Minor in Global Engineering

If you are driven to make a difference, there's a place for you here. We focus on innovation and entrepreneurship, preparing students for leadership opportunities, starting businesses and designing solutions to global problems.

The minor in global engineering prepares students to work for transnational engineering firms and learn how to solve some of the most challenging global issues of our time. Students are exposed to various cultures and contexts crucial to developing a well-rounded education in engineering.

  • Learn the global impact of engineering on economics, society and the environment
  • Gain a greater awareness of engineering for various cultures
  • Complement your undergraduate studies and skills with a minor

Top 20 public U.S. university for engineering

(U.S. News & World Report, 2020)

Connect with many high-tech companies right here in Boulder, many of which sponsor internships or mentorship programs  

Be a part of the Mortenson Center in Global Engineering, which aims to train engineers to create sustainable, scalable, evidence-based and multidisciplinary solutions to global development problems

Be successful.

A minor in global engineering allows you to enter the workforce with additional skills and knowledge alongside your major area of study.

 

Lockheed Martin, Seagate Technology, Ball Aerospace and Boeing employ graduates from the College of Engineering and Applied Science

 

Graduates with this minor will be capable of negotiating complex, uncertain and ambiguous circumstances, whether at home or abroad

 

Broaden your employment possibilities with additional knowledge and skills gained from a minor

Academic Plan & Requirements

The minor in global engineering is open to all students in the College of Engineering and Applied Science. The minor requires a minimum completion of six courses for 18 credit hours, along with an approved global experience.

Coursework for the minor includes: 

  • A Global State of Mind cornerstone course
  • Regional perspective course
  • Foreign language courses
  • Global perspective courses
  • Globally oriented technical elective

Community & Involvement

We offer students many opportunities to network with peers and faculty, further their studies, and get the most out of their undergraduate experience.