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EGPSM - Economic Geology

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GeosciencesGraduate Degree SeekingPSM - Professional Science Masters
Completion requirement

30

Completion requirement
  • course: Topics in Geosciences (1) - taken twice, typically in student's first year

  • course: Thesis (2-6)

Completion requirement

Students must choose course work from three out of four study areas: 

Exploration and Development

  • course: Introduction to Geochemistry (3)

  • course: Regional Structural Geology (3)

  • course: Regional Tectonics (3)

  • course: Geologic Best Practices and Project Stages (3)

  • course: Thrust Belts and Syrongenic Sediments (3)

  • course: Volcanology: Laboratory and Field Methods (1)

  • course: Volcanology: Physical Processes and Petrologic Applications (3)

  • course: Advanced Ore Deposit Geology (4)

  • course: Field Studies in Geophysics (3)

  • course: Geophysical Exploration and Engineering (3)

Mining and Processing

  • course: Mineral Processing (3)

  • course / course: Geometallurgy (4)

  • course: Mine Planning Software (1)

  • course: Geomechanics (3-4)

  • course: Surface Mine Planning and Design (3)

  • course: Surface Chemistry of Flotation (3)


Economics, Business, and People

  • course: Foundations of Business for Scientists (3)

  • course: Comparative Mining Law (2-3)

  • course: Project Management (3)

  • course: Basic Concepts in Mineral Economics (1)

  • course: Valuation of Mineral Assets and Projects (2)


Health, Environment, and Safety

  • course: Field Hydrology Methods (2)

  • course: Hydrogeology (4)

  • course: Risk Assessment for Environmental Systems (3)

  • course: Natural Resource Law and Economics (3)

  • course: Mine Examination and Valuation (3)

  • course: Introduction to Social & Environmental Assessment (1)

Completion requirement
  • MS public presentation of Research requirement (research must be presented in a public meeting and approved by advisor),

  • MS Thesis submitted to the Graduate College

Completion requirement
Completion requirement

Minimum Credit Units

30

Core Coursework Requirements

  • course: Economic Mineral Deposits (3)

  • course: Topics in Geosciences (1) - taken twice

  • course: Master's Report (3) OR course: Thesis (3) - taken twice

15 units of Economic Geology Coursework:

  • course: Lowell Program Topics in Ore Deposits Mapping (1-2)

  • course: Lowell Program Topics in Mineral Deposit Types (1-2)

  • course: Geological Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Mine Engineering Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Metallurgical Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Structural Geology for Exploration and Mine Geologist (1-2)

  • course: Hyperspectral Imaging for Mining and Mineral Resources (3)

  • course: Geometallurgy (4)

  • course: Geologic Best Practices and Project Stages (3)

  • course: Mineralogical Principles for Resource Geology (1-4)

  • course: Advanced Ore Deposit Geology (4)

Elective Coursework

4 units of electives:

  • course: Introduction to Geochemistry (3)

  • course: Lowell Program Topics in Ore Deposits Mapping (1-2)

  • course: Lowell Program Topics in Mineral Deposit Types (1-2)

  • course: Geological Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Mine Engineering Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Metallurgical Inputs to Integrated Planning (1)

  • course: Structural Geology for Exploration and Mine Geologists (1-2)

  • course: Hyperspectral Imaging for Mining and Mineral Resources (3)

  • course: Foundations of Business for Scientists (3)

  • course: Mineral Processing (3)

  • course: Field Hydrology Methods (2)

  • course: Field Studies in Geophysics (3)

  • course: Geometallurgy (4)

  • course: Mine Planning Software (1)

  • course: Regional Structural Geology (3)

  • course: Regional Tectonics (3)

  • course: Orogenic Systems (3)

  • course: Geomechanics (3-4)

  • course: Hydrogeology (4)

  • course: Surface Mine Planning and Design (3)

  • course: Underground Mine Design (2)

  • course: Geologic Best Practices and Project Stages (3)

  • course: Geophysical Exploration and Engineering (3)

  • course: Thrust Belts and Syrongenic Sediments (3)

  • course: Volcanology: Laboratory and Field Methods (1)

  • course: Volcanology: Physical Processes and Petrologic Applications (3)

  • course: Natural Resource Law and Economics (3)

  • course: Project Management (3)

  • course: Mineralogical Principles for Resource Geology (1-4)

  • course: Introduction to Moon Mining (3)

  • course: Mineralogy-Petrology-Geochemistry (1-4)

  • course: Economic Geology (1-4)

  • course: Advanced Ore Deposit Geology (4)

  • course: Advanced Ore Deposits II (4)

  • course: Comparative Mining Law (2-3)

  • course: Basic Concepts in Mineral Economics (1)

  • course: Valuation of Mineral Assets and Projects (2)

  • course: Introduction to Social & Environmental Assessment (1)

Additional Requirements

None