The Colorado School of Mines Division of
Liberal Arts & International Studies (LAIS)

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 Liberal Arts and International Studies 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 life-long learner.

This website is made possible through the generosity of
J. Michael Blackwell, Class of 1959.