The Mechanical Engineering Department at CU Denver is offering a 4 semester Master's of Science Track in Outdoor Gear. This program is a collaboration with Outside Inc. We are building a state-of-the-art outdoor gear testing laboratory (The Outside Laboratory at CU Denver) on campus. This program is funded in part by the State of Colorado to enhance workforce development as Colorado is one of the premier outdoor destinations for both recreational activities as well as companies. The current slate of courses is shown below. As you can tell this is not the typical master's degree in an engineering program. We encourage individuals from a wide variety of backgrounds to consider this program. The program intends to graduate individuals who can work in outdoor gear companies or start their own. For more information about the program contact Dr. Dana Carpenter at [email protected].

Fall
             MECH 5228 Statistics
             MECH 5020 Biomechanics
             MECH 5228 Introduction to Product Development

Spring
          MECH 5238 Prototyping and Manufacturing
          MECH 5114 Designing with Composites
          MECH 5238 Laboratory Gear Testing (ignore the fact that the numbers are the same)

 
Summer
             MECH 5258 Leaders in Innovation
             MECH 5268 Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Year 2
              MECH  5278 Field Testing (Must have taken MECH 5238 Laboratory Gear Testing in Spring)
              MECH 5298 Gear Capstone Project (Must be your last semester of Gear Program all courses from Year 1 are prerequisites)

You can also take these courses as undergraduate technical electives. Furthermore, you can be in the 4+1 program, where you can take your 4 undergraduate electives as graduate courses and count them toward both your undergraduate and master's degrees. Thus, you can get a BS and MS within 5 years.