Undergraduate Programs

Top Choice for Career-Oriented Mining Engineering Students

From the copper that carries electricity and lithium and cobalt in batteries to the rhenium in concrete and tungsten for aerospace steels, mining engineering graduates are helping provide the world with essential metals, minerals and aggregates.

Across the globe, alumni are discovering mineral deposits, designing mines, using AI to improve production, inventing sustainable extraction processes, introducing drones to monitor slope stability, and developing methods to restore land.

Academics

Undergraduate tracks span mine operations, geomechanics, sustainable resource development and mineral processing. The curriculum is well integrated with overlapping disciplines – environmental engineering, chemical engineering, civil engineering, geological engineering, electrical engineering, public health, information systems, system administration and resource economics.

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Outside the Classroom

MGE activities outside the classroom reinforce the department’s family atmosphere, foster camaraderie and prepare students for successful careers. Students get invaluable hands-on experience in the University’s San Xavier Underground Mine. And the department encourages all students to complete at least one paid industry internship, do a senior design project and participate in club activities – such as Society for Mining, Metallurgy & Exploration competitions, professional development and outreach.

Job-Ready Graduates

Mining engineering graduates make some of the highest starting salaries among UA alumni. They work throughout the world at companies such as Caterpillar, Freeport-McMoRan, Komatsu, Newmont, Vulcan and Hexagon.

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