The program offered by the Metropolitan State University of Denver will also transcend the boundaries of the classroom. MSU Denver students have the opportunity to participate in local field-based experiences, study abroad in countries such as Japan and Italy and conduct research in partnership with professors. Numerous Anthropology students present their work at MSU Denver?s Undergraduate Research Conference and other local and national professional meetings.

Your Anthropology degree program will give you the chance to acquire real-world work experience. MSU Denver students have the opportunity to participate in work-study programs in the Anthropology program?s three laboratories: The Laboratory of Anthropology, which houses the MSU Denver?s archaeological and skeletal collections, the Ethnography Laboratory and the Human Identification Laboratory. You can also earn course credit for internships at outside agencies such as the Douglas County History Repository and F.C. Vogt Company and independent studies that you design in conjunction with our faculty.

Career prospects

Cultural resource management, museum curation, archiving, conservation and education for a start! The four main career paths for anthropologists and archaeologists are academics, corporate/ business, government and nonprofit/community-based.