MFS Graduate Program - Program Experience

The Museum and Field Studies Graduate Program offers flexibility around a core curriculum of courses and internship. Students have many opportunities to customize their MFS experience, including:

• Volunteering as a docent in the University of Colorado Museum of Natural History
• Getting involved in exhibits and programming through the Museum Club
• Mentoring middle school girls in science through Girls At the Museum Exploring Science (GAMES)
• Volunteering at one of more than 20 local museums and parks
• Collaborating with other CU museums, galleries, and libraries
• Working as a graduate assistant in collections, museum education, or other areas of the CU Museum
• Conducting research in science or museum studies
• Taking cognate courses in any of the university's departments

Find out how some MFS students have tailored the MFS experience to their interests and goals! Watch an interview with the director of the museum below.