Mining Engineering and Management: Mining Engineering Specialization, MS

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 3 credits
Research or project requirements: 6-12 credits
Elective requirements: 17-23 credits
Total credits: 33

A minimum of 17 credits of the 33 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.

Core requirements

• MEM 700 Developing and Planning Research Credits: (1-0) 1
• MEM 790 Seminar Credits: 1 to 2 *

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  *Students must have a total of 2 credits of MEM 790

Research or project requirements

The completion of a master’s thesis, approved by the student’s graduate advisory committee and the Dean of Graduate Education, is required for this degree.

• MEM 798 Thesis Credits: To be arranged **

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  ** At least 6 credits of MEM 798 are required.  No more than 12 credits of MEM 798 may be counted toward the degree.

Elective requirements

An additional 17 to 23 credits of coursework must be selected from the list of courses below. Students may petition the program to allow electives other than those listed. All elective courses must be taken at the 500 level or higher.

**Students without a BS in Mining Engineering are required to take MEM 501.

• MEM 501 Fundamentals of the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3 **
• MEM 410/510 Advanced Mineral Economics for Managers Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 420/520 Advanced Tunneling and Underground Excavation Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 425/525 Advanced Rock Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 430/530 Resource Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 433/533 Advanced Mine Planning & Design Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 445/545/445L/545L Advanced Geostatistics and Grade Estimations/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• MEM 450/550 Rock Slope Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 455/555 Geometallurgy Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 470/570 Project Management for Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 610 Topics in Mineral Economics for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 630 Mining Law and Environment for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 635 Minerals Industry Value Chain Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 640 Advanced Mine Management for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 650 Mine Systems Optimization Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 665 Equipment Maintenance Reliability and Management Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 670 Advanced Mine Ventilation and Environmental Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 675/675L Computer Applications in the Minerals Industry Credits: (1-2) 3
• MEM 680 Advanced Explosives and Blasting Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 685 Influence of Ore Deposits in the Mining Cycle Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 710 Bulk Materials Handling Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 715 Advanced Mining Geotechnical Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 755 Rock Slope Engineering II Credits: (3-0) 3

Examinations

A thesis defense and a thesis proposal defense are required for this degree. For more information, see the Mining Engineering and Management Handbook.

Additional requirements

A maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred from another accredited institution (400 level or above).

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees  by the Council of Graduate Education.

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 0 credits
Research or project requirements: 3 credits
Elective requirements: 30 credits
Total credits: 33

A minimum of 17 credits of the 33 required must be taken at the 600 level or above.

Core requirements

No specific courses are required for the non-thesis option.

Research or project requirements

The completion of a master’s project is required for this degree.

Elective requirements

Thirty (30) credits of coursework must be selected from the list of courses below. Students may petition the program to allow electives other than those listed. All elective courses must be taken at the 500 level or higher 

**Students without a BS in Mining Engineering are required to take MEM 501.

• MEM 501 Fundamentals of the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3 **
• MEM 710 Bulk Materials Handling Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 410/510 Advanced Mineral Economics for Managers Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 420/520 Advanced Tunneling and Underground Excavation Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 425/525 Advanced Rock Mechanics Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 430/530 Resource Industry Mergers and Acquisitions Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 433/533 Advanced Mine Planning & Design Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 445/545/445L/545L Advanced Geostatistics and Grade Estimations/Lab Credits: (2-1) 3
• MEM 450/550 Rock Slope Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 455/555 Geometallurgy Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 470/570 Project Management for Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 610 Topics in Mineral Economics for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 630 Mining Law and Environment for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 635 Minerals Industry Value Chain Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 640 Advanced Mine Management for the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 650 Mine Systems Optimization Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 670 Advanced Mine Ventilation and Environmental Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 675/675L Computer Applications in the Minerals Industry Credits: (1-2) 3
• MEM 680 Advanced Explosives and Blasting Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 685 Influence of Ore Deposits in the Mining Cycle Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 715 Advanced Mining Geotechnical Engineering Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 755 Rock Slope Engineering II Credits: (3-0) 3
• MEM 790 Seminar Credits: 1 to 2

Examinations

No final degree examination is required for the non-thesis option. Individual courses may hold final examinations as part of the course.

Additional requirements

A maximum of 9 credit hours may be transferred from another accredited institution (400 level or above).

In addition to these degree-specific requirements, the student must also meet the requirements and policies applied to all graduate degrees  by the Council of Graduate Education.