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You’ll learn to use cutting-edge engineering methods to solve mining-related challenges in an economical, safe and efficient way. Equip yourself with skills for working as a mine reclamation professional or regulator on mine reclamation projects, especially if you have no prior formal training. You’ll gain an advanced understanding of mining processes and applications and the knowledge to design and select equipment for specific mining operations.
Quick facts
Official name
Graduate certificate in mine reclamationCampus
Program type
Graduate certificateAcademic home
College of Engineering and Computing | Department of Mining and Explosives EngineeringDelivery mode
100% onlineAccreditation
Higher Learning CommissionCredit hours
12Estimated cost
$14,400.00Military credit hours
12Military estimated cost
$9,540.00*This cost is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ, depending on your transfer hours, your course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.
Career prospects
Graduate certificates give students the opportunity to broaden their knowledge in a particular discipline, learn the latest in developing fields, and stay competitive in today’s marketplace. Upon completion, students will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge within a field of study.
Program structure
This program is 100% online: no campus visits required.
Courses are semester-based. Students typically take one class per semester and finish the program in two years.
Delivery
100% onlineCalendar system
Semester-basedTypical program length
2 yearsTypical course load
1 class per semesterPathway to a master's degree
Are you a working professional who wants to earn your master's degree, but you don’t have time to take the GRE? Then start in a graduate certificate program. This graduate certificate was designed as a pathway to a mining engineering MS, environmental engineering MS or geological engineering MS.
The admission requirements are more relaxed and credit earned will count toward your degree. Once you successfully earn your graduate certificate, you can continue with the corresponding master's degree without having to take the GRE. Completion of a graduate certificate program does not automatically guarantee admission into a corresponding graduate degree program. To continue in a master’s degree program, you must apply. If you are applying to a PhD program, you are still required to submit GRE scores.
Accreditation
Missouri University of Science and Technology is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission, one of six regional institutional accreditors in the United States.
Faculty spotlight
Areas of interest: Sustainability, mine reclamation, modeling, simulation and optimization
Dr. Katherine Grote earned a PhD and master of science degrees in geosystems engineering from the University of California-Berkeley, and a bachelor's degree in geological engineering from Missouri S&T. She joined Missouri S&T as an associate professor in 2015. Her research focuses on using ground penetrating radar to estimate soil moisture and using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) to remotely sense geophysical data. Prior to joining S&T, she worked as an assistant and associate professor at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire and as a hydrogeologist at Weiss Associates at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory.
Areas of interest: Groundwater and near surface geophysics, specifically in applying these techniques to promote sustainable agriculture and environmental protection.