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Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences

The Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences is dedicated to delivering a program of excellence in the humanities and social sciences designed to prepare students for the complex challenges of professional and private life in the 21st century.

Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences Faculty Publications

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Open Rank Professor of Global Futures
Hennebach Visiting Assistant Professor or Associate Professor of Energy Transition & Society

Energy & Resources

Ethics & Philosophy

Music

Diversity Inclusion & Access

International Relations

Literature

Undergraduate Programs

Core Requirements

Culture, Creativity and Communication Minor

Environmental and Sustainability Studies Minor

Global Politics and Society Minor

Music, Engineering and Recording Arts Minor

Natural Resources and Energy Policy (NREP) Graduate Program

Congratulations to NREP Student Ella Baldwin

Congratulations to Ella Baldwin on accepting an offer to work as a consulting intern with Rystad Energy at their Houston office this summer. Rystad Energy is a leading independent energy research and business intelligence company, providing comprehensive insights and data-driven analysis to the global energy industry. She is looking forward to leveraging her international experience and knowledge gained through the NREP program in this role. 

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Hennebach Program Honored For Collaboration With Music Group Itchy-O

COLORADO BUSINESS COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS RECOGNIZED MINES GROUP FOR “ADVANCING THE FIELD OF MUSICAL ENGINEERING AND SHOWCASING THE INTERSECTION OF THE ARTS AND SCIENCE”

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HASS Professors help launch "Teaching with Heart"

Mines’ very own Roel Snieder and Cortney Holles, along with Virginia Tech’s Qin Zhu and transformational coach Cynthia James, are launching a new project called Teaching with Heart that is aimed at enriching higher education by growing a character of love in teachers in STEM fields. Through a series of workshops and an online community, teachers will study together, develop best practices and support each other in creating a caring classroom environment.

Mines Jazz Ensemble Performance

The Mines Jazz ensemble performing live at KUVO, public radio, on April 4th, 2023

Energy Equity In the Global North - By Professor Hancock and NREP Student Bobby Iseley

Congratulation to NREP Student Carla Villalobos

Congratulations to Carla Villalobos in securing an internship as an Environmental Intern for the Kinross Gold Corporation in Round Mountain, Nevada (Summer 2023)

Congratulations to NREP Alumni Christian Gaona

Congratulations to Christian Gaona on getting his article, Securing Mineral Supply: Backwards Vertical Integration for Technology Companies, published in the Student Commentary Series at The Payne Institute of Public Policy. Christian is an NREP alumnus and currently pursuing a public policy degree at the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago. ​

Welcome

Few important engineering decisions are purely technical. In our globally interconnected world, professionals must be able to integrate social, cultural, political, economic, ethical and environmental knowledge into their decisions and designs.

Academic work in the Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences provides you with an understanding of these contexts, enhances your abilities to communicate well, gives you the foundations to transcend traditional technical boundaries, establishes your competitive edge in the professional marketplace and prepares you to be a leader and a lifelong learner.

HASS faculty are recognized nationally and around the world as scholars and teachers who expect high levels of academic performance from their students. Their expertise includes:

 

Composition
Creative writing
Energy policy
Environmental policy
Ethics
Film and media studies
Geography
History
Literature
Music
Philosophy
Political science
Science, technology and engineering
 

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