Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering - Sustainable Development Emphasis

Mining engineers supervise the mining process from start to finish. They examine all of the phases of mineral recovers, including exploration, processing, and marketing of minerals. Mining engineers might work in construction or demolition, precious metals, or even the explosives industry. Careers in Mining Engineering As a mining engineer, you can work anywhere in the world where a mineral deposit can be found. You might work for a large mining company, or a smaller aggregate producer. You might specialize in surface and underground mining, heavy mining machinery, explosives engineering, mine health and safety, oil sands recovery, water jet excavation, mineral economics, mine operations and design, mine atmospheric control and ventilation, minerals transportation, rock mechanics, or applied geophysics. The mining and explosives engineering programs are offered under the department of mining and nuclear engineering. The overall objectives of the mining engineering program are to provide a broad engineering education with strong expertise in mining engineering, a cultural foundation for the mining industry and a strong basis for future growth and development. These objectives are achieved at the B.S. level by providing education in basic sciences, engineering sciences and design, core mining engineering, humanities and social sciences. ABET Educational Objectives The objectives establish broad career and professional attributes that the mining engineering program prepares students to achieve in industry. The educational objectives include: Graduates will become frontline supervisors and middle level managers within three to five years in industry. Graduates will have a vital interest and a passion to remain and promote industry growth. Graduates will be capable of solving industrial problems toward growth and competitiveness of their respective companies. Graduates will become functional and effective leaders or members of industrial teams for carrying out the mission of their respective companies. ABET Student Outcomes Consistent with the definition of ABET student outcomes, the mining engineering program is designed and delivered to allow students opportunities to acquire the following skills, knowledge and behaviors by the time of graduation. Become proficient in the basic sciences, including mathematics, statistics, physics and chemistry and their applications in solving mining engineering problems (ABET Outcome a). Understand fundamental engineering principles in statics and dynamics, mechanics of rock structures, electrical circuits, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics and engineering design and their applications in solving mining engineering problems (ABET Outcome a). Become knowledgeable in the humanities, social sciences and management for understanding the non-technical aspects of the mining engineering profession, including environmental, socio-economic, and the health and safety impacts exemplified by the knowledge of the regulatory regime (ABET Outcome h). Become proficient in core mining engineering subjects required to carry out the professional duties of an entry level mining engineer upon graduation (ABET Outcome a). This program is focused on Sustainable Development Emphasis Along with this specialization you can choose following specializations also: MINING ENGINEERING (BS) Coal Emphasis Explosives Engineering Emphasis Mining and the Environment Emphasis Mining Health and Safety Emphasis Quarry Engineering Emphasis