Space Minor Developed Courses

Here is the full list of all developed courses through the Space Minor. Click on each course to see the course description.Ìý

Full list of courses developed for the Space Minor:

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Explores the fundamentals of climate change science, but from an engineering perspective. After learning the fundamentals, the relationship between climate change and different engineering disciplines will be discussed. Topics covered include geoengineering, renewable energy, sustainable engineering, coastal engineering, building design, etc. Career options and entrepreneurial opportunities will also be discussed.

Understanding representation of space in cinematic arts, as well as the underlying science. What are the political, societal, scientific and commercial motives in attempting to show our species venturing beyond Earth? These adventures highlight our hopes and fears for the future, while simultaneously clarifying contemporary anxieties. From the director G. Melies to the screenwriter B. Marling. Formerly FILM 1003.

A course to study and construct spatial environments that exist in the real, imaginary and virtual dimensions of sound and radio.

Space Environment and Effects is meant to introduce you to the near-Earthspace environment and its effects of spacecraft,Ìý communications systems,Ìý astronauts,Ìý and more.ÌýÌý Future aerospace engineers working on space-related technology or applications need a broad understanding of the environment in order to design their spacecraft appropriately.Ìý But more generally, anyone with a passion for space will be fascinated to learn about the different regions of the space environment, how they couple together and affect each other, and how they affect our daily lives.

This course will guidestudents through the DC space policy world, from budgets to legislation to Executive Orders and memorandums. The course will offer historical context for the steps that were taken over the last decadeand offer a unique perspective on the decision making leading up to and resulting from changes in space policy. The course will also cover the commercial space sector and its recent impact on US and global space policy and how it fits withand is shaped by government policy. The course will also discuss the status of public-private partnershipsin aerospace, the interconnectedness of the space industry, challenges and regulations facing aerospace companies, and the outlook for the future of space policy inside and outside of current and future administrations.

Explores the ways that outer space inspires and is portrayed in musical sound. Introduces literature and media from historical musicology, ethnomusicology, music theory, anthropology, physics, geography and planetary science, with case studies ranging from Ancient Greece, to classic and modern Western art music, to contemporary popular music.

This course will examine the ethics and rhetorics at play in historical and contemporary argumentsaboutspace exploration. From survival of the human species to mining for commercial benefit,arguments for space exploration arealways motivated by various political, social, and economic interests. This class will examine such motivations from a rhetorical perspective in order to help you develop a critical eyeabout the space industry’s ethical, political, economic, and cultural dimensions.As a writing course, this classalso aims to help you usesuch critical awarenessto craft your own well-researched,persuasive argumentsabout a space explorationtopicof interest to you. Whether you choose to writeabout issues such as terraformation, space waste, contamination, or space tourism, your goal will be to write a compelling argument that confronts the complexities of space exploration in the 21st century.

Examines how Hispanic science fiction (from both Spain and Latin America) in literature and film portrays and addresses topics such as technological development, the exploration (and exploitation) of space, life in other planets, alternative paradigms of modernity, and the cultural and social landscape of technologically saturated societies. Course taught in English. No knowledge of Spanish required. Does not count towards the Spanish major.

Explores how children and teenagers understood and responded to the advent of human space flight and what influences shaped their attitudes towards space travel and exploration. Historical and digital humanities methods will be used to analyze and contextualize media/info sources including print journalism, polling data, ads, TV shows, toys, games, andkids’ letters to astronauts.

Explores communication and collaboration in complex situations (e.g., extreme environments e.g., space travel; cross-sector collaborations). Reviews and applies key processes of team/group communication and collaboration to the context of extreme teams to identify communication issues and interventions relevant in complex organizing or dangerous situations.

Explores the themes of space, invention, technology and wonder in fairy tales from Italian, Russian, French, German, and Spanish traditions in order to compare their transformation in different national and historical settings. Â鶹ÒùÔº analyze the intersection of fairy tales and science in literature and film. Counts for the Space Minor. Taught in English. Same as ITAL 2271.

Explores facts and fantasies of American and Soviet cultural narratives accompanying the Space Race, focusing on the production of recorded history as a process of mythmaking during the Cold War. Ponders the significance of presenting astronauts as national heroes and constructing national identities around the triumphs and failures of the competing space programs in science, art, music, film, and journalism.

We will be examining the many challenges of building in space - from where do we find materials to what conditions are needed for human survival? This course will look at the history of space environments, materials, energy and space ‘culture’Ìý through the lens of traditional architectural principles.This course is part lecture and part hands-on design studio open to ALL majors. ENVD4363 counts as part of your CU Space Minor.

Focuses of post-WWII American writing and thought about the planet and humanity. We explore how postwar efforts to transform the terrestrial environmental and conquer outer space raise questions about humanity, technology, and nature. We also study how earth and space serve novelists, artists, and film-makers as environments to confront large-scale questions about culture, identity, and power.

Through a chronological investigation of ideas about the cosmos in ancient Mediterranean societies, this course communicates how ancient and premodern people thought about, described, and made space part of their daily lives. It will expose students to primary sources such as hieroglyphs, paintings, poems, lyrics & maps. By doing so students will also develop knowledge about ancient societies.Ìý

This course offers a critical survey of the Space Race in comparative format – from pioneers of spaceflight to the most recent innovations across diverse fields of history, politics, ethics, law, medicine, etc. – engages students in practical interactions with astronauts and innovators of today’s Space Exploration and stirs interest and motivation to pursue Space Minor at CU-Boulder and careers in the field.
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The course pedagogy provides an innovative blend of substantive lectures, student analysis of practical cases that reveal principles of outer space governance, and access to a cutting-edge seminar from academic, public sector, and industry practitioners designed to showcase the most current solutions to emergent problems resultant from the increasing pursuit of our extraterrestrial goals

Tracing the development of China's Space Industry. This class will consider the long-term policy and industry implications of the growing U.S. - China Space rivalry. Course texts will draw on primary source documents, policy analysis, business case analyses, and contemporary chinese science fiction to understand the current geopolitical context of space exploration.