Applied AI and Society
Office: Sturm 462
Email: andrea.stanton@du.edu
The University of Denver's Applied AI and Society minor is an interdisciplinary program, housed in the College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences that draws on courses across CAHSS and the University.
This minor is grounded in the liberal arts, connecting artificial intelligence to human questions about ethics, identity, culture, public policy, and social impact.
In this minor, students explore how AI is changing the way we communicate, create, work, and make decisions, while developing the critical thinking, ethical reasoning, and professional skills needed to lead in an AI-transformed world.
By completing this minor, students will be able to:
1. Understand AI's Foundations Across Disciplines: Students will demonstrate an understanding of core artificial intelligence concepts—including machine learning, natural language processing, and robotics—by articulating how these technologies intersect with ethical, psychological, and sociological frameworks.
2. Assess AI's Appropriateness and Utility: Students will apply a range of disciplinary perspectives to assess AI's strengths and limitations in particular contexts, including considering issues related to bias, transparency, and accountability.
3. Analyze AI's Societal Impacts: Students will critically analyze the implications of AI technologies on privacy, labor markets, and human agency, drawing from perspectives in philosophy, law, and public policy.
4. Apply AI ethically and effectively: Students will demonstrate the ability to apply generative and other forms of AI ethically and effectively across a range of platforms in a variety of personal, societal, and/or professional contexts.
Minor in Applied AI and Society
Applied AI and Society is a five-course, 20 credit-hour minor. It has one required course (COMP 3490 Understanding AI) and 4 elective courses; students must take courses from at least three departments or department equivalents.
Curriculum:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required | ||
| COMP 3490 | Understanding AI | 4 |
| Electives | 16 | |
| Science, Technology and Human Values | ||
| Applications of Generative AI | ||
| AI Design Project | ||
| Literature of Utopia/Dystopia: Dystopian Fiction | ||
| Posthumanism: Androids, Cyborgs, A.I. & the Future of Humanity | ||
| Senior Seminar | ||
| Understanding Digital Art | ||
| Exploring Digital Cultures | ||
| Topics in Emergent Digital Culture | ||
| Science Fiction: Digital Culture | ||
| Geospatial Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Robotics, AI & Service Automation | ||
| Globalization and the Knowledge Economy | ||
| Topics in Int'l Studies | ||
| Innovations in Development | ||
| Data and Forecasting for International Studies | ||
| Intelligence Threat Assessment | ||
| Data Science in International Relations | ||
| Data Mining and Visualization | ||
| Complex Data Analytics | ||
| Topics in Legal Studies | ||
| Innovations in Media, Artificial Intelligence, & Communication | ||
| Media Ethics, Race & Technology | ||
| Leading in the Digital Age | ||
| AI and Robotics | ||
| Digital Religion | ||
| Sexualities and the Law | ||
RLGS 2xxx Religion and AI
WRIT 2675 Writing and AI
INTS 37xx Topics: Artificial Intelligence and Global Affairs (manual add - topics course) LANG 2000 Machines That Speak: Language, Identity, and AI
Students may transfer up to 10 credit hours from appropriate study abroad courses into the minor.
Please note: students cannot double count credit hours; courses taken for the minor cannot also be counted as credit hours toward a major.