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Contact UsDepartments at Commencement
At Commencement, graduates will process with and sit with their peers in their department. During the ceremony, departments are further organized by school.
Each school or college has one or more departments. Each department houses one or more majors. MSU Denver’s schools and colleges are listed below, along with their departments and majors, which are listed in each dropdown.
Each graduate must know their school and department when they order regalia and when they check their Stage Pass to ensure the information is correct for Commencement Day.
Colleges, Departments and Majors
Departments and Majors
- Advanced Manufacturing Sciences Institute
- Majors:
- Advanced Manufacturing Operations (B.S.)
- Advanced Manufacturing Sciences (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science
- Majors:
- Aerospace Systems and Mission Design (B.S.)
- Aviation and Aerospace Management (B.S.)
- Aviation and Aerospace Science (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Computer Sciences
- Majors:
- Computer Science (B.S.)
- Data Science and Machine Learning (B.S.)
- Computer Security (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Engineering and Engineering Technology
- Majors:
- Civil Engineering Technology (B.S.)
- Computer Engineering (B.S.)
- Construction Project Management (B.A.)
- Electrical Engineering (B.S.)
- Environmental Engineering (B.S.)
- Mechanical Engineering Technology (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Industrial Design
- Major:
- Industrial Design (B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Mathematics and Statistics
- Majors:
- Mathematics (B.S.)
- Statistical Science (B.S.)
- Majors:
Departments and Majors
- Department of Accounting
- Major:
- Accounting (B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Computer Information Systems and Business Analytics
- Majors:
- Business Intelligence (B.S.)
- Computer Information Systems (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Economics
- Major:
- Economics (B.A. or B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Finance
- Majors:
- Finance (B.S.)
- Real Estate (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Management
- Majors:
- Entrepreneurship (B.A.)
- Human Resource Management (B.S.)
- International Business (B.S.)
- Management (B.S.)
- Operations Management (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Marketing
- Majors:
- Business Administration (B.S.)
- Marketing (B.S.)
- Professional Selling (B.A.)
- Majors:
Master’s Programs
- Master of Business Administration (MBA)
- Master of Professional Accountancy (MPAcc)
- Master of Business Intelligence (M.S.)
Departments and Majors
- Department of Criminal Justice and Criminology
- Majors:
- Criminal Justice and Criminology (B.S.)
- Cybersecurity (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences
- Majors:
- Exercise Science (B.S.)
- Sport Management (B.S.)
- Sport Nutrition (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Health Professions
- Majors:
- Aging Services Leadership (B.S.)
- Health Care Information Systems (B.S.)
- Health Care Management (B.S.)
- Public Health (B.A.)
- Majors:
- Department of Human Services and Counseling
- Majors:
- Fire and Emergency Response Administration (B.S.)
- Human Services (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Nursing
- Major:
- Nursing (B.S.N)
- Major:
- Department of Nutrition
- Majors:
- Nutrition and Dietetics (B.S.)
- Nutrition Science (B.S.)
- Nutrition Studies (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Social Work
- Major:
- Social Work (B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences
- Major:
- Speech, Language, Hearing Sciences (B.A.)
- Major:
Master’s Programs
- Master of Cybersecurity (M.S.)
- Master of Clinical Behavioral Health (M.S.)
- Master of Health Administration (MHA)
- Master of Nutrition (M.S.)
- Master of Social Work (MSW)
- Master of Speech-Language Pathology (MS)
Departments and Majors
- Department of Africana Studies
- Major:
- Africana Studies (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Art
- Majors:
- Art (B.A. or BFA)
- Art Education (B.A.)
- Art History, Theory, and Criticism (B.A.)
- Communication Design (BFA)
- Majors:
- Department of Biology
- Major:
- Biology (B.A. or B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry
- Majors:
- Biochemistry (B.S.)
- Chemistry (B.A. or B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Chicana and Chicano Studies
- Major:
- Chicano Studies (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Communication Studies
- Major:
- Communication Studies (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences
- Majors:
- Applied Geology (B.S.)
- Environmental Science (B.S.)
- Environmental Sustainability (B.S.)
- Geography (B.A.)
- Meteorology (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of English
- Majors:
- English (B.A.)
- Linguistics (B.A.)
- Majors:
- Gender Institute for Teaching and Advocacy
- Major:
- Gender, Women and Sexualities Studies (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of History
- Major:
- History (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Journalism and Media Production
- Majors:
- Broadcast Journalism (B.A.)
- Journalism (B.A.)
- Media Production and Leadership (B.S.)
- Public Relations (B.S.)
- Technical Writing and Editing (B.S.)
- Video Production (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Music
- Majors:
- Music (B.A. or B.S.)
- Music Education (BME)
- Majors:
- Department of Philosophy
- Major:
- Philosophy (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Physics
- Major:
- Physics (B.A. or B.S.)
- Major:
- Department of Political Science
- Major:
- Political Science (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Psychological Sciences
- Majors:
- Human Development and Family Studies (B.A.)
- Psychology (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Sociology and Anthropology
- Majors:
- Anthropology (B.A.)
- Sociology (B.A.)
- Majors:
- Department of Theatre and Dance
- Majors:
- Dance (B.A.)
- Theatre (B.A. or BFA)
- Majors:
- Department of World Languages
- Majors:
- World Languages (B.A.)
- Majors:
Departments and Majors
- Department of Elementary Education and Literacy
- Major:
- Elementary Education (B.A.)
- Major:
- Department of Secondary Education, K-12, and Educational Technology
- Majors:
- K-12 Physical Education (B.S.)
- Instructional Technology (B.S.)
- Majors:
- Department of Special Education, Early Childhood, and Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education
- Majors:
- Early Childhood Education (B.A.)
- Special Education (B.A.)
- Majors:
Master’s Programs
- Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT)
- Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed.)
Department and Majors
- Rita and Navin Dimond Department of Hotel Management
- Majors:
- Brewery Operations (B.S.)
- Event and Meeting Management (B.S.)
- Hospitality Leadership (B.S.)
- Hotel Management (B.S.)
- Majors:
Master’s Programs
- Master of Event and Experience Management (M.S.)
- Master of Hospitality Leadership (M.S.)
The Associate of General Studies (AGS) degree may be awarded during either the fall or spring semester. AGS graduates are invited to participate only in the fall Commencement ceremony, where they are recognized during the afternoon ceremony.
The Individualized Degree Program (IDP) is a degree-completion program from which candidates may graduate during any semester. IDP graduates are invited to participate in either the fall or spring Commencement ceremony. To allow them to celebrate with fellow IDP graduates, they are automatically assigned to the afternoon Commencement ceremony.