M.S. in Mining Engineering | Department of Mining & Metallurgical Engineering – Nevada Today
College of Science — the Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering
The Department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering offers programs 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 design, rock mechanics, mine ventilation, computer applications, automation, material handling, mine management, operations research, and mineral economics.
A bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university is required in order to be accepted as a graduate student. For full graduate standing, at least 30 credits of undergraduate work in mining engineering or related sciences must have been completed.
In addition, students must meet the following requirements:
Prospective graduate students should send all their application material directly to the Graduate School. The department does not accept any application material directly from the prospective students.
The department offers several graduate fellowships i.e. Research Assistantships (RA) and Teaching Assistantships. Requests for teaching assistantships should be submitted to the department prior to March 15, but all applications will be considered regardless of date of submission. Requests for research assistantships must be submitted directly to the corresponding professors in the department.
Students must choose between the following two options (Plan A or Plan B):
This plan requires students to write and successfully defend a thesis. General university requirements for graduating with Plan A:
This plan requires students to pass a written comprehensive examination (MINE 795 – 1 credit) given by the department covering recommended core courses. The candidate will have the option to choose four courses out of total six courses listed under recommended core courses. Students must earn a passing grade/satisfactory grade on each of those four subject areas with only two attempts allowed. Students who do not pass the exam after two attempts will be dismissed from the graduate program. Requirements for graduating with Plan B are:
The following are the list of recommended core courses and approved technical elective courses for mining engineering program:
Typically the mining engineering advisor or the student advisory committee customizes the technical elective courses based on the needs and interests of the student in specialty areas. Listed below are some approved electives:
The following deficiencies to be made up by students with B.S. degrees other than mining engineering:
For more information about graduate school admissions, please visit http://www.unr.edu/grad/admissions
Contact Mining Engineering faculty if you have any questions about admissions procedures.
Graduate Program Director:
Raj R. Kallu
(775) 784-6448
rkallu@unr.edu
Mining & Metallurgical Engineering Chair:
Manoj Mohanty
(775) 784-6963
mmohanty@unr.edu