University General Course Catalog 2024-2025 
    
    Oct 15, 2024  
University General Course Catalog 2024-2025

Mining Engineering, M.S.


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The department of mining and metallurgical engineering offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in mining engineering. The students can elect to pursue in one of the following specialization fields, such as, mine automation and robotics, artifical intelligence (AI) application in mines, mine design, rock mechanics, mine ventilation, computer applications, material handling, mine management, operations research, and mineral economics and mine sustainability.

Program Learning Outcomes


Students will be able to:

  • explain mine design, mine ventilation, rock mechanics, and mineral reserve estimation, as well as more specialized areas of mining engineering practice.  
  • conduct basic or applied research projects impacting mining engineering practice.
  • communicate results through written and oral presentation.

Contact Information


Raj R. Kallu, Graduate Program Director
(775) 682-6448
rkallu@unr.edu
http://www.unr.edu/degrees/mining-engineering/ms

Admissions Requirement


Please consult the Graduate School section of the catalog for general admission requirements.  The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required, as well as three letters of recommendation. The deadline for completed applications (online) for fall semester is March 15; for spring semester, the deadline is September 15.

I. Program Requirements


Unless equivalent courses were completed at the upper-division undergraduate level, the program of study should include:

A. Plan A Thesis Option


For the thesis option (Plan A), additional courses will include:

  • (1 to 6 units) (6 units required)
  • Approved 700-level Technical Electives (16 units)

B. Plan B Non-thesis Option


For the non-thesis option (Plan B), additional courses will include:

II. Program Total Hours (30 units)


Plan A - Thesis Option: 30 units

Plan B - Non-thesis Option: 30 units

Undergraduate Prerequisites


A B.S. in an engineering discipline is recommended.  Applicants without an undergraduate engineering degree are required to either pass the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam, or complete a minimum of 12 credits of basic engineering courses (e.g., statics, dynamics, strength of materials, thermodynamics, circuits, fluid mechanics) with a grade of B or better.  All students must have a minimum of two undergraduate geology courses and a mining methods course.  While these restrictions do not preclude acceptance into the graduate program, they may necessitate taking undergraduate courses that do not carry graduate credit.

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