Overview

The department of mining and metallurgical engineering offers a graduate program leading to the degree of Master of Science in mining engineering. The students in the Mining Engineering program at University of Nevada, Reno can elect to pursue in one of the following specialization fields, such as, mine automation and robotics, artifical intelligence (AI) application in mines, mine design, rock mechanics, mine ventilation, computer applications, material handling, mine management, operations research, and mineral economics and mine sustainability.

Student Learning Outcomes

The program aims to provide students with a strong foundation in mine design, mine ventilation, rock mechanics, and mineral reserve estimation, in addition to a specialized area of research. Students completing the program will have worked on a basic or applied research project that has an impact on mining engineering practice, and will have successfully communicated their results through written and oral presentations.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Mineral Resource Estimation

Surface Mine Design

Rock Mechanics

Special Problems

Advanced Mining - General Mining

Advanced Mining - Equipment

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-20 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-09-15 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-25 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-04-15 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Plan A - Thesis Option: 30 units

Plan B - Non-thesis Option: 33 units

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Reno, United States

Disciplines

Industrial & Systems Engineering Mining, Oil & Gas View 313 other Masters in Industrial & Systems Engineering in United States

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

GMAT

500

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Other requirements

General requirements

A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required in order to be accepted as a graduate student.

For full graduate standing, at least 30 credits of undergraduate work in mining engineering or related sciences must have been completed.

Earn acceptable scores on the verbal and quantitative portions of the GRE test.

Letters of recommendation from former instructors indicating capability for advanced course work and research.

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

18632 USD / year

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Out-of-State

18632 USD / year

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In-State

Free

Living costs

Reno

United States

860 - 1230 USD / month

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