Education Programs in Global Engineering
The Mortenson Center in Global Engineering & Resilience at the ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ trains engineers to solve the hardest problems on the planet - clean water access, climate adaptation, food security, disaster resilience and sustainable infrastructure.
What is Global Engineering?Ìý
Global Engineering is the practice of applying engineering skills to improve quality of life world wide and particularily for communities facing poverty, climate stress and infrastructure gaps. It is interdisciplinary: technical design meets public health, economics, policy and community engagement
Our global engineering graduates get jobs in:
- Consulting firms like Tetra Tech, AECOM and Jacobs
- International development with the World Bank, UNICEF and Care
- Government with EPA, USGS, NASA
- Carbon Markets
- Social Enterprise

- 12 credits | 100% Online
- Complete from anywhere in the world in one calendar year
- Offered through Continuing Education
- Per credit: $1,293/in-state or $1,662 out-of-state
- Scholarships available

- Choose Professional Master's in Global Resilience & Sustainability Engineering (Civil) or Global Environmental Engineering (Env.)
- 18 additional credits on campus you can complete in 2 semesters
- Gain Industry connections through our direct partnerships, alumni and networks
- Live in beautiful ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½, Colorado! With world-class outdoor recreation and a thriving sustainability job market.Ìý
- CU ÌÇÐÄ´«Ã½ ranked #1 for start-up creation in 2025 and launched it's 11th unicorn start-up in 2026 (APLUTM)
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STEP 3
Paid Master's Project
Earn While You Learn!
Industry or research placement. Real-world engineering project. Stipend & tuition offset







