Earth Science Courses and Certifications

Crystal Optics

Learn to identify transparent minerals by interpreting their optical properties under plane-polarized, crossed-polarized, and conoscopic microscopy.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IISc Bangalore;  NPTEL

Introduction to Engineering Seismology

Learn how earthquake sources, seismic waves, instruments, and regional data support deterministic and probabilistic seismic hazard analysis.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Shaanxi Energy Institute

Mine Fire Prevention and Control

Learn to prevent, predict, manage, and extinguish spontaneous and exogenous fires in coal mines.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Climatology

Explore Earth’s climate system through atmospheric circulation, precipitation, Köppen climate types, cyclones, and the Indian Monsoon.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Structural Geology

When you climb lofty mountains and appreciate the vast land and colorful landforms, have you ever thought about how they have been formed?

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Groundwater Engineering

Learn groundwater engineering through aquifers, flow laws, pumping tests, modeling, recharge, and basin management.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT Roorkee;  NPTEL

Advanced Atmospheric Physics

Advanced study of atmospheric dynamics, waves, instabilities, ionospheric processes, and solar-wind interactions with Earth’s magnetosphere.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Isotope Geochemistry

Explore stable, radioactive, and radiogenic isotopes, mass spectrometric analysis, and isotope-based models of geological, oceanic, and climatic processes.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Understanding the Arctic - Climate and the Need for Environmental Protection

An interdisciplinary exploration of Arctic climate, environmental threats, governance, Indigenous rights, and India’s role in polar cooperation.

• Swayam
• 15 weeks
• Available until Oct 30, 2026
• Free Online Course

IIT (ISM) Dhanbad;  NPTEL

Earthquake Seismology

Explore earthquake seismology through seismic-wave theory, Earth structure, waveform-derived mechanisms, attenuation, source parameters, and links to plate tectonics and society.

• Swayam
• 12 weeks
• Available until Oct 9, 2026
• Free Online Course

Engineering Geology

Learn how geological conditions, processes, and hazards affect highway engineering and how to evaluate engineering geological problems.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Hunan Normal University

Geology and Geomorphology

A foundational exploration of how geological forces shape Earth’s diverse landforms, from rivers and glaciers to volcanoes and wind.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Cambridge University Press

Oil and Gas Field Exploration

An applied geology course on planning, designing, evaluating, and managing oil and gas exploration projects.

• XuetangX
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course

Hydrology and Oceanography

An introduction to hydrology and oceanography, examining Earth’s water systems across inland and marine environments.

• Swayam
• Available until Oct 31, 2026
• Free Online Course

Environmental Geology (UG)

Apply geological knowledge to identify, mitigate, and prevent environmental problems arising from human interactions with the geologic environment.

• Swayam
• Self-Paced
• Free Online Course