Course List

Full list of courses offered to complete the Space Minor

One course from each category is required; the fourth elective course can be taken from any category.

Students are responsible for understanding any pre-requisites or conditions for chosen electives.

Please Note: Some course numbers are associated with special topics, only the titles listed below will count towards Space Minor approved classes. These classes have been marked with an tilde (~). Please reach out to spaceminor@colorado.edu for further information.

 

*Classes marked with an Asterisk are courses developed for the Space Minor

CourseCourse Name
AIRR 2010The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 1
AIRR 2020The Evolution of USAF Air and Space Power 2
AIRR 3010Leading People and Effective Communication 1
AIRR 3020Leading People and Effective Communication 2
AIRR 4010National Security, Leadership Responsibilities/Commissioning Preparation 1
AIRR 4020National Security, Leadership Responsibilities/Commissioning Preparation 2
ASEN 3036Introduction to Human Spaceflight
ASEN 3046Introduction to Humans in Aviation
ASEN 3519*The Politics of Space
ASEN 4519-001*Space: Enviroment and Effects
CESR 4825*Experimental Seminar:  Sustainable Space Governance
CMCI 3000-002*Space Crazy! Kids and Space-Age Cultures from Sputnik to Apollo
COEN 3210*Climate Change and Engineering
COMM 3620*Team Communication and Spaceflight 
CSCI 2830*Space Analytics
CSCI 3302Introduction to Robotics
CSCI 4302Advanced Robotics
ENVD 4363*How to Build in Space
FYSM 1000*Astronauts & Astropolitics: Topics in Space Exploration From the Cold WarAstronauts & Astropolitics: Topics in Space Exploration From the Cold War
FYSM 1000Life on Mars: Past, Present and Future 
LAWS 4801Technology, Law, and Society
PSCI 2106Introduction to Public Policy Analysis
PSCI 2116Introduction to Environmental Policy and Policy Analysis
PSCI 3064Environmental Political Theory
PSCI 3206The Environment and Public Policy
PHYS 3000Science and Public Policy
RUSS/REES 3221*

Russian American Space Culture

CourseCourse Name
ASIA 4100*China's Space Dream
ATLS 4519*~Studio Space
ATLS 4519*~The Body in Space
CINE 2001*Space Odysseys: Astrophsyics and astronomy through the lens of cinema and the arts (formerly FILM 1003)
CLAS 2020Science in the Ancient World
EBIO 1950Writing, Communicating and Science
ENGL 1240*Planetarity
ENGL 3116Topics in Advanced Theory: Theories of Science Fiction
ENGL 3856Genre, Media, and Advanced Writing: Science Fiction
FARR 2820Future of Spaceship Earth
HIST 4040 The History of Space Exploration and Defense
HIST 4304*The Cosmos in Premodern Mediterranean Societies
MUEL 3892*Music in Space
PHIL 1400Philosophy and the Sciences
PHIL 2750Philosophy and Science Fiction
RUSS/REES/ITAL 2271*Space, Invention, and Wonder in Fairytales, Literature, and Film
RUSS/REES 3241Red Star Trek; Russian Science Fiction Between Utopia and Dystopia
SPAN 3900*Cosmos Latinos: Hispanic Science Fiction and New Worlds
WRTG 3020~Writing about Space
WRTG 3030Writing in Science and Society

 

Course

Course Name

ASTR 1000

The Solar System

ASTR 1010

Introductory Astronomy 1

ASTR 1020

Introductory Astronomy 2

ASTR 1030

Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1

ASTR 1040

Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 2

ASTR 1200

Stars & Galaxies

ASTR 2010

Modern Cosmology

ASTR 2020

Space Astronomy and Exploration

ASTR 2030

Black Holes

ASTR 2040

Search for Life in the Universe

ASTR 2050

The Sun and Society

ASTR 3710

Formation & Dynamics of Planetary Systems

ASTR 3730

Astrophysics 1

ASTR 3740

Cosmology and Relativity

ASTR 3760

Solar & Space Physics

ASTR 3830

Astrophysics 2

ASTR 4330

Cosmochemistry

ATOC 2500~

Stratospheric Explorations

ATOC 3180

Aviation Meteorology

ATOC 3500

Air Chemistry and Pollution

ATOC 3720

Planets and Their Atmospheres

ATOC 4710

Introduction to Atmospheric Physics

ATOC 4720

Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics

ATOC 4800

Policy Implications of Climate Controversies

ENVS 4201

Biometeorology

FYSM 1000*Stratospheric Explorations

GEOG 4093

Remote Sensing of the Environment

GEOG 4100

Earth Analytics

GEOG 4110

Advanced Remote Sensing

GEOL 1060

Global Change---An Earth Science Perspective

GEOL 2040

The Search for Life in the Universe

GEOL 3040

Global Change: The Recent Geological Record

GEOL 4093

Remote Sensing of the Environment

GEOL 4330

Cosmochemistry