The following are programs put together by the EBIO Faculty, which offer students a unique opportunity to take part in extraordinary research. For any questions about these opportunities, feel free write or call the faculty members using contact information included below, or set an appointment with your major advisor. Good luck in your research!
Professor Bill Bowman , Director of the Mountain Research Station, would like to make students aware of summer field course opportunities at the Mountain Research Station. He has course brochures available, and is available to spend a minute or two in class presenting information about these opportunities, for Instructors who are interested.
When considering new research, please remember the tremendous research potential of the MRS. There are a multitude of different environments nearby, both terrestrial and aquatic, and access to nearby public lands is simplified by a MOU with the US Forest Service and the City of Boulder. The ongoing environmental monitoring and hertitage of past research (e.g. LTER program) also faciliates getting research going and interpreting results. Please contact Professor Bowman if you have any questions.
For more information, contact Dr. Bill Bowman directly
or visit the Mountain Research Station (MRS) website
The Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program complements existing departmental graduate programs. All Hydrologic Sciences students are admitted through one of the participating departments.
The CU-Boulder Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program focuses on quantitative studies of water in the environment including its role in geologic and biogeochemical processes, ecosystem functions, and global elemental cycling. The Program is interdisciplinary and interdepartmental. It is intended for science and engineering graduate students, both currently enrolled and prospective.
For more information about this program, visit the Hydrologic Sciences Graduate Program site and/or talk to Jill Skarstad , our Graduate Program Director.
The departmental URAP (Undergraduate Research Assistant Program) is recommended for freshmen and sophomores to begin participating in faculty research as an assistant, while the UROP (Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program) requires a research proposal on a topic chosen by the undergraduate (typically a junior or senior) in consultation with a faculty member.
Like the Honors Program, it is advisable to start by contacting your EBIO advisor . The advisors will be able to help you adequately prepare and plan your URAP/UROP so that it best meets your schedule and academic goals.
The University of Colorado Research Experiences for Undergraduates program provides students with the opportunity to participate in research projects at the University of Colorado Mountain Research Station. The following paragraphs describe the philosophy of our program. Information about faculty, applications, and the University are linked to our REU home page . Most, or all, of the student participants will be housed at the Mountain Research Station. Participants will live in cabins at the station through the summer, offering an opportunity for participation in a unique, focused, research program.
For more information, contact Dr. Mike Breed directly or visit the Research Experiences for Undergraduates website
The MORPH Research Coordination Network provides support for visits of undergraduate students, graduate students, postdoctorals, and early career faculty (assistant professors) between organismic and molecular labs for periods ranging from a few weeks (to learn specific techniques) to a semester (to complete the equivalent of a lab rotation and take coursework not available at the home institution). This element of planned networking activities comprises the largest component of the MORPH funds and is open to any individuals with an interest in bridging the gap between organismic and molecular aspects of the evolutionary developmental biology of plants. Applications for funding are evaluated by an annually changing subcommittee appointed by the core participants of the MORPH RCN.
For more information, contact Dr. Ned Friedman directly or visit the MORPH website
In addition to their departmental requirements, students accepted to the CCSI will complete a 2 year program as part of a cohort including students from the natural sciences, social sciences and journalism. The program starts with a class in Carbon, Climate and Society in their first year; this class will be lecture-based in the first semester and a series of hands-on modules in the second term, and will include participation from all CCSI faculty. The following summer, students will receive support to complete one of several possible mini-internships designed to expose students to aspects of the program that are different from their chosen area of study. In year two, the cohort will work as a team to tackle a large, interdisciplinary problem in environmental change; this year-long effort is designed to expose students to both the difficulties and benefits of working across disciplinary lines to address environmental problems. The students will present the results of this project as part of a retreat and workshop at the Aspen Global Change Institute.
These retreats will include not only CCSI students and faculty, but also experts from other institutions and countries that represent the broad range of perspectives included under the CCSI umbrella. There will also be an annual CCSI seminar series in which such individuals visit the Boulder campus on a regular basis.
All CCSI students will receive at least 2 years of NSF fellowship support; additional years of support are available through graduate research and/or teaching assitantships. CCSI students will also receive travel and lodging support for attending workshops and participating in mini-internships away from Boulder, as well as funds to support miscellaneous research expenses.
For more information, contact Dr. Alan Townsend directly or visit the Carbon, Climate & Society Initiative website
The Professional Certificate training is comparable to the Master of Science degree training, without the coursework in the disciplinary specialty and the thesis or project required for the MS degree. For graduate students in other university departments, the course work in a specialty discipline is provided by MA/MS or PhD programs in their home department. For museum professionals, additional disciplinary work is available as appropriate upper division undergraduate or graduate coursework taken as electives under the non-degree study plan available in the ACCESS program through Continuing Education. A "hands-on" practicum that deals with collections at the University of Colorado Museum may be taken as appropriate and available, but it is not a requirement for the Professional Certificate.
The curriculum for a Professional Certificate in Museology requires a minimum of 12 credit hours taken from the core museology sequence of the Museum and Field Studies Masters degree program. The four required courses are:
| Introduction to Museum Studies (5011) | 4 credit hours | |
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| Museum Education (5030) | 3 credit hours | |
| Collections Management (5051) | 3 credit hours | |
| Exhibit Development (5031) | 3 credit hours | |
| Museum Administration (5041) | 3 credit hours | |
| Advanced Seminar in Museum Issues (or similar advanced seminar) (6110) | 1-3 credit hours |
Plus 75 hours of internship for the Certificate Program.
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