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Micro-Certificate of Graduate Study in Scientific Computing

The College of Engineering and Mathematical Sciences offers an interdisciplinary Micro-Certificate of Graduate Study in Scientific Computing (mCGS-SC).
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Given the critical role that scientific computing plays in many fields of science and engineering, this mCGS-SC program will train students on theoretical and practical skills of scientific computing, preparing them for a wide range of job opportunities in the public sector, industry, and academia. Students completing the program are expected to acquire in-depth knowledge of numerical methods for scientific computing, their implementations (including coding), and their applications to real-world problems in science and engineering.

Any current PhD, MS or Accelerated MS student at ¶¶Òõ̽̽ may pursue this program to augment their degree. 

This mCGS-SC requires two core courses and one elective course selected from a pre-approved list (see below). 

Specific Requirements

Admission Requirements

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All existing ¶¶Òõ̽̽ graduate students with a 3.0 or above GPA who have successfully completed the prerequisites for the two required certificate courses will be admitted into the program. These students need to enroll in the mCGS-SC no later than having finished their first course that will count toward the program. 

Students seeking to enroll in the program must first submit an application to the Graduate College at:

In addition, students should notify the Program Coordinator at the same time. Students must also submit a program plan to the Program Coordinator upon enrollment to the mCGS-SC and must submit a Program Completion form to the Graduate College to initiate awarding of the credential. After a student is enrolled, they will be assigned a participating faculty member as their certificate advisor by the Program Coordinator.

The current Program Coordinator for this Certificate is Professor George Pinder (Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with joint appointments in Mathematics and Computer Science), email: pinder@uvm.edu

Minimum Degree Requirements

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MINIMUM DEGREE REQUIREMENTS

This mCGS-SC requires a total of 9 credits (3 courses), which consist of 2 required core courses and 1 elective from a pre-approved list. Details are shown below.

Required Core Courses (6 credits):

Course Number (Current)

Title

Credits

Math/CS 5737Introduction to Numerical Analysis

3

CEE/ME 5980Numerical Methods for Engineers

3

Electives (3 credits needed):

Course Number (Current)

Title

Credits

EE 6130Convex Optimization    3
MATH 6737Numerical Differential Equations    3
ME 5520Computational Solid Mechanics    3
ME 6550Multiscale Modeling    3
5XXX, 6XXX, or 7XXX Special topics or other relevant elective courses --- permission by Program Coordinator needed     3

 

Program Coordinator

George Pinder

Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

gpinder@uvm.edu

Water Resources, Environmental, Sustainability & Energy, Geotechnical & Geoenvironmental, Climate Change & Hazard Mitigation