Online Graduate Certificate in Global Engineering

Online Graduate Certificate

  Applications open February 1-April 15, 2025.    Priority deadline is March 31.   Classes begin Summer 2025. 

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What You’ll Learn:
  • Global Foundations: Study global health, development economics, humanitarian aid, global development and impact evaluation.
  • Skills That Matter: Learn data analysis and project management to create and implement evidence-based solutions for climate resilience and improved access to essential services.
  • Capstone Practicum: Collaborate with international development professionals to advance global development practice.
Why Enroll Online?
  • Flexible & Accessible: Gain specialized skills in Global Engineering without full-time, in-person attendance.
  • Transfer Credits: Nine Certificate credits transfer into our Professional Master’s Program. Keep learning!
  • Exclusive Scholarship Opportunities for online students.
Why Choose the Mortenson Center?
  • Legacy of Leadership: Learn from industry-leading
    faculty with real-world expertise
    developing innovative solutions that address
    root causes of poverty.
  • Career Impact: Our alumni are hired globally
    as technical leads, researchers, policymakers,
    designers, and consultants.
  • Extraordinary Vision: A world where everyone
    has access to safe and reliable water,
    sanitation, energy, food, shelter and
    infrastructure.

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Student Profile
 

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Arnold is from Kampala, Uganda. He graduated with an Online Certificate in Global Engineering in 2024. He has been working with Bridges to Prosperity in East Africa to connect rural communities to opportunities such as education, employment and healthcare through the installation of footbridges. Arnold is now a Professional Master's student at CU Boulder and was able to use nine of his certificate credits for the master's degree. 

 
Certificate Requirements

This program creates a pathway for working professionals with diverse backgrounds and expertise from around the world to build their skills in Global Engineering
 without the cost and complexity of full-time attendance in Boulder.

 

Certificate Requirements

Students earn the certificate by satisfactorily completing 12 credit-hours of graduate-level courses with a grade of B- or higher in each course or module. These requirements are met through our core courses (6 credit-hours total) and a combination of 1 credit-hour modules (6 credit-hours total). ​Up to 9 credit-hours completed as part of the online certificate can be used to complete our Professional Master’s degree in Global Engineering.

Admission Requirements
  • Completion of a bachelor’s degree in any field, subject to approval by the Mortenson Center
  • English Language Proficiency* 
Required Courses

Offered once a year through a cohort approach:

1 Credit-Hour Modules:

Course offerings:

Coming soon:

  • Introduction to Water Resources Management
  • Water Resource Simulation Modeling
  • Water Resource Monitoring
  • Transboundary Water Policy and Management
  • Energy Access

*International applicants must provide a TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo score if English is not your native language. The English proficiency requirement will be waived if you have completed at least one semester of full-time study at an institution in where English is the language of instruction or full-time work experience where English is the offical language at the time you apply, and within two years from your desired admission term. Your transcripts or a letter from the university/employer are used to confirm this. Non-native English speakers should only provide certification of adequately spoken and written English. Preferred scores for each English proficiency exam are: TOEFL= 90 (only internet-based tests accepted) or IELTS = 7.0 or Duolingo = 115

Watch the Online Certificate Learning Session 2023 (30 min)