The Master of Science Degree in Safety with an option in Mine Safety is based on the competencies needed by mine safety and management personnel and mine safety compliance personnel. The program is designed for underground, auger and surface mining as applicable to all components of the mining industry, including metallic and non-metallic products.
Special emphasis is provided for the type of mining in which students, are engaged.
Admission to the graduate program with the Mine Safety option is dependent upon the student satisfying the minimum admission requirements established by the Graduate College. The Master of Science Degree requires 32 semester hours of graduate work, of which not more than 6 hours may be earned by a thesis. If a thesis is not submitted, a minimum of 36 hours of course work must be completed. The student who fails to pass the comprehensive examination on a given attempt may be asked to enroll in courses as determined by his committee before taking the examination again. In the thesis safety option students must also take a comprehensive written examination.