Graduate Distance Education Programs: New Mexico Tech

Graduate Distance Education Programs

New Mexico Tech offers a variety of distance education programs from graduate certificates to doctoral degrees. Current programs are listed below with links to related material. To apply for graduate programs, please go to the graduate programs page, scroll to the program of interest, and select the online application for the term when you would like to start. Please note that we accept applications for distance enrollment until approximately two weeks prior to the beginning of the semester. Students who wish to start taking classes, but do not have time to complete the application may start taking courses as a special student (Send your special graduate student application to the Center for Graduate Studies at graduate@nmt.edu -- please call if you have questions 575-835-5513).

Distance Programs

Computer Science

The Computer Science and Engineering Department offers its graduate programs via distance delivery: Graduate Certificate in Cybersecurity, Master of Science, and Doctor of Philosophy. Current areas of research include cybersecurity, data analytics, machine learning and networking.

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See the department web page for more information on the computer science programs. For questions, contact Subhasish Mazumdar at 575-835-5288 or subhasish.mazumdar@nmt.edu.

Engineering Management and Technology Leadership

The Business and Technology Management Department offers both a Graduate Certificate in Technology Leadership and a Master of Engineering Management. The Graduate Certificate in Technology Leadership prepares science, engineering, and
technology professionals to lead teams, projects and organizations through the complex environment of change. The Master of Engineering Management (MEM) is a 30 credit hour professional graduate degree that provides engineers, scientists, and technologists holding a B.S. degree in their respective field with the knowledge and practical skills to lead project teams and technical organizations in today’s competitive and fast-paced business environment. The core courses provide foundations in quantitative and qualitative methods aimed at providing students with analytical, critical thinking, and people skills required of today’s technical managers, while elective courses focus on current issues of student interest.

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See the department web page for more information on the distance programs in business and technology management. For questions, contact Dr. Frank Reinow, Chair, Department of Business and Technology Management, at 575-835-5459 or frank.reinow@nmt.edu.

Materials and Metalurigical Engineering

The Materials & Metallurgical Engineering Department at NMT provides Distance Education (DE) courses in both traditional and in modern areas. Recent DE courses have been offered in Failure Analysis, Nano Materials, Crystal Chemistry, Computational Methods, Aerosol Science, Phase Transformations, Statistical Mechanics, and Corrosion Phenomena. These DE courses provide the engineer and the scientist the coursework necessary to obtain a Master’s or PhD degree without the loss of the many hours spent driving to a university campus.

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See the department web page for more information on the distance programs in materials and metalurgical engineering. For questions, contact (Thomas) David Burleigh at 575-835-5831 or thomas.burleigh@nmt.edu.

Mechanical Engineering

The Mechanical Engineering Department at NMT incorporates cutting edge research into its live distance education classes in the fields of explosives, mechatronics, biomedical engineering, and mechanics. The department offers all three of its graduate degrees through distance education: MS in Mechanical Engineering (thesis-based), ME in Mechanical Engineering (course-based), and a one of a kind PhD program in Mechanical Engineering with a dissertation in Intelligent Energetic Systems.

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See the department web page for more information on the distance programs in mechanical engineering. For questions, contact Arash Mousavi at 575-835-5003 or arash.mousavi@nmt.edu.

Hydrology

The Earth and Environmental Science Department at NMT offers a Graduate Certificate in Hydrology and a Professional Master of Hydrology degree, both are coursework-only and aimed at working professionals or students who wish to increase their qualifications. The programs cover fundamentals of atmospheric, surface, and subsurface hydrology. The Graduate Certificate in Hydrology requires 15 credit hours, can be completed in about 1.5 years taking 2 courses per semester, and costs about $5600. The Professional Master of Hydrology degree requires 30 credit hours. Some students working at government agencies have used the Certificate or Professional Master degree to secure professional grade and salary increases.

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See the department web page for more information on the hydrology. For questions, contact Dan Cadol at 575-835-5645 or daniel.cadol@nmt.edu.

Science Teaching

The Master of Science for Teachers (MST) is an online, self-paced program specifically designed for full-time working K-12 teachers. Teachers with a Bachelor’s degree in any major with at least one year of teaching experience can apply for admission into the MST program. Scholarships are available to cover the majority of tuition and fees. With the MST degree, you have options to earn additional pay and add STEM endorsements to your teaching licensure. No GRE is required. Application fees may be paid by the program.

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See the department web page for more information on the MST program. For questions, contact Megha Khandelwal at 575-835-5470 or megha.khandelwal@nmt.edu.

Transdisciplinary CyberSecurity

Transdisciplinary CyberSecurity programs have an option for distance delivery that includes Master of Science, Professional Masters, and Doctor of Philosophy.

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