Mining Engineering and Management: Mining Industry Applications Specialization, MS

Contact Information

Dr. Kelli McCormick, Program Coordinator
Mining Engineering and Management Department
MI 235 A
(605) 394-1971
E-mail: Kelli.McCormick@sdsmt.edu

Department Website

Students are responsible for checking with their advisors for any program modifications that may occur after the publication of this catalog.

MS in Mining Engineering and Management - Mining Industry Applications Specialization

The Master of Science in Mining Engineering and Management - Mining Industry Applications Specialization only offers a non-thesis option. The course delivery is geared towards both campus and hybrid-distance delivery modes.

SD Mines students accepted to the Accelerated MS option may apply up to 9 credits of 500/600 level MEM credits taken as an undergraduate toward both the BS and the MS degrees.

Degree requirements for non-thesis option

Distribution of credits

Core requirements: 3 credits
Research or project requirements: 0 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

The following courses are required for this specialization. All core courses must be taken at the 500 level or higher.

MEM 501 Fundamentals of the Mineral Industry Credits: (3-0) 3 *
* If a student has a BS or MS in Mining Engineering, they may exchange MEM 501 for an elective course.

Research or project requirements

No research or project is required or permitted for this degree.

Elective requirements

Select 30 credits from the 500, 600, or 700 level with a MEM prefix. May also apply ENGM 640 towards electives. Students may petition their advisor to count up to three credits of other graduate-level non-MEM coursework toward the degree.

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.

Objectives and Outcomes

Student Outcomes:

Learn effective communication and technical vocabulary within the specialization;
Advance competency in technical skills, knowledge and abilities in the specialization;
Foster critical thinking within the profession; and
Develop ethical and professional responsibilities