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Geological Engineering

Colorado School of Mines

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 14.3901

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Golden, Colorado

    1500 Illinois St, Golden, Colorado, 80401

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

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Skills

Reading ComprehensionCritical ThinkingWritingActive ListeningComplex Problem SolvingSpeakingJudgment and Decision MakingMathematicsSystems AnalysisMonitoringScienceActive LearningSystems EvaluationInstructingLearning Strategies

Knowledge

Engineering and TechnologyMathematicsDesignComputers and ElectronicsEnglish LanguageMechanicalPhysicsProduction and ProcessingBuilding and ConstructionChemistryCustomer and Personal ServiceAdministration and Management

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionWritten ExpressionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningInformation OrderingProblem SensitivityMathematical ReasoningFluency of IdeasOriginalityCategory FlexibilitySpeech ClarityNear VisionNumber Facility

Tasks

  • Conduct research in a particular field of knowledge and publish findings in professional journals, b
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory work, assignments, and papers.
  • Conduct engineering site audits to collect structural, electrical, and related site information for
  • Create plans for solar energy system development, monitoring, and evaluation activities.
  • Design or coordinate design of photovoltaic (PV) or solar thermal systems, including system componen
  • Create or maintain wind farm layouts, schematics, or other visual documentation for wind farms.
  • Recommend process or infrastructure changes to improve wind turbine performance, reduce operational
  • Create models to optimize the layout of wind farm access roads, crane pads, crane paths, collection
  • Analyze meteorological data.
  • Design electrical interconnections.
  • Design wind turbine components.
  • Estimate energy production by analyzing wind data.
  • Provide scientific or technical guidance or expertise to scientists, engineers, technologists, techn
  • Supervise technologists or technicians engaged in nanotechnology research or production.
  • Conduct research related to a range of nanotechnology topics, such as packaging, heat transfer, fluo
  • Review or approve designs, calculations, or cost estimates.
  • Process or interpret signals or sensor data.
  • Debug robotics programs.
  • Analyze system performance or operational requirements.
  • Develop optical or imaging systems, such as optical imaging products, optical components, image proc
  • Develop or test photonic prototypes or models.
  • Create schematics and physical layouts of integrated microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) component
  • Investigate characteristics such as cost, performance, or process capability of potential microelect
  • Create or maintain formal engineering documents, such as schematics, bills of materials, components
  • Create mechanical design documents for parts, assemblies, or finished products.
  • Design advanced precision equipment for accurate or controlled applications.
  • Design engineering systems for the automation of industrial tasks.
  • Identify and recommend energy savings strategies to achieve more energy-efficient operation.
  • Conduct energy audits to evaluate energy use and to identify conservation and cost reduction measure
  • Monitor and analyze energy consumption.
  • Develop final construction plans that include aesthetic representations of the structure or details
  • Prepare scale drawings or architectural designs, using computer-aided design or other tools.
  • Prepare information regarding design, structure specifications, materials, color, equipment, estimat
  • Prepare technical reports for use by mining, engineering, and management personnel.
  • Inspect mining areas for unsafe structures, equipment, and working conditions.
  • Select or develop mineral location, extraction, and production methods, based on factors such as saf
  • Use drone technology for aerial surveys and inspections of mining sites to enhance safety and efficiency.
  • Design or conduct applied biodiesel or biofuels research projects on topics, such as transport, ther
  • Analyze data from biofuels studies, such as fluid dynamics, water treatments, or solvent extraction
  • Prepare, or oversee the preparation of, experimental plans for biofuels research or development.
  • Manage the coordination and overall integration of technical activities in architecture or engineeri
  • Direct, review, or approve project design changes.
  • Consult or negotiate with clients to prepare project specifications.

Technology

Computer aided design CAD softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareData base user interface and query softwareObject or component oriented development softwareDevelopment environment softwareGraphics or photo imaging softwareData base management system softwareIndustrial control softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareOperating system softwareComputer aided manufacturing CAM softwareDocument management softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareFile versioning softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareContent workflow softwareProgram testing softwareSpreadsheet softwareDesktop publishing softwareOffice suite softwareNetwork security or virtual private network VPN management softwareExpert system software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer numerical control CNC lathesComputer numerical control CNC millsComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersAbrasion testersAccelerated weathering machinesAdhesion testersApparent power metersAtomic absorption spectrometersAuger electron spectrometersBench ovensChronopotentiometersCompression testersCopy machinesCoulometersCreep testersCurrent versus voltage IV curve tracersData loggersDifferential scanning calorimeters

Work Values

AchievementRecognitionIndependenceWorking ConditionsRelationshipsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Engineering Teachers, Postsecondary25-1032.00
  • Solar Energy Systems Engineers17-2199.11
  • Wind Energy Engineers17-2199.10
  • Nanosystems Engineers17-2199.09
  • Robotics Engineers17-2199.08
  • Photonics Engineers17-2199.07
  • Microsystems Engineers17-2199.06
  • Mechatronics Engineers17-2199.05
  • Energy Engineers, Except Wind and Solar17-2199.03
  • Engineers, All Other17-2199.00
  • Mining and Geological Engineers, Including Mining Safety Engineers17-2151.00
  • Biofuels/Biodiesel Technology and Product Development Managers11-9041.01
  • Architectural and Engineering Managers11-9041.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Graduate-level curricula in advanced engineering topics — design, continuously refine, and deliver autonomously across a sustained portfolio of courses at a doctoral-granting institution.
  • Doctoral student research programs — supervise end-to-end, from dissertation proposal through defense, within a university engineering department.
  • Original research investigations — lead independently, producing peer-reviewed publications and presentations that advance knowledge in a defined engineering subdiscipline.
  • Competitive federal and industry grant proposals — author and submit as principal investigator, securing multi-year external funding for laboratory operations and graduate support.
  • Complex, non-routine engineering problems — diagnose and resolve by applying deductive and inductive reasoning across intersecting domains including physics, mathematics, and systems analysis.
  • Undergraduate and graduate course learning outcomes — evaluate through systematic assessment data, revising instructional methods to demonstrably improve student achievement.
  • Interdisciplinary engineering systems — analyze and critically evaluate using computational modeling tools, integrating findings into both research and classroom instruction.
  • Emerging technologies and engineering standards — monitor continuously through literature review and professional engagement, translating advances directly into updated course content.
  • Collaborative research partnerships — establish and manage with industry or government laboratories, coordinating student involvement and ensuring regulatory compliance.
  • Engineering design and manufacturing software ecosystems — leverage at an expert level to support research workflows and authentic project-based learning experiences.

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