Program: Mining Engineering, B.S. - University of Kentucky

Mar 28, 2025

2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Mining engineering requires the broadest knowledge of sciences and other fields of engineering in its practice after graduation. The curriculum below prepares the student for a career in the field of mining.

The program educational objectives of the bachelor of science program in mining engineering take into consideration the university mission and the constituents’ needs by producing graduates who, in their first few years after graduation, will be able to:

Advance in their careers, adapting to new situations and emerging problems, through the application of general-purpose engineering skills and the core technical disciplines, analytical procedures, and design practices of the mining engineering profession.
Function ethically in a variety of professional roles such as mine planner, designer, production manager, mineral processing engineer, consultant, technical support representative and regulatory specialist.
Earn advanced degrees in mineral-related fields and also those fields that support the mineral industries such as business and law.
Apply their engineering training to the critical role mining engineers play in society with respect to health, safety, and the environment in tangible ways such as achieving professional licensure.

Visit our website at: www.engr.uky.edu/mng.

Degree Requirements

Each student must complete the following:

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Catalog for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

MNG 371 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINING ENGINEERS Credit(s): 3

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4
MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
MNG 201 - MINING ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
OR
CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
EES 220 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY Credit(s): 4
EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 39

Major Requirements

MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
EES 230 - FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3
EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS Credit(s): 3
EM 313 - DYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
MNG 211 - MINE SURVEYING Credit(s): 2
MNG 291 - ELEMENTS OF MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 301 - MINERALS PROCESSING Credit(s): 4
MNG 303 - DEFORMABLE SOLIDS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
MNG 311 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND MINING MACHINERY Credit(s): 3
MNG 322 - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 2
MNG 331 - EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING Credit(s): 2
MNG 333 - FLUID MECHANICS AND PUMPING APPLICATIONS IN MINING Credit(s): 3
MNG 335 - INTRODUCTION TO MINE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
MNG 371 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINING ENGINEERS Credit(s): 3
MNG 435 - MINE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
MNG 441 - PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS AND MINE VENTILATION Credit(s): 4
MNG 451 - UNDERGROUND MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 463 - SURFACE MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 4
BAE 535 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND RECLAMATION Credit(s): 3
OR
MNG 535 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND RECLAMATION Credit(s): 3
MNG 551 - ROCK MECHANICS Credit(s): 4
MNG 580 - MINERAL PROCESSING PLANT DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 591 - MINE DESIGN PROJECT I Credit(s): 1
MNG 592 - MINE DESIGN PROJECT II Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Major hours: 73

Electives

Technical Elective Credit(s): 3*

Subtotal: Electives: 3

Total Hours: 127

Curriculum

§ Transfer students will take EGR 215 - INTRODUCTION TO THE PRACTICE OF ENGINEERING FOR TRANSFER STUDENTS , in place of EGR 101 and EGR 103 .

Δ Students must complete both EGR 101 and EGR 103 to fulfill the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement. Transfer students may satisfy the UK Core Arts and Creativity requirement by taking EGR 215 .

¶ Students only required to take one lab. Consult with advisor.

*Courses recommended as technical electives are listed below. These courses must be chosen with the approval of the student’s advisor to ensure that the curriculum includes sufficient engineering design content.

**Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR) course.

†MNG 335 satisfies the Statistical Inferential Reasoning requirement in the UK Core.

Freshman Year

First Semester

CHE 105 - GENERAL COLLEGE CHEMISTRY I Credit(s): 4
CIS 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 110 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION I Credit(s): 3
EGR 101 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION I Credit(s): 1 § Δ
EGR 102 - FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGINEERING COMPUTING Credit(s): 2
MA 113 - CALCULUS I Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

CIS 111 - COMPOSITION & COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
OR
WRD 111 - COMPOSITION AND COMMUNICATION II Credit(s): 3
EGR 103 - ENGINEERING EXPLORATION II Credit(s): 2 § Δ
MA 114 - CALCULUS II Credit(s): 4
PHY 231 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4
PHY 241 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1 ¶
OR
CHE 111 - GENERAL CHEMISTRY I LABORATORY Credit(s): 1 ¶
UK Core - Social Sciences
Credit(s): 3

Sophomore Year

First Semester

EES 220 - PRINCIPLES OF PHYSICAL GEOLOGY Credit(s): 4
EM 221 - STATICS Credit(s): 3
MA 213 - CALCULUS III Credit(s): 4
MNG 201 - MINING ENGINEERING FUNDAMENTALS Credit(s): 3
PHY 232 - GENERAL UNIVERSITY PHYSICS Credit(s): 4

Second Semester

EES 230 - FUNDAMENTALS OF GEOLOGY I Credit(s): 3
EM 302 - MECHANICS OF DEFORMABLE SOLIDS Credit(s): 3
MA 214 - CALCULUS IV Credit(s): 3
MNG 291 - ELEMENTS OF MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 303 - DEFORMABLE SOLIDS LABORATORY Credit(s): 1
MNG 322 - MINE SAFETY AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT AND PROCESSES Credit(s): 2
MNG 331 - EXPLOSIVES AND BLASTING Credit(s): 2

Junior Year

First Semester

EM 313 - DYNAMICS Credit(s): 3
MNG 211 - MINE SURVEYING Credit(s): 2
MNG 301 - MINERALS PROCESSING Credit(s): 4
MNG 335 - INTRODUCTION TO MINE SYSTEMS ANALYSIS Credit(s): 3
MNG 463 - SURFACE MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 4
UK Core - Humanities
Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

MNG 311 - ELECTRICAL CIRCUITS AND MINING MACHINERY Credit(s): 3
MNG 333 - FLUID MECHANICS AND PUMPING APPLICATIONS IN MINING Credit(s): 3
MNG 371 - PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF MINING ENGINEERS Credit(s): 3 **
MNG 435 - MINE SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & ECONOMICS Credit(s): 3
MNG 551 - ROCK MECHANICS Credit(s): 4

Senior Year

First Semester

MNG 441 - PRINCIPLES OF THERMODYNAMICS AND MINE VENTILATION Credit(s): 4
MNG 451 - UNDERGROUND MINE DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 580 - MINERAL PROCESSING PLANT DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 591 - MINE DESIGN PROJECT I Credit(s): 1
UK Core - Citizenship - USA
Credit(s): 3

Second Semester

BAE 535 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND RECLAMATION Credit(s): 3
OR
MNG 535 - ENVIRONMENTAL CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN AND RECLAMATION Credit(s): 3
MNG 592 - MINE DESIGN PROJECT II Credit(s): 3
UK Core - Arts and Creativity
Credit(s): 3
MNG Technical Elective Credit(s): 3*
UK Core - Global Dynamics
Credit(s): 3

Technical Electives:

Students are required to select their technical elective from the departmental courses listed below:

MNG 511 - MINE POWER SYSTEM DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 520 - INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL Credit(s): 3
OR
MFS 520 - INDUSTRIAL AUTOMATION AND CONTROL Credit(s): 3
MNG 531 - ADVANCED BLAST DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGY Credit(s): 3
MNG 541 - COMPUTER DESIGN OF MINE VENTILATION SYSTEMS Credit(s): 3
MNG 542 - POWER GENERATION TECHNOLOGIES Credit(s): 3
MNG 555 - ADVANCED GEOMECHANICS I Credit(s): 3
MNG 575 - COAL PREPARATION DESIGN Credit(s): 3
MNG 585 - APPLIED SURFACE CHEMISTRY Credit(s): 3
MNG 599 - TOPIC IN MINING ENGINEERING: SUBTITLE REQUIRED Credit(s): 1 - 3 (Variable)

Mining Engineering, B.S.

Degree Requirements

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics

UK Core hours: 33

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

Premajor Requirements

Subtotal: Premajor hours: 39

Major Requirements

Subtotal: Major hours: 73

Electives

Subtotal: Electives: 3

Total Hours: 127

Curriculum

Freshman Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Junior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Senior Year

First Semester

Second Semester

Technical Electives: