2024-2025 Academic Catalog
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Degree Core Requirements | ||
| MINE 2504 | Introduction to Mining Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 2564 | Resource Exploration and Design | 3 |
| MINE 3604 | Mining Geomechanics | 3 |
| MINE 3624 | Mineral Resource Project Management | 3 |
| MINE 3564 | Underground Mine Design | 3 |
| MINE 3574 | Surface Mine and Quarry Design | 3 |
| MINE 4614 | Health and Safety Systems | 3 |
| MINE 4644 | Environmental Management for Mining and Geoenergy | 2 |
| Subtotal | 23 | |
| Additional Course Requirements | ||
| ESM 2104 | Statics | 3 |
| ESM 2204 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| ESM 2304 | Dynamics | 3 |
| GEOS 1004 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| GEOS 1104 | Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory | 1 |
| GEOS 3404 | Elements of Structural Geology | 3 |
| or GEOS 4824 | Engineering Geology | |
| GEOS 4624 | Mineral Deposits | 3 |
| MATH 2114 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
| MATH 2204 | Introduction to Multivariable Calculus | 3 |
| MINE 2534 | Mine Surveying and Mapping | 3 |
| MINE 3634 | Fundamentals of Mineral Processing | 3 |
| MINE 3664 | Fluids and Thermodynamics for Resources | 3 |
| MINE 3674 | Explosives and Rock Fragmentation | 3 |
| MINE 3644 | Applications in Mineral Processing | 2 |
| MINE 3584 | Ventilation Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 4624 | Mine and Water Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 4654 | Mine Power Systems and Automation | 3 |
| MINE 4664 | Resource Engineering Leadership Seminar | 1 |
| Elective Courses | ||
| Technical Electives | 6 | |
| Subtotal | 55 | |
| Pathways to General Education | ||
| Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse | ||
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing (1F) | 3 |
| MINE 2544 | Leadership for Responsible Mining (1A) | 2 |
| MINE 4635 | Mining Engineering Capstone (1A) | 2 |
| MINE 4636 | Mining Engineering Capstone (1A) | 2 |
| Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities | ||
| Select six hours in Pathway 2 | 6 | |
| Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences | ||
| Select six hours in Pathway 3 | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences | ||
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| PHYS 2305 | Foundations of Physics | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking | ||
| MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable (5F ; C-) | 4 |
| MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable (5F) | 4 |
| MATH 2214 | Introduction to Differential Equations (5A) | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts | ||
| Select three hours in Pathway 6a | 3 | |
| ENGE 1215 & ENGE 1216 | Foundations of Engineering and Foundations of Engineering (C-) | 4 |
| or ENGE 1414 | Foundations of Engineering Practice | |
| Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States | ||
| Pathways 7 should be double counted with either Pathways 2, 3 or 6a to avoid taking any additional credit hours. | 3 | |
| Subtotal | 50 | |
| Total Credits | 128 | |
Courses with substantial duplication of courses taken previously will not qualify for credit. MINE 4974 Independent Study and MINE 4994 Undergraduate Research may not be used as electives. Additional technical electives may be used as a substituted course through a 4984 or 5984 course with the review and approval from the department head.
Choose from the courses listed below, noting that some courses are not available to all students because they may have prerequisites or be restricted to majors in the offering department.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| BSE 4394 | Water Supply and Sanitation in Developing Countries | 3 |
| CEE 3104 | Introduction to Environmental Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 4264 | Sustainable Land Development | 3 |
| CEE 4144 | Air Resources Engineering | 3 |
| CEE 3514 | Introduction to Geotechnical Engineering | 4 |
| CEE 4514 | Methods in Geotechnical Engineering | 3 |
| ECON 4014 | Environmental Economics | 3 |
| ENSC 3634 | Physics of Pollution | 3 |
| CSES 4644 | Land-based Systems for Waste Treatment | 3 |
| ENSC 4774 | Reclamation of Drastically Disturbed Lands | 3 |
| FIN 3104 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| FIN 3134 | Financial Analytics | 3 |
| FIN 3144 | Investments: Debt, Equity and Derivatives | 3 |
| FIN 3154 | Corporate Financial Analytics and Strategy | 3 |
| FIN 4144 | International Financial Management | 3 |
| FIN 4214 | Financial Modeling in Excel | 3 |
| FREC 4014 | Natural Resources Economics | 3 |
| GEOG 4354 | Introduction to Remote Sensing | 3 |
| GEOS 3014 | Environmental Geosciences | 3 |
| GEOS 3204 | Sedimentology-Stratigraphy | 3 |
| GEOS 3504 | Mineralogy | 3 |
| GEOS 3614 | Soils | 3 |
| GEOS 4164 | Potential Field Methods in Exploration Geophysics | 4 |
| GEOS 4404 | Advanced Structural Geology | 3 |
| GEOS 4634 | Environmental Geochemistry | 3 |
| GEOS 4804 | Groundwater Hydrology | 3 |
| ISE 4004 | Theory of Organization | 3 |
| ISE 4654 | Principles of Industrial Hygiene | 3 |
| MGT 3304 | Management Theory and Leadership Practice | 3 |
| MGT 4314 | International Management | 3 |
| MINE 2714 | Introduction to Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 3714 | Petroleum and Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 3724 | Formation Evaluation and Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 4714 | Well Drilling and Completion Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 4724 | Petroleum and Natural Gas Production Engineering | 3 |
| MSE 3304 | Physical Metallurgy | 3 |
| PSYC 3024 | Human Behaviors and Natural Environments | 3 |
| PSYC 3054 | Health Psychology | 3 |
| UAP 3354 | Introduction to Environmental Policy and Planning | 3 |
| UAP 4264 | Environmental Ethics and Policy | 3 |
| UAP 4374 | Land Use and Environment: Planning and Policy | 3 |
Each student must complete at least 128 semester credit hours with a minimum overall GPA of 2.00 and a minimum in-major GPA of 2.00. In-major GPA is determined from all courses with MINE designator.
Students must have had 2 years of a foreign language in high school or one year at the college level (6 credit hours) of the same language. College-level credits used to meet this requirement do not count towards the degree.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Credits | |
| CHEM 1035 | General Chemistry | 3 |
| CHEM 1045 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| ENGL 1105 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| ENGE 1215 | Foundations of Engineering | 2 |
| MATH 1225 | Calculus of a Single Variable (C-) | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 2, 3, 6a, or 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGE 1216 | Foundations of Engineering | 2 |
| ENGL 1106 | First-Year Writing | 3 |
| MATH 1226 | Calculus of a Single Variable | 4 |
| MATH 2114 | Introduction to Linear Algebra | 3 |
| PHYS 2305 | Foundations of Physics | 4 |
| Pathways Concept 2, 3, 6a, or 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 19 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| ESM 2104 | Statics | 3 |
| GEOS 1004 | Earth Science: Our Past, Present, and Future | 3 |
| GEOS 1104 | Introduction to Earth Sciences Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 2204 | Introduction to Multivariable Calculus | 3 |
| MINE 2504 | Introduction to Mining Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 2534 | Mine Surveying and Mapping | 3 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ESM 2204 | Mechanics of Deformable Bodies | 3 |
| ESM 2304 | Dynamics | 3 |
| MATH 2214 | Introduction to Differential Equations | 3 |
| MINE 2544 | Leadership for Responsible Mining | 2 |
| MINE 2564 | Resource Exploration and Design | 3 |
| Pathways Concept 2, 3, 6a, or 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MINE 3604 | Mining Geomechanics | 3 |
| MINE 3624 | Mineral Resource Project Management | 3 |
| MINE 3634 | Fundamentals of Mineral Processing | 3 |
| MINE 3664 | Fluids and Thermodynamics for Resources | 3 |
| MINE 3674 | Explosives and Rock Fragmentation | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GEOS 3404 or GEOS 4824 | Elements of Structural Geology or Engineering Geology | 3 |
| MINE 3564 | Underground Mine Design | 3 |
| MINE 3574 | Surface Mine and Quarry Design | 3 |
| MINE 3584 | Ventilation Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 3644 | Applications in Mineral Processing | 2 |
| Pathways Concept 2, 3, 6a, or 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 17 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| MINE 4614 | Health and Safety Systems | 3 |
| MINE 4624 | Mine and Water Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| MINE 4635 | Mining Engineering Capstone | 2 |
| MINE 4654 | Mine Power Systems and Automation | 3 |
| MINE 4664 | Resource Engineering Leadership Seminar | 1 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| GEOS 4624 | Mineral Deposits | 3 |
| MINE 4636 | Mining Engineering Capstone | 2 |
| MINE 4644 | Environmental Management for Mining and Geoenergy | 2 |
| Technical Elective | 3 | |
| Pathways Concept 2, 3, 6a, or 7 | 3 | |
| Credits | 13 | |
| Total Credits | 128 | |
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