MGEPHD - Mining, Geological and Geophysical Engineering

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PhD – 36 units 

A minimum of 36 units of graduate level courses, exclusive of dissertation or thesis units, must be in the major subject area. The major subject area is that group of courses centered on the dissertation, which improves the student's background for eventual preparation of the dissertation,

• The department requires 6 units of graded credit in computer-intensive, mathematics-intensive, and/or statistics-intensive courses. These courses include geostatistics in GEOS, and courses in SIE, signal and image processing in ECE, and inverse theory in GEOS.

• Students are required to register for and participate in the graduate seminar (MNE or GEN 696a) each semester they are in residence. Two units of seminar credit are applied toward the program of study.

• 18 units of dissertation are required and not counted towards the major/minor.

MNE 696A           Research Seminar                                                            2 unit

MNE 920              Dissertation                                                                        18 units

MNE 530              Mine Examination & Valuation                                       3 units

MNE 511              Mineral Processing                                                          3 units

                                                OR

MNE 527              Geomechanics                                                                 3 units

MNE 507              Equipment Operations Technology                          3 units

                                                OR

MNE 565              Hydrometallurgy                                                              3 units

MNE 547              Underground Construction Geomechanics                3 units

                                                OR

MNE 550              Solution Mining                                                                3 units

MNE 576              Mine Ventilation                                                             4 units

MNE 526              Health & Safety                                                                1 unit   

Substitutions allowed with the consent of your Advisor.

Specific elective coursework is not required. All courses are chosen in consultation with your Advisor. A minimum of 36 units of graduate level courses in the major is required.

Pre-requisites Needed for Graduate Admission: The background coursework we look for is 3 semesters of calculus (for some emphasis areas differential equations is required), 1-2 semesters of physics (depending on the emphasis area), statics (for some emphasis areas strength of materials and mechanics of fluids), and a basic understanding of geologic principles. Additionally, all applicants MUST meet the minimum GPA requirement of 3.00.

One or two minor subject areas, typically comprising a total of at least 12 units of course work as specified by the minor department(s), are required. The minor subject area is selected to provide additional background information pertinent to the preparation of the dissertation. The Minor is chosen in consultation with your Advisor.

Please refer to the Graduate Student Handbook for students who are pursuing this program of study.