Online Programs and Courses
Last update: July 12, 2021
Programs
Approved Programs
These programs have been approved through the Mines Program Approval process (Department, Graduate Council, Faculty Senate, and Board of Trustees) and by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), our regional accreditor:
| Program | Level | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Advanced Manufacturing | Certificate | 12 |
| Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage (CCUS) | Certificate | 12 |
| Computer Science Professional | Certificate | 12 |
| CyberSecurity for Cyber Physical Systems | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Center Engineering (postponed) | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Science: Business Analytics | Certificate | 9 |
| Data Science: Computer Science | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Science: Earth Resources | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Science: Foundations | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Science: Petroleum Data Analytics | Certificate | 12 |
| Data Science: Statistical Learning | Certificate | 12 |
| Entrepreneurship | Certificate | 9 |
| Environmental Model | Certificate | 12 |
| FEA Professional | Certificate | 12 |
| GIS/Geoinformatics | Masters - Non-Thesis | 30 |
| GIS/Geoinformatics: Environmental Studies | Certificate | 12 |
| GIS/Geoinformatics: Geohazards Evaluation | Certificate | 12 |
| GIS/Geoinformatics: Geospatial Information Technology | Certificate | 12 |
| GIS/Geoinformatics: Natural Resources Assessment | Certificate | 12 |
| Humanitarian Engineering and Science | Certificate | 9 |
| Mining Engineering and Management | Masters - Non-Thesis | 33 |
| Petroleum Geophysics | Certificate | 12 |
| Product Management | Certificate | 9 |
| Smart Manufacturing | Certificate | 12 |
| Space Resources | Ph.D. Masters - Non-Thesis Certificate | 72 30 12 |
| Underground Construction and Tunnel Engineering | Certificate | 10 |
Courses
Approved Courses
The courses below have been through the 12-week online course development process and the course review process using the Mines Online Course Development Standards:
| Course | Title | Faculty Designer |
|---|---|---|
| AMFG401/501 | Introduction to Additive Manufacturing | Craig Brice |
| AMFG422/522 | Statistical Process Control and LEAN Manufacturing | Jenifer Blacklock |
| AMFG521 | Design for Additive Manufacturing | Tony Petrella |
| AMFG531 | Materials for Additive Manufacturing | Craig Brice |
| AMFG591 | Economic Considerations for Advanced Manufacturing (elective) | Brian Rosenberg |
| AMFG592 | Additive Manufacturing Preprocessing (elective) | Garrison Hommer |
| CBEN200 | Computational Methods in Chemical Engineering | Jason Ganley |
| CEEN523 | Underground Construction Engineering in Soft Ground | Mike Mooney |
| CHM198a | Energetics General Chemistry I | David Wu |
| CSCI102 | Introduction to Python - Lab (possibly Fall 2021) | Christine Liebe |
| CSCI261 | Programming Concepts | Jeff Paone |
| CSCI262 | Data Structures | Wendy Fisher |
| CSCI303/DSCI403 | Introduction to Data Science | Wendy Fisher |
| CSCI306 | Software Engineering | Mark Baldwin |
| CSCI470 | Introduction to Machine Learning | Wendy Fisher |
| CSCI560 | Fundamentals of Computer Networks | Qi Han |
| CSCI585 | Information Security and Privacy | Chuan Yue |
| EBGN000 | Economic Evaluation and Investment Decision Methods(short course) | Andrew Pederson |
| EBGN201 | Principles of Economics | Scott Houser |
| EBGN321/504 | Engineering Economics Evaluation | Andrew Pederson |
| EBGN425/525 | Business Analytics | Tulay Flamand |
| EBGN553 | Project Management | David Culbreath |
| EBGN563 | Management of Tech | Sid Saleh |
| EBGN576 | Managing and Marketing New Product Developments | Sid Saleh |
| EDNS315 | Engineering for Social and Environmental Responsibility | Greg Rulifson |
| EDNS479 | Community-Based Research | Jessica Smith |
| EDNS577 | Adv Eng & Sust Comm Dev | Juan Lucena |
| EEGN519 | Estimation Theory and Kalman Filtering (Hybrid) | Tyrone Vincent |
| ENGY200 | Introduction to Energy (Hybrid) | Xerxes Steirer |
| FEGN525 | Advanced FEA Theory & Practice | Tony Petrella |
| FEGN526 | Static & Dynamic Applications in FEA | Stephen Geer |
| FEGN527 | Nonlinear Applications in FEA | Tony Petrella |
| FEGN528 | FEA for Advanced Design Applications | Tony Petrella |
| GEGN351 | Geological Fluid Mechanics | Lisa Gallagher and Reed Maxwell |
| GEOL410 | Planetary Geology | Wood and Musso |
| GEOL557 | Earth Resource Data Science I – Fundamentals | Zane Jobe |
| GEOL558 | Earth Resource Data Science II – Applications | Zane Jobe |
| GPGN 458/558 | Quantitative seismic interpretation | Ali Tura |
| GPGN 519 | Advanced Formation Evaluation | Brandon Dugan |
| GPGN 661 | Advanced seismology | Ilya Tsvankin |
| GPGN/PEGN547 | Physics and Mechanics of Rocks | Monica Prasad |
| HASS201 | Workshop Foundations: The Art and Craft of Creative Writing | Seth Tucker |
| HASS323 | Introduction to Science Communication | Cortney Holles |
| HASS423 | Advanced Science Communication | Cortney Holles |
| HASS441/541 | African Development | Derrick Hudson |
| MATH112 | Calculus II | Becky Swanson, Mike Nicholas |
| MATH201 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | Ashlyn Munson |
| MATH213 | Calculus III | Mike Mikucki, Deb Carney, and Holly Ecklund |
| MATH225 | Differential Equations | Jennifer Strong, Scott Strong, Holly Ecklund |
| MATH530 | Advance Statistics | Soutir Bandyopadhyay |
| MEGN324 | Intro to Finite Element Analysis | Stephen Geer |
| MLGN598 | Materials Science Graduate Lab Module (Hybrid) | Xerxes Stierer |
| MNGN546 | Health and Safety | Jurgen Brune |
| MNGN547 | Geology and Mining | Andrew Schissler |
| MNGN548 | Integrated Information and Mine Systems Management | Sebnem Duzgun |
| MNGN551 | Mine Accounting | Paul Zink |
| MNGN553 | Mine Design and Operation Planning | Barb Filas |
| MNGN554 | Mine Finance | Paul Zink |
| MNGN555 | Mine Investment Evaluation | Amy Jacobsen/Rob Cameron |
| MNGN557 | Mineral Economics and Policy | Paul Zink |
| MNGN558 | Mineral Processing | Erik Spiller |
| MNGN561 | Project Management | Robin Bullock |
| MNGN562 | Environmental and Social Responsibility | Barbara Filas |
| MNGN563 | Water, Waste and Closure | Van Zyl and Gabora |
| MNGN598 | Geospatial Big Data Analytics | Sebnem Duzgun |
| ORWE598 | Optimal Planning of Manufacturing Operations | Alexandria Newman |
| PEGN000 | Petroleum Super School (short course) | Jennifer Miskimins |
| PEGN361 | Completions | Jorge Sampaio |
| PEGN419 | Logging | Mansur Ermila |
| PEGN423 | Petroleum Reservoir Engineering I | Luis Zerpa |
| PEGN522 | Advanced Well Stimulation | Jennifer Miskimins |
| PEGN551 | Petroleum Data Analysis | Jim Crompton |
| PEGN552 | Petroleum Data Analytics Applications | Jim Crompton |
| SPRS501 | Space Resources Fundamentals | Christopher Dryer |
| SPRS502 | Space Systems Engineering | George Sowers |
| SPRS503 | Space Resources Graduate Seminar | Angel Madrid |
| SPRS504 | Economics of Space Resources | Ian Lange |
| SPRS505 | Space Operations | Laura Maginnis |
| SPRS506 | International Space Law and Policy | Andrea Harrington |
| SPRS591 | Space Resources Design and Analysis Course I | Christopher Dryer |
| SPRS592 | Space Resources Design and Analysis Course II | Christopher Dryer |
| SPRS598c | Advanced Planetary Geology | Kevin Cannon |
| SYGN501 | Research Skills for Graduate Students | Roel Snieder |
Visit the Dynamic Schedule and search for “Distance Courses” to see a list of upcoming courses by term. For a comprehensive list of online courses under development, please reach out to Jennifer Veloff (jveloff@mines.edu), Online Programs Manager.
Completed Required Training
Engineering and Facilitating Online Learning
The following faculty completed the Engineering and Facilitating Online Learning course:
| Faculty/Instructor | Department |
|---|---|
| Abbud Madrid, Angel | Space Resources |
| Adams, Daniel | Physics |
| Arkadan, Abdulrahman | Electrical Engineering |
| Bach, Joel | Mechanical Engineering |
| Baldwin, Mark | Computer Science |
| Bandyopadhyay, Soutir | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Barankin, Michael | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Battalora, Linda | Petroleum Engineering |
| Blacklock, Jenifer | Mechanical Engineering |
| Brice, Craig | Advanced Manufacturing |
| Bridgman, Terry | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Brune, Jürgen | Mining Engineering |
| Buhrer, Eliza | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Bullock, Robin | Engineering Design & Society |
| Cannon, Kevin | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Carney, Debra | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Crompton, James | Petroleum Engineering |
| Culbreth, David | Economics & Business |
| Cullison, Jonathan | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Dahl, Carol | Economics & Business |
| DiCarlo, Jennifer | Admin |
| Dreyer, Christopher | Space Resources |
| Dugan, Brandon | Geophysics |
| Duzgun, Sebnem | Mining Engineering |
| Eklund, Holly | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Eranki, Pragnya | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Ermila, Mansur | Petroleum Engineering |
| Eustes, Alfred | Petroleum Engineering |
| Fan, Yilin | Petroleum Engineering |
| Farca, Paula | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Figueroa, Linda | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Filas, Barbara | Mining Engineering |
| Fisher, Wendy | Computer Science |
| Flamand, Tulay | Economics & Business |
| Fleckenstein, Will | Petroleum Engineering |
| Forland, Adam | Other |
| Gabora, Michael | Mining Engineering |
| Gallagher, Lisa | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Ganley, Jason | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Gardner, Tracy | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Geer, Stephen | Mechanical Engineering |
| Greivel, Gerrald | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Grimm, David | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Guerra, Andres | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Hammerling, Dorit | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Han, Qi | Computer Science |
| Handorean, Alina | Engineering Design & Society |
| Harman, Katherine | Mining Engineering |
| Haupt, Randy | Electrical Engineering |
| Hoff, William | Computer Science |
| Holles, Cortney | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Holley, Jeffrey | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Hommer, Garrison | Mechanical Engineering |
| Houser, Scott | Economics & Business |
| Hudson, Derek | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Jackson, Gregory | Mechanical Engineering |
| Jacobsen, Amy | Mining Engineering |
| Jin, Ge | Geophysics |
| Jobe, Zane | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Kappes, Branden | Advanced Manufacturing |
| King, Jeffrey | Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Klein, Judith | Chemistry |
| Klimek, Robert | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Kohl, Patrick | Physics |
| Kroepsch, Adrianne | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Kuhr, Werner | Economics & Business |
| Kuiper, Yvette | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Lafrancois, Becky | Economics & Business |
| Lamberson, Leslie | Mechanical Engineering |
| Lammars, Heather | Mining Engineering |
| Landis, Amy | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Lange, Ian | Economics & Business |
| Leach, Patrick | Economics & Business |
| Liebe, Christine | Computer Science |
| Liu, Hongyan | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Lucena, Juan | Engineering Design & Society |
| Maginnis, Laura | Space Resources |
| Mancus, Shannon | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Mattjik, Mirna | Engineering Design & Society |
| McClelland, Carrie | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| McCoy, Kevin | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| McCray, John | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Mehta, Dinesh | Computer Science |
| Mikucki, Mike | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Miller, Mark | Petroleum Engineering |
| Miskimins, Jennifer | Petroleum Engineering |
| Mohagheghi, Salman | Electrical Engineering |
| Mooney, Mike | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Munakata Marr, Junko | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Munson, Ashlyn | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Musso, Matthew | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Nakagawa, Masami | Mining Engineering |
| Nayeri, Payam | Electrical Engineering |
| Nelson, Priscilla | Mining Engineering |
| Newman, Alexandra | Mechanical Engineering |
| Newman, John | Mechanical Engineering |
| Nicholas, Mike | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Norrgran, Cynthia | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Ohno, Timothy (Tim) | Physics |
| Osgood, Kenneth | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Osgood, Rachel | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Palin, Richard | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Panos, Chelsea | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Paone, Jeffrey | Computer Science |
| Pederson, Andrew | Economics & Business |
| Petrella, Anthony | Mechanical Engineering |
| Plink-Bjorklund, Piret | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Prasad, Manika | Geophysics |
| Rainer, Clemens | Petroleum Engineering |
| Reddy, Elizabeth | Engineering Design & Society |
| Reeves, Robert | Mining Engineering |
| Rockett, Angus | Metallurgical & Materials Engineering |
| Rosenberger, Brian | Advanced Manufacturing |
| Rostami, Jamal | Mining Engineering |
| Rulifson, Gregory | Engineering Design & Society |
| Ruskell, Todd | Physics |
| Saleh, Sid | Economics & Business |
| Salinas, Chelsea | Engineering Design & Society |
| Sampaio, Jorge | Petroleum Engineering |
| Sava, Paul | Geophysics |
| Schissler, Andrew | Mining Engineering |
| Shaffer, Justin | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Shorey, Christian | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Siegfried, Matthew | Geophysics |
| Simoes, Marcelo | Electrical Engineering |
| Singha, Kamini | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Sloan, Dendy | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Smith, Jessica | Engineering Design & Society |
| Snieder, Roel | AA |
| Sowers, George | Space Resources |
| Spiller, Donald | Mining Engineering |
| Steirer, Kenneth | Physics |
| Stettler Kleine, Marie | Engineering Design & Society |
| Strebinger, Claire | Mechanical Engineering |
| Strong, Jennifer | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Strong, Scott | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Sturgis, George | Mining Engineering |
| Swanson, Rebecca | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Tsvankin, Ilya | Geophysics |
| Tucker, Seth | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Tura, Ali | Geophysics |
| Van Zyl, Dirk | Mining Engineering |
| Vanderbeek, Greg | Mechanical Engineering |
| Vincent, Tyrone | Electrical Engineering |
| Walton, Gabriel | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Wang, Hua | Computer Science |
| Wayllace, Alexandra | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Williams, Thomas | Computer Science |
| Wilson, William | Mining Engineering |
| Wisnowski, James | Mechanical Engineering |
| Wong, Jim | Mechanical Engineering |
| Woodson, Sandy | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Yin, Xiaolong | Petroleum Engineering |
| Yue, Chuan | Computer Science |
| Zerpa, Luis | Petroleum Engineering |
| Zhou, Wendy | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Zhu, Qin | Humanities, Arts, & Social Sciences (HASS) |
| Zink, Paul | Mining Engineering |
| Reynolds, Susan | Civil Engineering |
| Heeley, Michael | Economics & Business |
| Herring, Andrew (Andy) | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| Idowu, Dorcas | Geology and Geological Engineering |
| Koh, Carolyn | Chemical & Biological Engineering |
| McFly, Shane | Computer Science |
| Petrick, David | Mechanical Engineering |
| Read, Amelia | Computer Science |
| Tucker, Garritt | Mechanical Engineering |
| Winters, Rick | Mining Engineering |
| Wood, Lesli | Geology and Geological Engineering |
Facilitating Online Learning
The following faculty completed the Facilitating Online Learning course:
| Faculty/Instructor | Department |
|---|---|
| Andrews, Elizabeth | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Behnfield, Debbie | AA |
| Benson, David | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Cath, Tzahi | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Cone, Kim | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Doherty, Mary | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Domaille, Dylan | Chemistry |
| Garris, Rebekah | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Gladkina, Anastasia | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Gravenor, Stephanie | Engineering Design & Society |
| Hedayat, Reza | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Heeley, Michael | Economics & Business |
| Holt, Valerie | AA |
| Leiderman, Karin | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Light, Leslie | Engineering Design & Society |
| Maniloff, Peter | Economics & Business |
| Mann, Dorothy | Computer Science |
| Martin, Thomas | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Miller, Riley | Computer Science |
| Moore, Kevin | Engineering Design & Society |
| Moses, Josh | Physics |
| Nieusma, Dean | Engineering Design & Society |
| Pagenkopf, Maleigh | Chemistry |
| Pfaff, Katharina | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Rader, Cyndi | Computer Science |
| Romig, Phil | Computer Science |
| Sawyer, Kalila | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Sonnenberg, Stephen | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Spahr, Katie | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
| Sparks, Athena | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Wakin, Mike | Electrical Engineering |
| Wenham, Holly | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Werner, Brett | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Westhof, Christian | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Wood, Lesli | Geology & Geological Engineering |
| Worley, Christopher | Economics & Business |
| Yoder, Todd | Applied Math & Statistics |
| Zhang, Ray | Mechanical Engineering |
Trefny Center
Visit the Trefny Center website for information about the approval process, required training for teaching online, and the online course development process.