1. Financial aid opportunities may help you cover your
tuition and flight expenses.
Why Choose CPS?
1. Graduate with employer-identified skills
2. Gain practical experience
3. Learn from faculty’s professional experience
4. Collaborate with diverse faculty and peers
5. Located in the heart of Denver
Contact CPS
Mailing Address
Campus Box 8
P. O. Box 173362
Denver, CO 80217-3362
Campus Location — West Classroom 133
Phone — 303-556-2978
Fax — 303-556-2159
Email — ProfessionalStudies@msudenver.edu
COLLEGE of
PROFESSIONAL
STUDIES
For more information please visit
https://www.msudenver.edu/cps
Unsurpassed Value in
Professional Education
Student Success
The Primary objective
of the College of Professional
Studies (CPS) is student success.
Through excellence in learning,
CPS prepares students
for professional life and
postgraduate degrees.
Real World Experience
The College of Professional Studies
integrates academic excellence with
real world experience for a diverse
student community that strive
to be the preeminent source of
professional education in Colorado.
Photo by Denise Parker, Technical Communication Student

2. C PS D E PA RTM E N TS A N D C E N T E R S
Nursing
Baccalaureate nursing education incorporates
knowledge from natural sciences, social sciences and
nursing. The goal of the nursing program is to prepare
a generalist professional nurse to practice in current
and future healthcare delivery systems.
Nutrition
Get prepared for successful food, nutrition, and
dietetics careers! A human nutrition -- dietetics major
is the first step to becoming a registered dietitian
nutritionist (RDN) dietetic technician, registered
certified food protection professional (DTR); or
certified dietary manager.
One World One Water Center
We strive to prepare an educated, empowered,
solution-oriented Colorado citizenry to protect and
preserve our precious water resources. The water
studies minor and water studies certificate will
provide students with skills necessary to become more
knowledgeable of Colorado’s limited water resources,
and how to preserve this most precious resource.
ROTC
Our program is one of the most respected ROTC in
the United States and dates back to 1918. We assist
students in becoming the future leaders of the United
States Army by developing their leadership abilities and
instilling responsibility, integrity, and a sense of pride
and accomplishment. Take the challenge!
degrees in event and meeting management, brewing
operations and brew pub operations.
Human Performance and Sport
You’ll enjoy hands-on experience, individual attention,
and classroom lectures that provide you with the
foundation for a fulfilling career in wellness programs,
health maintenance organizations, community health
agencies, physical education, sport management,
athletic facilities management and more.
Human Services
If you have a passion for helping others, this could
be for you. With a bachelor of science degree in
human services, you benefit from experiential
learning both in the classroom and through intensive
field experience. You’ll develop high ethical standards
and cultural sensitivity. As well as become an agent
for positive change in the lives of individuals, and in
your community.
Industrial Design
Industrial designers use innovation to create and
develop solutions that optimize function, value, and
appearance of products that make our lives more
comfortable, pleasurable, and efficient. Industrial
design is a stimulating field that requires creativity,
perception, and the ability to demonstrate ideas
through different mediums.
Journalism and
Technical Communication
In both traditional classrooms and a unique online
environment students apply underlying theories,
principles, and aesthetics of their respective discipline
to communicate. Students create concise, informative
messages for a variety of media, including traditional
and interactive print, video, audio, interactive and
social media, or a combination of formats.
Aviation and Aerospace Science
Our graduates are working in all areas of aviation
as professional aviators, aviation managers, airport
planners, air traffic controllers, flight dispatchers, and
more. Our students have the opportunity to combine
study in aerospace science, physics, and engineering
to seek new opportunities in the aerospace industry.
Criminal Justice and Criminology
A fast-growing field where students can explore the
functions and interactions among police, courts,
and corrections systems. Classes range from human
behavior and social structure to management principles
and supervisory skills.
Engineering and
Engineering Technology
We achieve our mission to be the preeminent
baccalaureate institution by producing graduates well-
versed in the art of applying science to engineering
positions in the work place. We are an ABET accredited
department. The designation enables our graduates
to become licensed engineers by passing FE and
PE exams.
Health Professions
We provide quality education in preparing students
for progressive professional positions in the dynamic
health care industry. This is achieved through a multi-
disciplinary approach to teaching that is designed
to meet the diverse and future needs of our students
and the community.
Hospitality, Tourism, and Events
The most comprehensive and cost-effective
hospitality bachelors degree program in Colorado. We
provide flexible and individualized interdisciplinary
concentrations in hotel, restaurant and tourism
management, along with new bachelor of science
Please see the specific department for
information on their majors,
minors, and certificates.