9 PhD programmes offered by the university

The Public Affairs programme from University of Colorado Denver emphasizes scholarship in public administration, public policy, public management, and criminal justice/criminology in preparation for positions in academia and consulting firms, public management and administration, public policy analysis, politics and advocacy, and nonprofits.

The Biomedical Engineering programme from University of Colorado Denver prepares students for biomedical engineering careers in industry, government or academia.

The Psychology programme from University of Colorado Denver prepares innovative school psychologists to be culturally responsive practitioners in diverse settings.

The Civil Engineering programme from University of Colorado Denver is administered jointly with the University of Colorado Boulder.

The Applied Mathematics programme from University of Colorado Denver  provides comprehensive training in applied mathematics and/or statistics and opportunities for cutting-edge research in close collaboration with internationally recognized scholars.

The Health Economics programme from University of Colorado Denver is designed to train scientists to engage in modern economic research related to questions pertinent to the health care sector and to personal and public health. 

The Computer Science and Information Systems programme from University of Colorado Denver offers research training in both computer science and information systems. The CSIS PhD supports interdisciplinary research between computer science and many fields of interest.

The Clinical Health Psychology programme from University of Colorado Denver will train Scientist-Practitioners who receive a generalist-training in clinical psychology, and who acquire additional knowledge and skill in health psychology and behavioral medicine.

The Engineering and Applied Science programme from University of Colorado Denver is an innovative multidisciplinary programme designed to model modern research.