Degree Programs
AHSS offers more than 25 undergraduate, graduate and PhD degree programs for students who care about getting a well-rounded education and leading meaningful lives, personally and professionally.
Arts, Humanities & Social Sciences
Areas of Study
AHSS students and alumni are using their degrees to improve the world as art creators and curators, musicians, public-policy analysts, psychologists, public relations and marketing experts, writers and editors, educators, theater directors and many other roles. Check out what our alumni are up to.
Choose from more than 70 undergraduate or graduate degree programs or four PhD programs. We also offer several certificate programs and one program of concentration, plus minors are offered in most areas of study. Our dual-degree, joint and interdisciplinary programs prepare you for careers that combine various AHSS programs' skills and disciplines or blend them with those in the fields of business, international relations, theology, social work, law and education.
Browse our degree programs, or call 303-871-4449 if you have questions. Select the clickable icon beside each area of study to find the degrees we offer.
AHSS Schools and Departments
PROGRAM |
UNDERGRADUATE |
GRADUATE |
DOCTORAL |
MINOR |
CERTIFICATE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anthropology | BA | MA | Minor | ||
| Art and Art History | |||||
| Art | BA | Minor | |||
| Art History | BA | MA | Minor | ||
| Art History (Museum Studies Concentration) | MA | ||||
| Pre-Art Conservation | BFA | ||||
| Studio Art | BFA | ||||
| Communication Studies | BA | MA | PhD | Minor | |
| Economics | BA | MA | Minor | ||
| Emergent Digital Practices | BA/BFA | MA/MFA | Minor | ||
| English | |||||
| English | BA | MA | PhD | Minor | |
| Rhetoric & Professional Writing | Minor | ||||
| History | BA | Minor | |||
| Judaic Studies | Concentration | Minor | |||
| Languages and Literatures | |||||
| Chinese | Minor | ||||
| French | BA | Minor | |||
| German | BA | Minor | |||
| Hebrew | Minor | ||||
| Italian | BA | Minor | |||
| Japanese | Minor | ||||
| Latin | Minor | ||||
| Russian | BA | Minor | |||
| Spanish | BA | Minor | |||
| Lamont School of Music | |||||
| Artist's Diploma | Certificate | ||||
| Composition | BM | ||||
| Conducting | MM | Certificate | |||
| Jazz Studies and Commercial Music | BM | ||||
| Music | BA | MM | Minor | ||
| Musicology | MA | ||||
| Music Theory | MA | ||||
| Orchestral Studies | Certificate | ||||
| Performance | BM | MM | Certificate | ||
| Piano Pedagogy | MM | ||||
| Suzuki Pedagogy | MM | Certificate | |||
| Media, Film and Journalism Studies | MA | ||||
| Film Studies & Production | BA | Minor | |||
| International & Intercultural Communication | MA | ||||
| Journalism Studies | BA | ||||
| Media Studies | BA | ||||
| Strategic Communication | BA | MS | |||
| Philosophy | BA | Minor | |||
| Political Science | BA | Minor | |||
| Psychology | BA/BS | PhD | Minor | ||
| Public Policy Studies | BA | MPP | Minor | ||
| Publishing Institute | Certificate | ||||
| Religious Studies | BA | MA | Minor | ||
| Sociology and Criminology | |||||
| Criminology | BA | Minor | |||
| Sociology | BA | Minor | |||
| Theatre | BA | Minor | |||
Dual-degree, Joint and Interdisciplinary Programs
PROGRAM |
MINOR |
UNDERGRADUATE |
GRADUATE |
DOCTORAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Art & Art History | ||||
| Art History & Museum Studies | MA | |||
| Studio Art/Curriculum & Instruction K-12 Art Teacher Certification with Morgridge College of Education |
BFA | MA | ||
| Asian Studies | Minor | BA | ||
| Communication Studies/Master of Social Work | MA | |||
| Cultural and Critical Studies | BA | |||
| Economics with Daniels College of Business | BA/BS | |||
| Gender & Women's Studies | BA | |||
| Media Film & Journalism Studies | ||||
| International & Intercultural Communication with Korbel School of International Studies |
MA | |||
| Psychology & Biology, Cognitive Neuroscience Concentration |
BA/BS | |||
| Religious Studies, Joint DU/Iliff Program in Religious and Theological Studies |
PhD | |||
| Socio-legal Studies | BA | |||