Course List

The Summer 2026 available course list

The Fall 2026 available course list

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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 a tilde (~). Please reach out to spaceminor@colorado.edu for further information.

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

Space Minor Electives

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
ASIA 4100*China's Space Dream
CESR 4825*Experimental Seminar: ÌýSustainable 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 SpaceflightÌý
CSCI 2830*Space Analytics
CSCI 3302Introduction to Robotics
CSCI 4302Advanced Robotics
ENVD 4363*How to Build in Space
FYSM 1000/REES 1112*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 FutureÌý
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
REES 1112Astronauts and Astropolitics: Space Exploration from the Cold War to the Future of Innovation
REES 3221*Russian American Space Culture
CourseCourse Name
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 4040ÌýThe History of Space Exploration and Defense
HIST 4304*The Cosmos in Premodern Mediterranean Societies
MUEL 3892*Music and 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:ÌýHispanic Science Fiction and New Worlds
WRTG 3020~Writing about Space
WRTG 3030Writing in Science and Society

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CourseCourse Name
ASTR 1000The Solar System
ASTR 1010Introductory Astronomy 1
ASTR 1020Introductory Astronomy 2
ASTR 1030Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 1
ASTR 1040Accelerated Introductory Astronomy 2
ASTR 1200Stars & Galaxies
ASTR 2010Modern Cosmology
ASTR 2020Space Astronomy and Exploration
ASTR 2030Black Holes
ASTR 2040Search for Life in the Universe
ASTR 2050The Sun and Society
ASTR 3710Formation & Dynamics of Planetary Systems
ASTR 3730Astrophysics 1
ASTR 3740Cosmology and Relativity
ASTR 3760Solar & Space Physics
ASTR 3830Astrophysics 2
ASTR 4330Cosmochemistry
ATOC 2500~Stratospheric Explorations
ATOC 3180Aviation Meteorology
ATOC 3500Air Chemistry and Pollution
ATOC 3720Planets and Their Atmospheres
ATOC 4710Introduction to Atmospheric Physics
ATOC 4720Introduction to Atmospheric Dynamics
ATOC 4800Policy Implications of Climate Controversies
ENVS 4201Biometeorology
FYSM 1000*Stratospheric Explorations
GEOG 4093Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEOG 4563 (4100)Earth Analytics
GEOG 4110Advanced Remote Sensing
GEOL 1060Global Change---An Earth Science Perspective
GEOL 2040The Search for Life in the Universe
GEOL 3040Global Change: The Recent Geological Record
GEOL 4093Remote Sensing of the Environment
GEOL 4330Cosmochemistry