Introduction

From the food we eat, to how we build our homes and cities and the energy that powers our lives, commodities underlie our global economy.  Businesses around the world rely on professionals whom understand the critical relationships across, geopolitics and financial markets to drive success.  The 100% online Commodities Graduate Certificate from the University of Colorado Denver Business School prepares you to build a successful career in the fast-paced world of commodities. Our program is designed for students who want to explore the commodity sector, learn from professors with deep-industry experience, and develop an in-demand set of practical business skills. 

During your certificate program, you’ll complete three graduate-level courses, gaining valuable insights from industry experts at the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities and Energy Management and acquire essential knowledge about a broad range of commodities, including agriculture, energy, minerals, and metals. Our program’s strong industry support means that each of our career-focused courses will prepare you to solve real-world business problems in the commodities sector. 

Courses are offered in an online, 8-week format. The certificate can be completed in one semester or spread out as the student wishes to take classes.

Certificate Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Select 3 of the following		9
CMDT 6802	Foundations of Commodities
CMDT 6582	Commodity Supply Chain Management
CMDT 6682	Commodities Hedging
CMDT 6670	International Special Topics 2
CMDT 6699	International Special Topics
CMDT 6840	Commodity Independent Study
CMDT 6490	Commodity Trading
CMDT 6710	Carbon Markets: Navigating the Future of Business
CMDT 6240	Environmental, Social, Governance (ESG) Trends in Energy & Commodities
GEMM 6630	Project Development, Management and Leadership in Renewable Energy
GEMM 6000	21st Century Global Energy Issues and Realities
GEMM 6200	Environmental, Regulatory, Legal & Political Environment in the Energy Industry
Total Hours		9

Please contact Michele Cooper, Director of Operations at the J.P. Morgan Center for Commodities and Energy Management for more information: michele.cooper@ucdenver.edu.

• Understand determinants of supply and demand across key commodity-intensive industrial sectors – metals & minerals, energy, and agriculture.

• Understand the full-lifecycle of physical commodity production and use.

• Analyze commodity prices using quantitative techniques for commodity market evaluation and forecasting.

• Identify the distribution of value across commodity supply chains.

• Comprehend the way commodity markets (physical and derivative) function and the role that commodity trading firms play in the worldwide physical delivery of commodities, including financing, contracting, and shipping functions.

• Understand commodity-related risks and how they can be managed through trading and hedging strategies.

• Comprehend the diversity of risks involved in commodity intensive industries and how they can impact major capital projects and global business performance.

• Analyze specific commodity markets and synthesize these analyses into trading and procurement strategies and strategic decision-making

• Gain practical knowledge on how to evaluate commodity markets, to formulate opinions market projections and appropriate trading strategies.