Master of Engineering in Mining Engineering (distance education)

Master of Science in Mining Engineering

PhD in Mining Engineering

Doctorate in Mining Engineering

Graduate Certificate in Explosives Engineering

Graduate Minor in Explosives Engineering

Academic Program

Because of broad faculty expertise, emphasis areas for study focus on nearly every aspect of the minerals industry, including mining methods; mine and plant planning and design; coal mining, preparation, and transportation; aggregates and quarrying; mine systems and operations analysis, management, and optimization; mine health and safety topics; mineral economics, feasibility analysis, and policy; environmental aspects of mining; rock mechanics and geotechnical analysis; tunneling and construction; mine ventilation; and explosives engineering.

For the MS, PhD, and DEng degrees, the department requires completion of at least one course in rock mechanics and one course in mathematicsor statistics beyond calculus. The ME degree is distance education-based and requires a problem report or design project rather than a thesis.

Research Opportunities

Intensive research programs are conducted at Missouri S&T in explosives engineering; rock mechanics and geotechnical engineering; mineral economics and policy; mine and plant planning and design; mine operations analysis, management, and optimization; mine ventilation and atmospheric control; and minerals transportation. The faculty can supervise study in most other aspects of the minerals industry. Research by faculty and graduate students ensures relevance of the program to industry needs. Trips to coal, stone, metal, and industrial mineral operations supplement classroom activities.

Outstanding Facilities

The Missouri S&T Experimental Mine: Missouri S&T's Experimental Mine is one of only a few such facilities found on a university campus for mineral engineering education purposes. The facility is used primarily by students and faculty for instruction and research in mining and geological engineering. The mine also serves as an introduction to the mineral industry in Missouri for the public through guided tours and various informational programs.

The Rock Mechanics & Explosives Research Center (RMERC): Founded in 1964, the RMERC provides research leadership in a broad range of scientific and engineering fields. The Center serves both the mining industry and the wider industrial manufacturing community and provides state-of-the-art facilities for faculty and students involved in mining engineering and geotechnical research.

Career Opportunities

Students in these programs are seeking enhancement of career opportunities through graduate education. Some seek research and policy positions with government or industry. Currently the average salary for graduates is between $45,000 and $58,000 per year. Our placement rate has been 100% for the past several years. Graduates of this department are recognized as coming from one of the country's finest mining departments and the demand for graduates will continue far into the future. Almost every major metropolitan center in the United States is near important mining activities. The mining industry is so widely distributed and the opportunities within it so diversified that the mining engineer has a wide choice of locations and activities for a career. In addition to raw material production, mining engineers are employed in modern construction and engineering projects such as tunneling for highways and power stations, underground openings for weapons systems, and dam and highway construction.

Financial Assistance

Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration

International Society of Explosives Engineers

National Stone, Sand and Gravel Association

Women in Mining

Admissions Requirements

The application for admission to the graduate program must be accompanied by a letter, to the Department Chair, giving a brief summary of the applicant's background and the specific areas of research interest, if known at the time.

The Verbal, Quantitative, and Analytical Writing portions of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) must be taken. International students must take the examination before admission, and have a Quantitative score of at least 600 and an Analytical Writing score of at least 3.5. National students must take the GRE before enrolling. The Department requires a minimum TOEFL score of 550 from foreign applicants to be accepted to a graduate program.

MS, PhD, and Deng students with undergraduate deficiencies in Mining Engineering shall make up 15 credit hours of undergraduate core courses in Mining Engineering, to be determined by the advisor and program chair. Prerequisites for these courses must be satisfied, unless individually waived by the instructor.

Regulations & Procedures

ME
MS
DEng
PhD
Graduate Minor in Explosives Engineering
Graduate Certificate in Explosives Engineering