Environmental Modeling

Online at Colorado School of Mines

Environmental Modeling

Online at Colorado School of Mines

Environmental Modeling Graduate Certificate Program

The graduate certificate in Environmental Modeling prepares Mines engineers to sustainably address the grand challenges facing engineered systems. This program will be of interest to students with engineering backgrounds who are interested in transitioning into fields of sustainability, environment, conservation and environmental engineering.

Students will explore a breadth of environmental modeling, from specific fate and transport to systems thinking. This certificate will provide students with a very marketable and in-demand skillset for quantifying environmental sustainability of designs. The certificate is a coherent curriculum by itself, but also represents an incremental goal, being 12 out of the 30 total credits towards completing a master’s degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Certificate Requirements

  • Bachelor’s Degree: Required
  • GRE: Not Required
  • Letters of Recommendation: Not Required
  • Resume or Curriculum Vitae (CV): Required
  • Statement of Purpose: Not Required. Suggested if GPA is less than 3.0/4.0
  • Transcript(s): Required. Must be submitted for all schools attended (unofficial transcripts accepted for admissions review and must show successful completion of any required prerequisite course(s).
  • For international applicants or applicants whose native language is not English, please review the English Proficiency requirement

For additional information about these admissions requirements, please refer to the Admissions Requirements page

Tuition

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Fees

  • Fees for students enrolled in Mines Online programs or courses are included in the cost of tuition.

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Investment You Can Count On

9

Course Credits Applicable to Master’s Degree in Civil and Environmental Engineering

8%

Job Growth for Environmental Scientists and Specialists, 2020-2030, Bureau of Labor Statistics

#1

Career Return on Investment,
Research Universities,
U.S. Department of Education

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty

Mike Mooney

Mike Mooney

Rank - Grewcock Chair Professor
Program Director

Email - mmooney@mines.edu

Phone - 303-384-2498

Eric Anderson

Eric Anderson

Rank - Associate Professor

Email - ejanderson@mines.edu

Christopher Bellona

Christopher Bellona

Rank - Associate Professor

Email - cbellona@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3061

Tzahi Cath

Tzahi Cath

Rank - Professor

Email - tcath@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3402

Joe Crocker

Joe Crocker

Rank - Teaching Professor

Email - jcrocker@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3175

Linda Figueroa

Linda Figueroa

Rank - Professor

Email - lfiguero@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3491

D.V. Griffiths

D.V. Griffiths

Rank - Professor

Email - d.v.griffiths@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3669

Andres Guerra

Andres Guerra

Rank - Teaching Professor

Email - aguerra@mines.edu

Phone - 303-273-3434

Value in Action

The annual salary survey consistently demonstrates the value  of a Mines degree.