Missouri University of Science and Technology, Department of Mining Engineering

Mining Engineering
226 McNutt Hall
1400 N. Bishop
Rolla, MO 65409-0450
(573) 341-4753
mining@mst.edu

Curriculum - Bachelor of Science, Mining Engineering, 128 CR HRS

Freshman Year

Fall Semester / Winter Semester

Chem 001 - General Chemistry I	4	Math 015 - Calculus for Engineers II	4
Chem 002 - General Chemistry I Lab	1	Physics 023 - Engineering Physics	4
Chem 004 - Lab Safety	1	FE 020 - Eng Design w Comp Appl	3
Math 014 - Calculus for Engineers I	4	Mi Eng 003 - Principles of Mi Eng	1
FE 010 - Study * Careers in Eng	1	Mi Eng 151 - Intro to Mining Safety	1
English 020 - Exposition & Argumentation	3	Ge Eng 050 - Geology for Engineers	3
Hist 112, 175, 176 or Pol Sc 90	3
TOTAL	17 HRS	TOTAL	16 HRS

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester / Winter Semester

Mi Eng 110 - Surveying for Mineral Engineers	2	Geo 125 - Physical Mineralogy & Petrology	3
Mi Eng 215 - Mat Handling in Mines	3	Stat 213 - Applied Eng Stat	3
Math 022 - Calculus & Analytic Geometry III	4	Physics 024 - Engineering Physics II	4
Geo 220 - Structural Geology	4	IDE 140 - Statics & Dynamics*1	3
English 065 - Tech Writer in Bus & Industry	3	Math 204 - Elem Differential Equations	3
Mi Eng 050 - Comp in Mi Eng	1	Mi Eng 241 Mineral Processing	3
TOTAL	17 HRS	TOTAL	19 HRS

Junior Year

Fall Semester / Winter Semester

Mi Eng 221 - Mining Exploration	3	Mi Eng 324 - U/G Mi Methods & Equip	3
Mi Eng 270 - Mining Industry Economics	3	Mi Eng 326 - Surface Mining Methods & Eqp	3
CV Eng 230 - Elementary Fluid Mechanics	3	Mi Eng 232 - Stat/Mech Rock Mat*1	3
Humanities/Social Sciences*2	3	Mi Eng 331 - Rock Mechanics I	2
Econ 121 - Principles of Microeconomics or Econ 122 - Principles of Macroeconomics	3	Mi Eng 307 - Principles of Explosives Eng	3
		Mi Eng 318 Mine Atmos. Control	3
TOTAL	15 HRS	TOTAL	17 HRS

Senior Year

Fall Semester / Winter Semester

Mi Eng 317 - Mine Power and Drainage	3	Humanities/Social Sciences*2	3
Mi Eng 322 - Mine Management*9	2	Mi Eng 376 - Environmental Aspects of Mining	3
Technical Elective *3,4,5,6,7,8	3	Mi Eng 393 Mine Planning and Design*9	4
Humanities/Social Sciences*2	6	Technical Elective*3,4,5,6,7,8	3
TOTAL	14 HRS	TOTAL	13 HRS

1. Students may elect to take IDE 50, IDE 110, and IDE 150 instead and not take Mi Eng 232.
2. The Department requires a total of 18 credit hours of H&SS courses (including Econ 121/122 and Hist 176 or substitute). These courses are to be chosen from a list of courses approved by your advisor and at least one course (3 hours) that builds on depth must be taken. English 20 and English 65 are communication skills courses, and will not meet this requirement.
3. For students with the Explosives Engineering Emphasis, Mi Eng 350 (Blasting Tech) and either Mi Eng 301, 390 (Special topics and Mining Research, both in an explosives area), Ge Eng 371 (Rock Engineering) or Mi Eng 383 (Tunneling/Construction) have to be taken as Technical Electives.
4. For students with the Quarrying Emphasis, Cv Eng 216 (Construction Materials) and Mt Eng 353 (Mineral Processing II) have to be taken as Technical Electives.
5. For students with the Coal Emphasis, Mi Eng 343 (Coal Mine Development and Production), Mi Eng 311 (Mine Plant Management) or an approved substitute course have to be taken as Technical Electives.
6. For students with the Mining and Environment Emphasis, Geol Eng 235 (Environmental Geoscience), Geol Eng 333 (Risk Assessment in Environmental Studies), or an approved substitute courses have to be taken as Technical Electives.
7. For students with the Mining Health and Safety Emphasis, Mi Eng 202 (Mine Rescue), Eng Mgt 311 (Human Factors), or other approved substitute courses have to be taken as Technical Electives.
8. For students with the Sustainable Development Emphasis, Pol Sci 315 (Public Policy Analysis), Econ 340 (Environmental and Natural Resource Economics), or other approved substitute courses have to be taken as Technical Electives.
9. Mining courses in italics are offered every semester.