Overview

The Museum and Field Studies program of the University of Colorado at Boulder provides a strong background in a chosen field as well as theoretical and practical grounding in museology.

Internships are offered at a variety of museums in the region, including natural history, history and art museums. Students completing the MS are trained as collection managers, curatorial assistants, registrars, museum educators, exhibit technicians and administrators.

Program Tracks

Three tracks are available: a collections/field track, a public/administration track and an art history track.

Collections/Field Track

This track offers training for students interested in the curatorial and research aspects of museum work, such as floristic or faunistic studies of the past and present, material culture of the past and present and biological inventory. The curriculum gives students academic training as well as experience in all areas of museum work. Field experience is offered through the curatorial and field practica.

Public/Administration Track

This track offers education for students interested in the public aspects of the museum such as program development and evaluation, exhibition planning and design, education and the organization and management of museums. The curriculum offers both academic training in a discipline and hands-on experience with all aspects of the public museum.

Art History Track

The art history track in the MFS program is open to applicants who hold a BA degree in the liberal arts, preferably with a major in art history. This track addresses issues specific to the research and curation of artworks. The curriculum provides students with academic training in art history and offers students firsthand museum experience in curatorial and collections work through exhibitions practica and collections research.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Museum Studies

Museum Collections Management

Seminar in Museum Issues

Museums and the Public: Exhibit Development

Museum Administration

Museum Education

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-08-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-15 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00 , National

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Boulder, United States

Disciplines

History Museum Studies View 536 other Masters in History in United States

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Academic requirements

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General requirements

Students must meet all university requirements for admission to graduate school and have a baccalaureate degree and at least a B (3.00) grade-point average in previous academic work.

The baccalaureate degree should be in anthropology, biology, geology, geography, history (including archival studies), classics, fine arts or education, although other majors will be considered.

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Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

23676 USD / year

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Out-of-State

23676 USD / year

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In-State

8928 USD / year

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Living costs

Boulder

United States

950 - 1350 USD / month

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