Graduate Certificate in Applied Global Stability: Water Resources

Program Overview

Designed for military and government officials, this 12-credit Graduate Certificate in Applied Global Stability: Water Resources focuses on environmental sustainability and water resource management. Students can select elective courses from various engineering and environmental departments and complete the program online or on campus.

Program Outline

Degree Overview:

The Graduate Certificate in Applied Global Stability: Water Resources is designed for non-commissioned officers, company and field-grade officers in the Special Operations and Civil Affairs communities, as well as professionals from the Department of Defense, USAID, Peace Corps, and other organizations working towards the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The program focuses on global environmental sustainability and water resources. It can be completed online or on campus and requires 12 credits. The certificate program is administered by CSU's Office of Defense Engagement through the School of Global Environmental Sustainability.

Outline:

The program requires the completion of 12 credits, including:

• Required Course (3 credits):
• GES 520: Issues in Global Environmental Sustainability
• Elective Courses (9 credits):
• Students must select 9 credits from a list of courses offered by various departments, including:
• AREC 542: Applied Advanced Water Resource Economics
• CIVE 512: Irrigation Systems Design
• CIVE 519: Irrigation Water Management
• CIVE 520: Physical Hydrology
• CIVE 532: Wells and Pumps
• CIVE 537: Residuals Management
• CIVE 539: Water and Wastewater Analysis
• CIVE 540/CBE 540: Advanced Biological Wastewater Processing
• CIVE 544: Water Resources Planning and Management or WR 511: Water Resource Development
• CIVE 546: Water Resource Systems Analysis
• CIVE 547/STAT 547: Statistics for Environmental Monitoring
• CIVE 549: Drainage and Wetland Engineering
• CIVE 571: Pipeline Engineering and Hydraulics
• CIVE 573: Urban Stormwater Management
• CIVE 574: Civil Engineering Project Management
• CIVE 575: Sustainable Water and Waste Management
• CIVE 576: Engineering Applications of GIS and GPS
• CIVE 577: GIS in Civil and Environmental Engineering
• CIVE 578: Infrastructure and Utility Management
• CIVE 645: Computer-Aided Water Management and Control
• WR 512: Water Law for Non-Lawyers
• Alternative Course:
• If GES 520 has been completed, students can choose a SoGES endorsed graduate course in consultation with a certificate advisor.

Other:

• This certificate may have courses in common with other graduate certificates.
• A student may earn more than one certificate, but a given course may be counted only in one certificate.