Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Accounting | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to practice the profession of accounting and to perform related business functions. Includes instruction in accounting principles and theory, financial accounting, managerial accounting, cost accounting, budget control, tax accounting, legal aspects of accounting, auditing, reporting procedures, statement analysis, planning and consulting, business information systems, accounting research methods, professional standards and ethics, and applications to specific for-profit, public, and non-profit organizations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
African-American + Black Studies | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of the North American peoples descended from the African diaspora; focusing on the United States, Canada, and the Caribbean, but also including reference to Latin American elements of the diaspora. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Airline + Commercial + Professional Pilot and Flight Crew | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the flying and/or navigation of commercial passenger and cargo, agricultural, public service, corporate and rescue fixed wing aircraft. Includes instruction in principles of aircraft design and performance; aircraft flight systems and controls; flight crew operations and procedures; radio communications; navigation procedures and systems; airways safety and traffic regulations; and governmental rules and regulations pertaining to piloting aircraft. Programs may qualify individuals to sit for the FAA commercial and airline aircrew examinations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Anthropology | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human beings, their antecedents and related primates, and their cultural behavior and institutions, in comparative perspective. Includes instruction in biological/physical anthropology, primatology, human paleontology and prehistoric archeology, hominid evolution, anthropological linguistics, ethnography, ethnology, ethnohistory, socio-cultural anthropology, psychological anthropology, research methods, and applications to areas such as medicine, forensic pathology, museum studies, and international affairs. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Art + Art Studies, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of the visual arts. Includes instruction in art, photography, and other visual communications media. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of the atmospheric envelopes surrounding the earth, the effect of earth's atmosphere on terrestrial weather, and related problems of environment and climate. Includes instruction in atmospheric chemistry and physics, atmospheric dynamics, climatology and climate change, weather simulation, weather forecasting, climate modeling and mathematical theory; and studies of specific phenomena such as clouds, weather systems, storms, and precipitation patterns. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Aviation + Airway Management and Operations | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply technical knowledge and skills to the management of aviation industry operations and services. Includes instruction in airport operations, ground traffic direction, ground support and flightline operations, passenger and cargo operations, flight safety and security operations, aviation industry regulation, and related business aspects of managing aviation enterprises. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Behavioral Sciences | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program with a combined or undifferentiated focus on the social sciences, psychology, and biomedical sciences to study complex problems of human individual and social growth and behavior. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Biology + Biological Sciences, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program of biology at the introductory, basic level or a program in biology or the biological sciences that is undifferentiated as to title or content. Includes instruction in general biology and programs covering a variety of biological specializations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Business Administration and Management, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, organize, direct, and control the functions and processes of a firm or organization. Includes instruction in management theory, human resources management and behavior, accounting and other quantitative methods, purchasing and logistics, organization and production, marketing, and business decision-making. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Chemistry, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of the composition and behavior of matter, including its micro- and macro-structure, the processes of chemical change, and the theoretical description and laboratory simulation of these phenomena. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Civil Engineering Technology + Technician | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of civil engineers engaged in designing and executing public works projects such as highways, dams, bridges, tunnels and other facilities. Includes instruction in site analysis, structural testing procedures, field and laboratory testing procedures, plan and specification preparation, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Computer Science | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on computers, computing problems and solutions, and the design of computer systems and user interfaces from a scientific perspective. Includes instruction in the principles of computational science, and computing theory; computer hardware design; computer development and programming; and applications to a variety of end-use situations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Criminal Justice + Safety Studies | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the criminal justice system, its organizational components and processes, and its legal and public policy contexts. Includes instruction in criminal law and policy, police and correctional systems organization, the administration of justice and the judiciary, and public attitudes regarding criminal justice issues. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Developmental and Child Psychology | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the scientific study of the psychological growth and development of individuals from infancy through adulthood. Includes instruction in cognitive and perceptual development, emotional development, personality development, the effects of biological maturation on behavior, theories of cognitive growth and related research methods, testing and assessment methods for different age levels, research on child and adolescent behavior therapy, and the psychology of aging. Note ( Family and Human Development Studies/Individual and Family Development Studies, General, have been integrated into Developmental and Child Psychology because the definitions are virtually the same for the two programs. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Drama and Dramatics + Theatre Arts, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the general study of dramatic works and their performance. Includes instruction in major works of dramatic literature, dramatic styles and types, and the principles of organizing and producing full live or filmed productions. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Economics, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of the production, conservation and allocation of resources in conditions of scarcity, together with the organizational frameworks related to these processes. Includes instruction in economic theory, micro- and macroeconomics, comparative economic systems, money and banking systems, international economics, quantitative analytical methods, and applications to specific industries and public policy issues. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology + Technician | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of electrical, electronics and communication engineers. Includes instruction in electrical circuitry, prototype development and testing; systems analysis and testing, systems maintenance, instrument calibration, and report preparation. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
English Language and Literature, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the English language, including its history, structure and related communications skills; and the literature and culture of English-speaking peoples. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Environmental Science | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the application of biological, chemical, and physical principles to the study of the physical environment and the solution of environmental problems, including subjects such as abating or controlling environmental pollution and degradation; the interaction between human society and the natural environment; and natural resources management. Includes instruction in biology, chemistry, physics, geosciences, climatology, statistics, and mathematical modeling. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Finance, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that generally prepares individuals to plan, manage, and analyze the financial and monetary aspects and performance of business enterprises, banking institutions, or other organizations. Includes instruction in principles of accounting; financial instruments; capital planning; funds acquisition; asset and debt management; budgeting; financial analysis; and investments and portfolio management. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on one or more modern foreign languages that is not specific as to the name of the language(s) studied; that is otherwise undifferentiated; or that introduces students to language studies at the basic/elementary level. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Health + Health Care Administration + Management | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Health and Physical Education, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on activities and principles that promote physical fitness, achieve and maintain athletic prowess, and accomplish related research and service goals. Includes instruction in human movement studies, motivation studies, rules and practice of specific sports, exercise and fitness principles and techniques, basic athletic injury prevention and treatment, and organizing and leading fitness and sports programs. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American + Chicano Studies | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the history, sociology, politics, culture, and economics of one or more of the Hispanic American immigrant populations within the U.S. and Canada, including Mexican-American Studies, Cuban American Studies, Puerto Rican Studies, and others. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
History, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Hospitality Administration + Management, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to serve as general managers and directors of hospitality operations on a system-wide basis, including both travel arrangements and promotion and the provision of traveler facilities. Includes instruction in principles of operations in the travel and tourism, hotel and lodging facilities, food services, and recreation facilities industries; hospitality marketing strategies; hospitality planning; management and coordination of franchise and unit operations; business management; accounting and financial management; hospitality transportation and logistics; and hospitality industry policies and regulations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Human Services, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the general study and provision of human and social services to individuals and communities and prepares individuals to work in public and private human services agencies and organizations. Includes instruction in the social sciences, psychology, principles of social service, human services policy, planning and evaluation, social services law and administration, and applications to particular issues, services, localities, and populations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Industrial Design | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program in the applied visual arts that prepares individuals to use artistic techniques to effectively communicate ideas and information to business and consumer audiences via the creation of effective forms, shapes, and packaging for manufactured products. Includes instruction in designing in a wide variety of plastic and digital media, prototype construction, design development and refinement, principles of cost saving, and product structure and performance criteria relevant to aesthetic design parameters. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Journalism | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the theory and practice of gathering, processing, and delivering news and that prepares individuals to be professional print journalists, news editors, and news managers. Includes instruction in news writing and editing; reporting; photojournalism; layout and graphic design; journalism law and policy; professional standards and ethics; research methods; and journalism history and criticism. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Land Use Planning and Management + Development | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on how public and/or private land and associated resources can be preserved, developed, and used for maximum social, economic, and environmental benefit. Includes instruction in natural resources management, natural resource economics, public policy, regional and land use planning, environmental impact assessment, applicable law and regulations, government and politics, principles of business and real estate land use, statistical and analytical tools, computer applications, mapping and report preparation, site analysis, cost analysis, and communications skills. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Management Information Systems, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that generally prepares individuals to provide and manage data systems and related facilities for processing and retrieving internal business information; select systems and train personnel; and respond to external data requests. Includes instruction in cost and accounting information systems, management control systems, personnel information systems, data storage and security, business systems networking, report preparation, computer facilities and equipment operation and maintenance, operator supervision and training, and management information systems policy and planning. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Marketing + Marketing Management, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that generally prepares individuals to undertake and manage the process of developing consumer audiences and moving products from producers to consumers. Includes instruction in buyer behavior and dynamics, principle of marketing research, demand analysis, cost-volume and profit relationships, pricing theory, marketing campaign and strategic planning, market segments, advertising methods, sales operations and management, consumer relations, retailing, and applications to specific products and markets. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Mathematics, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the analysis of quantities, magnitudes, forms, and their relationships, using symbolic logic and language. Includes instruction in algebra, calculus, functional analysis, geometry, number theory, logic, topology and other mathematical specializations. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Mechanical Engineering + Mechanical Technology + Technician | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply basic engineering principles and technical skills in support of engineers engaged in the design and development phases of a wide variety of projects involving mechanical systems. Includes instruction in principles of mechanics, applications to specific engineering systems, design testing procedures, prototype and operational testing and inspection procedures, manufacturing system-testing procedures, test equipment operation and maintenance, and report preparation. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Multi- + Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
Any instructional program in multi/interdisciplinary studies not listed in the Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General category. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Music Teacher Education | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to teach music and music appreciation programs at various educational levels. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Music, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the introductory study and appreciation of music and the performing arts. Includes instruction in music, dance, and other performing arts media. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Nursing + Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, informed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the principles underlying recreational and leisure activities, and the practices involved in providing indoor and outdoor recreational facilities and services for the general public. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Philosophy | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on ideas and their logical structure, including arguments and investigations about abstract and real phenomena. Includes instruction in logic, ethics, aesthetics, epistemology, metaphysics, symbolism, and history of philosophy, and applications to the theoretical foundations and methods of other disciplines. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Physics, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of matter and energy, and the formulation and testing of the laws governing the behavior of the matter-energy continuum. Includes instruction in classical and modern physics, electricity and magnetism, thermodynamics, mechanics, wave properties, nuclear processes, relativity and quantum theory, quantitative methods, and laboratory methods. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Political Science and Government, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the systematic study of political institutions and behavior. Includes instruction in political philosophy, political theory, comparative government and politics, political parties and interest groups, public opinion, political research methods, studies of the government and politics of specific countries, and studies 0f specific political institutions and processes. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Psychology, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the scientific study of individual and collective behavior, the physical and environmental bases of behavior, and the analysis and treatment of behavior problems and disorders. Includes instruction in the principles of the various subfields of psychology, research methods, and psychological assessment and testing methods. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication, Other | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
This is used when the degree category is yet not defined. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Social Work | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals for the professional practice of social welfare administration and counseling, and that focus on the study of organized means of providing basic support services for vulnerable individuals and groups. Includes instruction in social welfare policy; case work planning; social counseling and intervention strategies; administrative procedures and regulations; and specific applications in areas such as child welfare and family services, probation, employment services, and disability counseling. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Sociology | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on the systematic study of human social institutions and social relationships. Includes instruction in social theory, sociological research methods, social organization and structure, social stratification and hierarchies, dynamics of social change, family structures, social deviance and control, and applications to the study of specific social groups, social institutions, and social problems. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Special Education and Teaching, General | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A general program that focuses on the design and provision of teaching and other educational services to children or adults with special learning needs or disabilities, and that may prepare individuals to function as special education teachers. Includes instruction in diagnosing learning disabilities, developing individual education plans, teaching and supervising special education students, special education counseling, and applicable laws and policies. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Speech and Rhetorical Studies | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that focuses on human interpersonal communication from the scientific/behavioral and humanistic perspectives. Includes instruction in the theory and physiology of speech, the history of discourse, the structure and analysis of argument and types of public speech, the social role of speech, oral interpretation of literature, interpersonal interactions, and the relation of speech to nonverbal and other forms of message exchanges. | |
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Metropolitan State College of Denver
Bachelor degree
Surveying Technology + Surveying | Metropolitan State College of Denver |
A program that prepares individuals to apply mathematical and scientific principles to the delineation, determination, planning and positioning of land tracts, land and water boundaries, land contours and features; and the preparation of related maps, charts and reports. Includes instruction in applied geodesy, computer graphics, photointerpretation, plane and geodetic surveying, mensuration, traversing, survey equipment operation and maintenance, instrument calibration, and basic cartography. | |
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