Offered BS in Mining Engineering Certificate in Mine Environmental Engineering Scholarships Mining engineers require a broad understanding of basic sciences, engineering, and economic principles. General education, communications skills, and comprehension of social factors are also important, since engineers often assume managerial functions within the mining industry. To obtain these skills, the mining curriculum at MTU is structured accordingly. During the first two years, mining engineering students take many of the same sources that most engineers take, such as mathematics, physics, chemistry, engineering mechanics, english communication, computer science, economics, and geology. After completing fundamental courses, students take advanced science and engineering studies in fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, electric circuits and machinery, followed by professional mining classes in drilling and blasting, materials handling, rock mechanics, mine health and safety, mine ventilation, mine cost engineering, ore reserve analysis, operations analysis, mine planning, and minerals processing.
Elective courses allow students to concentrate their studies in specific areas.
These courses prepare graduates for entrance into the mining engineering profession, as well as provide a good background for more-specialized studies or advanced administrative positions. The Michigan Tech Mining Engineering Department offers advantages associated with a small department. The mining faculty, staff, and students offer a friendly learning environment and closely knit educational support group. These conditions allow students to interact more freely with other students and faculty, resulting in a more in-depth understanding of their prospective careers and better than average job placement. With the increasing awareness and concern for the environment by the public and the rapid expansion of environmental regulations, there is a greater demand for engineers with the knowledge and skills required to assess, characterize, and remediate environmental problems related to mineral exploitation, handling, processing, and disposal.