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BS in Mining Engineering Curriculum

Begin your journey as a Mining Engineering professional in your first semester with this specialized, hands-on program.

You’ll begin your journey as a mining engineer in the first semester. In Art of Engineering, you’ll launch immediately into applying engineering principles to solve practical problems in a hands-on, team-based environment. In your first two years, you’ll establish foundational knowledge in mining engineering, mathematics, physics, chemistry, and computer science. At the same time, you’ll broaden your perspective by undertaking courses in the humanities and social sciences through Columbia’s Core Curriculum. 

In your junior and senior years, you’ll build depth. Technical engineering courses will equip you with skills in fundamental areas like fluid mechanics, thermodynamics, and computer modeling. You’ll also examine key mining engineering topics such as mining methods, planning and design, ground control, rock mechanics and mining sustainability. Related topics will also be introduced through complex engineering problems and design tasks such as rock fragmentation, mineral processing and mi

Your studies will culminate in a year-long senior design project. Taking a highly applied approach, this project will enable you to apply your knowledge through hands-on research. Working with your classmates, you will also enhance your soft skills in communication, negotiation and leadership, preparing you to successfully transition into the professional world.

Course List

  • Core Courses
    • A Better Planet by Design
    • Alternative Energy Resources
  • Courses in Mine Design, Planning, and Automation
    • Big Data Analytics in Transportation
    • Energy System Economics and Optimization
    • GIS for Resource, Environmental and Infrastructure Management
    • Mechanics of Fluids
    • Principles of Chemical Engineering Thermodynamics
    • Remote Sensing and Environmental Change
    • Soil Mechanics
  • Courses in Critical Materials and Mineral Extraction
    • Applied Transport and Chemical Rate Phenomena
    • Aquatic Chemistry
    • Engineering Separations Processes
    • Foundations of Environmental Engineering
    • Particle Technology and Multiphase Reactor Design
    • Solid and Hazardous Waste Management
    • Space Exploration and Mining
  • Courses in Sustainable Mining and Extraction Management
    • A Better Planet by Design
    • Alternative Energy Resources
    • Carbon Utilization and Conversion
    • Environmental Control and Pollution Reduction Systems
    • Groundwater Contaminant Transport and Remediation
    • Hydrosystems Engineering
    • Machine Learning for Environmental Engineering and Science