Data Science – Earth Resources Graduate Certificate
Digitalization has profoundly affected all facets of geoscience, including extractive industries (e..g, oil and gas, minerals, water resources), remote sensing of Earth change, environmental monitoring and remediation, and geological engineering. More data is available for detailed analysis to improve decision making and influence policy at all levels, and changing commodity prices have added to the need to improve the efficiency of operations in order to drive more effective and responsible development of Earth resources. The Data Science Earth Resources graduate certificate introduces the fundamentals of data science (using Python) as it pertains to characterization, extraction and sustainable development of surface and subsurface Earth resources. This program will allow you to become a more efficient and innovative scientist who can organize, analyze, and visualize earth-resource data as well as automate repetitive tasks, implement machine-learning models and create web-scraping algorithms.
Certificate Requirements
Graduate Certificate in Data Science – Earth Resources
- Bachelor’s degree in an earth science-related field (e.g., geology, geophysics, petroleum engineering, chemistry, physics)
- No GRE required
- No previous coding experience required
- Statement of goals/purpose: share your professional, academic and personal goals and why you believe Colorado School of Mines is the best place to achieve those goals
- Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV)
- For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the English Proficiency requirement
Graduate Certificate in Data Science – Earth Resources
12 credit hours of coursework
- DSCI403/CSCI303 Introduction to Data Science (3.0)
- GEOL557 Earth Resource Data Science I: Fundamentals (3.0)
- GEOL558 Earth Resource Data Science II: Applications and Machine Learning (3.0)
- Elective: see catalog page (toward bottom of page)
Tuition
| CREDIT HOURS | TOTAL ONLINE TUITION & FEES 2021-22 |
|---|---|
| 1.0 | $1,114 |
| 2.0 | $2,141 |
| 3.0 | $3,168 |
| 4.0 | $4,195 |
| 5.0 | $5,222 |
| 6.0 | $6,249 |
| 7.0 | $7,276 |
| 8.0 | $8,303 |
| 9.0 | $9,330 |
| 10.0 | $10,357 |
| 11.0 | $11,384 |
| 12.0 | $12,411 |
| 13.0 | $13,438 |
| 14.0 | $14,465 |
| 15.0 | $15,492 |
- Employer contributions are routinely applied to cover a portion of this cost.
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Fees
- Fees for students enrolled in Mines Online programs or courses are included in the cost of tuition ($999 per credit hour)
Jan. 1
Application Deadline
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Data Science Faculty
Soutir Bandyopadhyay
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Email - sbandyopadhyay@mines.edu
Phone - 303-273-3677
H. Sebnem Duzgun
Rank - Professor and Fred Banfield Distinguished Endowed Chair
Department - Mining Engineering
Email - duzgun@mines.edu
Phone - 303-384-2357
Wendy Fisher
Rank - Associate Department Head and Teaching Associate Professor
Email - wfisher@mines.edu
Phone - 303-273-3195
Dorit Hammerling
Rank - Associate Professor
Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Email - hammerling@mines.edu
Phone - 303-384-2272
Doug Nychka
Rank - Professor
Department - Applied Mathematics and Statistics
Email - nychka@mines.edu
Phone - 303-384-2469
Paul Sava
Rank - Department Head and Professor of Geophysics and C.H. Green Chair of Exploration Geophysics
Department - Geophysics
Email - psava@mines.edu
Phone - 303-384-2362
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