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Breaking New Ground: Teaching Biology of Plants During the Pandemic

Colorado College students living around the world are immersed in the Biology of Plants through an interactive online experience. Professor Roxaneh Khorsand uses an array of computers, microphones, plastic models, live specimens, microscopes, and whiteboards to connect with students to enhance this traditionally hands-on introductory course in the virtual environment.

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Instead of taking multiple classes at a time, CC students study
one class at a time, for three-and-a-half weeks.

8 Blocks Per Academic Year

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Featured Courses

Music

MU227 - Topics in Music (Fall Semester).

How do people use sound and music to access alternate states of consciousness and otherworldly realms? MU227 explores the connection between music, sacred soundscapes, and spiritual perception. It examines the role of sound and melody in conjuring mystical and extrasensory states of being across social and regional contexts.
Molecular Biology

MB101 - The Science and Ethics of Genetics

In this course, we will look at the science of genetics; from the earliest discoveries to cutting edge advances. We will also discuss the many ways the field of genetics intersects with a myriad of issues; turning a critical eye towards the ethical considerations of genetic research and applications.
Art

AH120 - Global Architecture I: Pyramids to Cathedrals 3000 BCE-1400 CE

AH120 explores the architecture and engineering of pre-industrial societies from a global perspective, vernacular structures, how they expressed the values of their respective civilizations, how they were built, and contemporary attempts to understand and/or reproduce the technologies and building practices of the past.
Philosophy

PH360 - Philosophy & Psychoanalysis

PH360 explores how our unconscious dynamics come into play in sexuality, the construction of the self, and what constitutes psychological health. We examine Freud’s invention of psychoanalysis, self psychology, intersubjectivity, the implications of a psychoanalytic understanding of human nature for ethics, and more.

CC Stories

Student Seed Innovation Grants Broaden ‘Changemaker’ Focus Creativity & Innovation

Student Seed Innovation Grants Broaden ‘Changemaker’ Focus

Frieda Ekotto ’86 in Line as President of Modern Language Association News

Frieda Ekotto ’86 in Line as President of Modern Language Association

CC Hosts Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events News

CC Hosts Virtual Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

L. Song Richardson Named Colorado College’s 14th President News

L. Song Richardson Named Colorado College’s 14th President

Journalism Institute Wins $20,000 Grant to Study Local News Industry Journalism

Journalism Institute Wins $20,000 Grant to Study Local News Industry

Theo Hooker ’18 Named a Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Honoree Economics & Business

Theo Hooker ’18 Named a Forbes ‘30 Under 30’ Honoree

Students Launch Mutual Aid Fund to Help One Another Collaborative for Community Engagement

Students Launch Mutual Aid Fund to Help One Another

CC’s Block Plan Celebrates 50 Years and Counting Bulletin

CC’s Block Plan Celebrates 50 Years and Counting


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Colorado College recognizes and honors the original inhabitants who first settled in the area and who called the nearby highest mountain “Tava,” the original name given by the Ute people to what is now known as Pikes Peak. At CC, we respect all peoples and strive to grow as a unique and welcoming community.