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Metropolitan State University of Denver is a public university located on the Auraria Campus in downtown Denver, Colorado. Renowned for its world-class Aviation and Aerospace Science program, cybersecurity, brewery operations, and healthcare simulation.
MSU Denver operates the Aerospace and Advanced Manufacturing Sciences building, the Gina and Frank Day Health Institute, and state-of-the-art flight simulation laboratories equipped with Frasca Level 6 flight training devices and satellite ground stations.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate high school academic performance or transfer college coursework under test-optional review. Flight training majors must secure an FAA Medical Certificate prior to flight lab enrollment.
Premier FAA Part 141 collegiate aviation curriculum featuring Boeing 737 and turboprop flight simulators, air traffic management labs, and space operations training.
Hands-on graduate degree in ethical hacking, cloud infrastructure hardening, industrial control systems defense, and cyber risk management in downtown Denver.
Comprehensive brewing science degree taught in partnership with the on-campus historic Tivoli Brewery, covering brewing microbiology, sensory analysis, and packaging quality control.
Applied aerospace fellowship operating rooftop satellite ground antennas, decoding amateur radio satellite transmissions, and developing orbital flight trajectory models.
Hands-on clinical nursing internship rotating through urban trauma centers, intensive care units, and community health centers in the Denver metropolitan area.
The university's highest merit award recognizing incoming freshmen who exhibit scholastic distinction, leadership resilience, and service to the urban community.
President and National Defense Scholar
Office of the President
Dr. Janine Davidson, former Under Secretary of the United States Navy and Air Force pilot, has served as President of MSU Denver since 2017, elevating aerospace...
View researcher profile ↗Chair and Professor of Aviation and Aerospace Science
Department of Aviation and Aerospace Science
Dr. Jeffrey Forrest is an aerospace scientist researching human factors in aviation safety, automated cockpit workload ergonomics, and commercial spaceflight in...
View researcher profile ↗Professor of Brewing Operations and Master Cicerone
School of Hospitality, Brewing Operations
Prof. Scott Kerkmans was one of the world's first Master Cicerones, leading research in craft beer sensory evaluation, hop volatile chemistry, and sustainable b...
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