Master of Science candidates in Mining Engineering may choose to study in the areas of mechanics of geologic materials, blasting, materials handling, mine valuation, ventilation, geostatistics, mine design, mine safety, and environmental management and design of mines.

Thesis, Publishable Paper and Non-Thesis options are offered. A program of courses is established in consultation between the student and the graduate committee chairman with the aid and advice of committee members. The graduate committee chairman will be assigned on the basis of the thesis chosen or the program outlined. Deficiency courses may be taken concurrently with the graduate program courses defined if they do not exceed more than 15 credit hours of deficiencies.?