Course Overview
The program is designed to produce engineers and specialists qualified to assess, design and operate both underground and open pit mines, to design and operate complex processing plants and to evaluate and maintain the mechanical equipment required by these mining or processing facilities. Graduate students at the Masters level may follow research (M.A. Sc.) or non-research programs (M. Eng.). Naturally, at the Doctoral level, only research is supported. The Masters' program enables qualified students to study advanced courses in their field of interest in the mining industry. The non-research program (M. Eng.) requires that several more courses be taken, but the project, which may be completed by the student, is not defended formally, as is the case for the research program. The objectives of the program are to provide the mining industry with specialist personnel capable of solving broad problems either as mining or research company employees or consultants.