Students will identify historical problems in the field of study and examine variations in scholarly interpretations of the works of art. Specific topics may broadly survey all of a region, such as Andean Art, or Art of India; or focus on particular issues and time periods, such as Art and Politics in Mexico since 1846.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics for up to 9 credits.
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ARTH 3510 - Variable Topics in Ancient Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ENG 1020, ARTH 1600 with C- or better or permission of department
Description: Students in this course are introduced to specific themes in the art of the ancient world. Students identify historical problems in the study of ancient art and examine and assess scholarly interpretations of artworks and material culture. Specific topics may include a broad survey of a region, such as the ancient Mediterranean; a culture, such as the Etruscans; a medium, such as painting; and/or a theme, such as cities of the ancient Roman world.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics up to 9 semester credit hours.
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ARTH 3520 - Medieval Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course studies a particular artist, group of artists, region or issue as it relates to Medieval art during the fourth to fourteenth centuries. Stylistic development, patronage, iconography, and cultural context of the Middle Ages are explored in addition to considerations of materials, techniques and aesthetic theories of the period. It focuses on artists such as Gislebertus, Villard de Honnecourt, Jean Pucelle, Giotto, Duccio, and may include the arts of sculpture, metalwork, manuscript illumination, tapestry, stained glass, painting or architecture. Alternatively, the course may be framed under regional, stylistic, or cultural themes such as Byzantine Art or French Manuscripts. (This course may be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credit hours.)
Note: Variable topic; may be repeated for up to 9 semester hours credit under different topics.
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ARTH 3530 - Renaissance Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course is a study of a particular artist, group of artists, region or issue as it relates to art during the period known as the Renaissance, which covers roughly the 15th and 16th centuries. Stylistic development, patronage, iconography, and cultural context are explored in addition to considerations of materials, techniques, and aesthetic theories of the Renaissance. The course focuses on artists such as Van Eyck, Bosch, Bruegel, Leonardo, Michelangelo, Durer, or may focus on themes such as Art and Science in the Renaissance, Renaissance Patronage, Venetian Art of the 15th and 16th Centuries, or Northern Renaissance Art and Culture.
Note: This course may be repeated for credit under different topics for up to 9 credits.
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ARTH 3540 - Baroque Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course is a study of a particular artist, group of artists, region or issue as it relates to Baroque art during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Stylistic development, patronage, iconography, and cultural context are explored in addition to considerations of materials, techniques, and aesthetic theories of the period. Major religious and political changes and how these were reflected in the visual arts and debates over the role of art are among the issues covered. The course may focus on specific artists such as Caravaggio, Bernini, Rubens, Rembrandt, thematic issues such as Everyday Life in Dutch Art, or regional topics, such as Flemish Art of the 17th Century.
Note: This course may be repeated for up to 9 semester hours credit under different topics.
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ARTH 3560 - 19th Century Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course studies art of the 19th century in a specific geographic location, or under certain social conditions, or within a specific movement, or by focusing on a single or small group of artists. The cultural contexts that informed themes, content, techniques, processes, function and display of the artwork provide fundamental interpretive frameworks. Students identify historical problems in the field of study and examine variations in scholarly interpretations of the works of art. Specific topics may broadly survey art of a region, such as French 19th century Art or focus on particular movements, such as Symbolist Art, or artists, such as Courbet and Manet.
Note: This course may be repeated for up to 9 semester hours credit under different topics.
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ARTH 3580 - 20th and 21st Century Art: Variable Topics
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course studies art of the 20th or 21st centuries in a specific geographic location, or under certain social conditions, or within a specific movement, or by focusing on a single or small group of artists. The cultural contexts that informed themes, content, techniques, processes, function and display of the artwork provide fundamental interpretive frameworks. Students identify historical problems in the field of study and examine variations in scholarly interpretations of the works of art. Specific topics may broadly survey art of a region, such as German Art since World War II, focus on particular movements, such as Minimalism, time periods, such as Art of the 1960s, themes, such as Art and Society or on specific artists, such as Picasso and Matisse.
Note: This course may be repeated for up to 9 semester hours credit under different topics.
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ARTH 3670 - History of Art Between World Wars
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s) or Corequisite(s): ARTH 2080
Description: This course is an in-depth study of art, architecture, and design in the transitional period between World War I and World War II, considering art in Europe and the United States in its cultural context. Students read theoretical material and artists’ writings as well as examine political and historical events and analyze how those informed and were represented by artistic practices. A recurring theme throughout the course is art’s social and critical functions.
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ARTH 3690 - History of Communication Design
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: Students in this course engage in a comprehensive study of communication design history using the interpretive framework of contexts of change. Through an emphasis on social, economic, and environmental factors, this framework promotes discourse on the movements, people, places, and processes that have revolutionized society’s relationship with visual communication throughout history. Contemporary scholarship in design is contextualized so that recent innovations in the field may be explored. Students identify historical problems in the field of study and examine variations in scholarly interpretations of works of design.
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ARTH 3780 - Cinema as Visual Art
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1700 or ENG 2860 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course examines connections between cinema and visual art throughout the 20th and 21st centuries. Focus is put on experimental and avant-garde approaches and on films made by artists in other media; however, the division between commercial and experimental cinema is treated critically. Films are considered in their historical contexts and in light of critical writings from the period. Students should be prepared for extensive reading and writing, as well as in-class discussions. Class time includes lab hours during which various films will be screened and analyzed. This is an integrated media course.
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ARTH 3790 - Photography and Modernism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 2080 or ARTH 3080 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course examines relationships between photography, modernity as a social condition, and modernism as an artistic movement. The study is broad in scope, including photographs from the late 19th century through the 21st century, but takes a thematic approach. Case studies of particular photographs, movements, and exhibitions provide course content, and students relate images to scholarly articles on the social, aesthetic, and political context of modernism and modernity. Critical approaches to modernism, including postmodernism, deconstruction and post-colonialism, are also explored and related to contemporary practices in photographic art.
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ARTH 3980 - Internship in Art History
Credits: 1-15
Prerequisite(s): Major in Art or Art History; 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 Classroom to Career (C2) Hub.
Internship requirements vary by department. For information and instructions on finding and enrolling in an internship, contact the Classroom to Career (C2) Hub at c2hub@msudenver.edu.
Note: Variable Credit
Course Modified June 27, 2022
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ARTH 4410 - Art History and Its Methods
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better and an additional course in art history; or permission of department
Description: This course is a seminar that will allow students to analyze the changing methodology of the discipline of art history over time and to develop a project that will investigate a specific problem found in previous and current scholarship dealing with issues of style, meaning, or interpretation. Students will present the results of the project in the seminar setting and will also submit a written version of those findings with appropriate documentation.
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ARTH 4480 - Art Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better; or permission of department
Description: This course is a seminar for advanced students involving the reading and discussion of Modern and Postmodern critical and theoretical essays about the visual arts. Students are required to make extensive use of the library facilities and to demonstrate their ability to analyze texts both orally and in writing. By the end of the course, students will be able to apply theoretical principles to their own and historical artworks.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: ARTH or HON.
Cross Listed Course(s): HON 4480
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ARTH 4500 - Variable Topics Seminar in Art History, Theory and Criticism
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700 and ARTH 2080 with a “C-” or better in each, or permission of department
Description: This course is an advanced, thematic seminar on an art historical topic. Students discuss thoroughly and apply information from readings that reflect recent scholarly approaches to the theme. Artworks are examined in critical frameworks that demonstrate the complex intersections between cultural, social, political, and aesthetic contexts. Students research a specific art historical problem and develop an original study using theoretical approaches to the topic.
Note: This course may be repeated under different topics for up to 9 semester hours.
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ARTH 4510 - Exhibiting the Art Object
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ARTH 1600, ARTH 1700, and ARTH 2080 with “C-” or better in each; plus at least 9 additional semester hours of art history; or permission of department
Description: This course requires the student to plan an exhibition of art works. Exhibition ideas are based upon discussions with curators, conservators, and other museum professionals, as well as research into standard museum and gallery practices.
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ARTH 4710 - Art History, Theory and Criticism Senior Experience
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Satisfaction of Oral, Written, and Quantitative General Studies requirements; senior standing; ARTH 2600 and ARTH 4480 with C- or better in each; and at least 12 additional credits of upper-division ARTH courses; and permission of department.
Description: Students in this course synthesize information, theories, and methodologies from coursework throughout their academic career in order to generate an original senior thesis project. Students identify a problem or question to investigate within a subfield of art history and articulate an original argument that effectively connects form, content, and context to historical or contemporary examples of artwork. Using art historical methods and resources to support their research, students externalize the integration of these concepts through a research paper or thoroughly-researched curatorial proposal, and a public presentation.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ARTH 4720 - Directed Research in Art History, Theory and Criticism
Credits: 1
Corequisite(s): ARTH 4710
Description: This course is a requirement for Art History, Theory and Criticism majors and should be taken as a corequisite to the Art History, Theory and Criticism Senior Experience. Students work closely with a faculty member of his or her senior thesis committee to conduct research on a focused thesis topic. Advanced research methods will be utilized to develop a thorough bibliography of primary, secondary and theoretical sources on the student’s topic. Students consult with this faculty member through revisions of the thesis project in order to more effectively communicate the results of the study.
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AST 1040 - Introduction to Astronomy - Solar System
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on reading, writing, and mathematics preassessment placement tests
Description: This course is a brief introduction to general astronomy with an emphasis on solar systems and a survey of physical processes. It includes an introduction to the night sky, planets, moons and life in our and other solar systems. It also includes principles of modern astronomy, summarizing our present knowledge and highlighting the latest discoveries from space.
Note: This course may be taught as a lecture, online, and self-paced.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GS-SC1
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AST 1050 - Introduction to Astronomy - Stars and Galaxies
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): Minimum performance standard scores on writing and mathematics pre-assessment placement tests
Description: This course is a brief introduction to general astronomy with an emphasis on stars and galaxies and a survey of physical processes. It covers principles of modern astronomy summarizing our present knowledge about the Sun, stars, birth and death of stars, neutron stars, black holes, galaxies, quasars, and the organization and origins of the universe.
Note: This course may be taught as a lecture, online, and self-paced.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
Guaranteed Transfer: GS-SC1
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AST 1052 - General Astronomy I
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): High school algebra or equivalent
Description: This course introduces the methods and results of modern astronomy (solar system, stars, galaxies, and cosmology) at an elementary level.
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AST 3040 - Modern Cosmology
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): PHY 1000 or AST 1040 or consent of instructor
Description: This course is designed for non-majors. It covers the large-scale structure of the universe and such topics as gravitational theories, neutron stars, pulsars, black holes, big bang universe, steady state theory, cosmological tests, dark matter, age of the universe, inflationary models, recent data, and fate of the universe.
General Studies: Natural and Physical Sciences
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AST 3050 - General Astronomy II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AST 1052 or PHY 2010 or PHY 2311
Description: This course is a continuation of AST 1052. The topics covered in this course include stellar evolution, galaxies, and cosmology.
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AST 3141 - Astronomical Techniques I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AST 1040 or AST 3040 or equivalent; MTH 2410
Description: This course introduces basic observational astronomy techniques via observational exercises, lab experiments, and lectures on relevant statistical techniques. Special emphasis is placed on CCD imaging and radio interferometry.
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ATP 2220 - Foundations of Athletic Health Care
Credits: 4
Description: This course is required for students pursuing a degree in athletic training. The objectives of this course address specific issues relating to the profession of athletic training as well as specific athletic training curricular standards and proficiencies, (e.g., prevention, recognition, and treatment of various athletic injuries and environmental illness).
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ATP 3110 - General Medical Topics in Athletic Training
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIO 2320 and formal admittance to Athletic Training Program
Description: This course is designed to enhance the athletic training major’s knowledge of general medical topics that are relevant to athletic and physically active individuals. This course includes: etiology, pathology, signs, symptoms, treatment and prevention of common medical conditions across the lifespan and/or due to traumatic event. Various medical procedures and diagnostic/laboratory tests will also be introduced.
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ATP 3800 - Pathology of Athletic Injury
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Formal Acceptance to the Athletic Training Program or Permission of Instructor
Description: This course will analyze and differentiate the varying mechanical, physiological and pathological aspects of athletic injuries with an emphasis placed on parameters most important in identifying the common pathological conditions associated with athletic injuries. The content of this course will also include basic pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics.
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ATP 3830 - Injury/Illness Evaluation I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): BIO 2310 and ATP 3800
Corequisite(s): ATP 3831
Description: This course introduces the athletic training student to the process of evaluating injuries and illnesses. Emphasis is placed upon performing: a patient history, observation, anatomical structure palpation, range of motion assessment, strength, and functional testing to create a differential diagnosis. Other topics covered in this course include: formulating a preliminary plan of care, proper medical documentation (including medical coding), and identifying comorbidities of complex conditions. This is one of the sequential professional preparation courses in the Athletic Training Program.
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ATP 3831 - Athletic Training Clinical Practice I
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): ATP 3800
Corequisite(s): ATP 3830
Description: This is a clinical course for athletic training majors, addressing specific athletic training clinical curricular standards. This course is a co-requisite to ATP 3830 and emphasizes applying clinical skills of injury and illness evaluation of selected injuries/illnesses as well as introducing proper set-up and application of selected therapeutic modalities.
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ATP 3850 - Injury/Illness Evaluation II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ATP 3830
Corequisite(s): ATP 3851
Description: This course expands the athletic training student’s knowledge of the evaluation process associated with injuries/illnesses/conditions. Emphasis is placed upon demonstrating injury evaluation procedures and techniques including, but not limited to: injury history, observation, anatomical palpations of, range of motion, strength, and functional testing leading to injury recognition and formulating a differential diagnosis and plan of care. This is one of the sequential professional preparation courses in the Athletic Training Program.
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ATP 3851 - Athletic Training Clinical Practice II
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): ATP 3831
Corequisite(s): ATP 3850
Description: This is a clinical course for athletic training majors, addressing specific athletic training clinical curricular standards. This course is a co-requisite to ATP 3850 and emphasizes utilizing the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (IFC) when evaluating selected injuries/illnesses/conditions, utilizing best available evidence to support evaluation procedures and techniques, and demonstrating clinical decision making in the selection of various therapeutic modalities.
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ATP 3860 - Therapeutic Interventions for Athletic Trainers I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ATP 2220 with “C” grade or better, BIO 2310 with “C” grade or better, formal admittance to the Athletic Training Program
Corequisite(s): ATP 2861
Description: A study of current theory and application in the use of therapeutic interventions for individuals with various injuries, conditions, and illnesses. Emphasis on foundational theory of techniques, program design, and its related concepts. This course introduces the underlying principles and clinical application of thermal, electrical and mechanical modalities.
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ATP 4750 - Therapeutic Interventions for Athletic Trainers II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ATP 3860 with “C” grade or better
Description: This course will address therapeutic interventions by body region. This course expands the student’s theoretical background required for prudent clinical application of contemporary therapeutic exercise programs and reconditioning procedures. Indications and contraindications for each specific exercise progression procedure will be emphasized. Proper selection and use of therapeutic modalities to address the treatment of clinical symptoms including inflammation, muscle re-education, pain, and other dysfunctions will be discussed.
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ATP 4751 - Athletic Training Clinical Experience V
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ATP 3851 with “C” grade or better
Corequisite(s): ATP 4750
Description: This is a clinical course for Athletic Training majors, addressing specific athletic training clinical proficiencies. This course is the fifth in the sequence of six clinical courses, each to be taken with the required corequisite. The emphasis of this course is on the clinical skills applied to the rehabilitation techniques involved with upper and lower body injuries.
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ATP 4771 - Athletic Training Clinical Experience VI
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): ATP 4751 with “C” grade or better
Corequisite(s): EXS 4772
Description: This course is designed to allow athletic training majors to synthesize athletic training theoretical knowledge and demonstrate mastery of athletic training clinical skills as dictated by the National Athletic Trainers’ Association Educational Competencies.
University Requirement(s): Senior Experience
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ATP 4850 - Administrative and Research Topics in Athletic Training
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): ATP 4750 with “C” grade or better
Description: This course is designed to synthesize athletic training knowledge and proficiencies in regard to athletic health care administration. Students will also be introduced to research and research methods applicable to the athletic training profession.
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ATH 1000 - Varsity Sport
Credits: 1-2
Description: This course is designed to teach rules, techniques and skills used in playing and understanding of sport.
Note: This variable topic course may be repeated under different topics for a maximum of 4 credits.
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AES 0345 - Aerobatic and Glider Flight Lab
Credits: 0
Prerequisite(s): AES 2350
Description: The Aerobatic and Glider Course is a continuation of AES 2350 further preparing the students for participation in the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Collegiate Program national team and individual collegiate events. Aerobatic flight maneuvers, precision, accuracy and timed events are learned. Required for all students who are members of the MSU Denver Aerobatic and Glider Team.
Note: Students may repeat this course as needed.
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AES 1040 - Introduction to Unmanned Aircraft Systems
Credits: 3
Description: This course gives the student pursuing aviation science an operational knowledge of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). This includes small, medium, and large aviation vehicles (AV), flight and ground control processes, FAA regulations, UAS applications, mission operations, ethical and human factors concerns, and future considerations.
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AES 1050 - Introduction to Space
Credits: 3
Description: This course introduces students to the challenges of working in space. Course activities lead to the design and construction of a working satellite for launch. The course is designed for both engineering and non-engineering students.
Note: Credit will be granted for only one prefix: AES or MET.
Cross Listed Course(s): MET 1050
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AES 1100 - Aviation Fundamentals
Credits: 4
Corequisite(s): AES 1400
Description: This course presents the fundamentals of aviation for the beginning student which includes a study of the airplane and its components, aerodynamics, basic aircraft systems, the airport environment, air-traffic control procedures, Federal Aviation Regulations, the basic elements of air navigation including radio navigation, and a review of aviation weather. It prepares the student for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Private Pilot Knowledge examination.
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AES 1400 - Aviation Weather
Credits: 3
Corequisite(s): AES 1100 or permission of instructor
Description: This course develops basic meteorological concepts that apply to aviation. The emphasis is on the use of National Weather Service reports and forecasts to evaluate flight conditions. The course also prepares students for the weather section of the FAA Private Pilot Knowledge examination.
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AES 1500 - Private Pilot Flight Lab
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): Instructor Permission
Description: The course is designed to enable a student to obtain credit for earning an FAA Private Pilot certificate under either Federal Aviation Regulations Part 61 or Part 141. A minimum of 35 hours of flight time is required. Course credit is contingent on the student obtaining the FAA Private Pilot certificate.
Note: This course cannot be certified for veteran benefits.
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AES 1710 - Instrument Flight Simulation I
Credits: 3
Corequisite(s): Recommended to be taken concurrently with AES 1100
Description: The course covers basic flight instruments, radio navigation, aviation weather, aircraft performance, including weight and balance, crew coordination, and aeronautical decision-making. The fundamentals of instrument attitude flight (scanning, interpreting and controlling) are practiced in a flight training device. Radio navigation is introduced and includes both ground-based and satellite-based systems.
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AES 2040 - Unmanned Aircraft Systems Flight and Control
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): AES 1040
Description: Students will be introduced to the principles of flight and control as applied to unmanned aeronautical vehicles (UAVs). Students will receive class lecture plus onsite and field trip learning experiences as applied to the flight and control of UAV vehicles. Topics include principles of flight, mission planning, systems control, and safety of personnel, safety in the operational environment, compliance with regulations and procedures. Human factors analysis with focus on crew resource management is also introduced. Opportunities for applied practicum, including field trip work setting activities are provided.
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AES 2050 - Aviation and Aerospace History and Development
Credits: 3
Description: This course examines how individuals and defining events of the past influenced the development of aviation and aerospace science. From early myths to advents in aerospace science, such as advances in propulsion systems, structural materials, navigation techniques, high altitude flights, weather analysis, UAV/UAS development, and space exploration are considered. We vicariously relive many of the extraordinary experiences of early aviators and space pioneers. The evolution of aviation science in comparison to aerospace science is described. Historical events are analyzed for applicability to embracing future opportunities and career paths in aviation and space science.
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AES 2120 - Instrument Fundamentals
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): AES 1100, AES 1400, AES 1710, or permission of instructor
Description: In this course, the student studies aeronautics, regulations, meteorology, and instrument procedures in preparation for the FAA instrument knowledge examination.
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AES 2130 - Commercial Flight Operations
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AES 2120 or permission of instructor
Description: This course covers aeronautics, regulations, complex aircraft systems, and aeronautical decision making appropriate to commercial flight operations. The course also reviews and builds upon fundamental meteorological principles with particular emphasis on weather factors that affect advanced flight planning. The course brings the students’ aeronautical knowledge to the level of a commercial pilot, preparing them for the FAA commercial knowledge exam.
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AES 2200 - Fundamentals of Air Traffic Control
Credits: 4
Prerequisite(s): AES 1100 or Permission of instructor
Description: This course is an introduction to air traffic services, procedures, communications, record keeping, regulations, emergencies, and air space constructions. Basic and advanced ATC (air traffic control) radar topics are introduced with emphasis on hands-on application in the simulator lab. Lab exercises encompass aircraft separation, identification and speed control, flight progress strip usage, emergency procedures, and the elements necessary for the safe operation of the ATC system.
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AES 2220 - Flight Dispatch and Load Planning
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AES 1100, AES 1400 (D‐), and any approved Quantitative Literacy course
Description: This course introduces students to the topics needed to prepare them to work as a flight dispatcher. Regulations required for operations are a vital area of knowledge and will be covered. This course covers the methods of decision-making, safety, and weather conditions related to dispatch decisions.
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AES 2330 - Precision Flight and Navigation
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AES 1100 or Private Pilot certificate
Description: The first Flight Team course prepares students for participation in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association regional and national flying meets. Flight and ground event accuracy and time events are learned. This course is required for students who are new members of the MSU Denver Precision Flight Team.
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AES 2350 - Fundamentals of Aerobatic and Glider Flight
Credits: 3
Description: The first Aerobatic and Glider Course prepares students for participation in the International Aerobatic Club (IAC) Collegiate Program, national team and individual collegiate events. Aerobatic flight maneuvers, precision, accuracy and timed events are learned. Required for all students who are members of the MSU Denver Aerobatic and Glider Team.
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AES 2500 - Instrument Pilot Flight Lab
Credits: 2
Prerequisite(s): AES 1100 and instructor permission
Description: This course is designed to enable a student to obtain credit for earning an FAA Instrument rating under either Federal Aviation Regulations Part 61 or Part 141. A minimum of 40 hours of instrument flight time is required and course credit is contingent on the student obtaining the FAA Instrument rating.
Note: This course cannot be certified for veteran benefits.
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AES 2607 - Introduction to Aerospace Systems Simulation
Credits: 3
Description: This class will provide a fundamental introduction to Orbital Mechanics and Physics software modeling. The student will learn the interfaces of various Space Mission Modeler and Visualization software products, such as AGI’s System Tool Kit (STK) and A.I. Solutions’ Freeflyer as applied in Orbital Mechanics. This class will offer a foundation for higher level coursework on Space Mission Modeler and Visualization software with a sophisticated focus on software interface and space mission applications. Students are provided with necessary software licensing with course enrollment.
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AES 2630 - Spacecraft Mission Operations I
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AES 1050
Corequisite(s): AES 3600
Description: Provides the student with an overview of the real-time skills, techniques, and methods necessary to conduct a space mission as a Spacecraft Operator including generation of the daily planning and successful execution of the real-time portion of a space mission. The differences in ground and space system architectures, mission dynamics (orbit, spacecraft agility, etc.), operations tempo, and the planning timeline inherent in various types of missions are examined. The laboratory includes hands-on exercises in the AES Mission Operations Center to create a daily mission plan, conduct spacecraft real-time command and control, and perform post contact (pass) data analysis. A real-time ops environment is created using an interactive spacecraft simulator. Focus is on learning the skills necessary to operate a space mission.
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AES 2710 - Instrument Flight Simulation II
Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): AES 2120
Description: This course covers instrument flight planning, navigation, and situational awareness during departure, enroute, and arrival phases of flight. Simulated flights include air traffic control (ATC) clearances, use of radio aids for determining position, holding patterns, and both precision and non-precision approaches. Pilot procedures during emergency and abnormal conditions are introduced and practiced.
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