Underground Construction & Tunneling
Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
Marte Gutierrez, Professor
Reza Hedayat, Associate Professor
Michael Mooney, Professor
Lori Tunstall, Assistant Professor
Department of Geology & Geological Engineering
Gabriel Walton, Associate Professor
Wendy Zhou, Professor
Department of Mining Engineering
Rennie Kaunda, Assistant Professor
Priscilla Nelson, Professor
Jamal Rostami, Professor
The Mines guidelines for Minor/ASI can be found in the Undergraduate Information section of the Mines Catalog.
Curriculum
Underground Construction & Tunneling Engineering Minor and ASI
The Underground Construction & Tunneling Engineering minor consists of a minimum of 18 credits of coursework from the list below. An Area of Special Interest (ASI) in Underground Construction & Tunneling requires 12 credits of coursework from the list below. A student’s advisor may authorize a student’s Minor or Area of Special Interest (ASI) application. For questions about the minor and to request consideration of additional courses including independent study, students should meet with a UC&T faculty member. The petition process requires one month to complete. See the following page for CSM's Minor and ASI requirements.
Program Requirements:
Required Courses (Minor)
CEEN312 | SOIL MECHANICS | 3.0 |
MNGN321 | INTRODUCTION TO ROCK MECHANICS | 3.0 |
MNGN404 | TUNNELING | 3.0 |
Electives (Minor)
CEEN314 | STRUCTURAL THEORY | 3.0 |
CEEN350 | CIVIL AND CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING MATERIALS | 3.0 |
CEEN360 | INTRODUCTION TO CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
CEEN499 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1-6 |
GEGN466 | GROUNDWATER ENGINEERING | 3.0 |
GEGN468 | ENGINEERING GEOLOGY AND GEOTECHNICS | 4.0 |
GEGN473 | GEOLOGICAL ENGINEERING SITE INVESTIGATION | 3.0 |
GEGN499 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN ENGINEERING GEOLOGY OR ENGINEERING HYDROGEOLOGY | 1-6 |
MNGN314 | UNDERGROUND MINE DESIGN | 3.0 |
MNGN410 | EXCAVATION PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 2.0 |
MNGN424 | MINE VENTILATION | 3.0 |
MNGN499 | INDEPENDENT STUDY | 1-6 |
Program Requirements
Area of Special Interest in Underground Construction and Tunneling:
Required Courses
CEEN312 | SOIL MECHANICS | 3.0 |
MNGN321 | INTRODUCTION TO ROCK MECHANICS | 3.0 |
MNGN404 | TUNNELING | 3.0 |
Electives
Students may choose one course from the required Minor courses or elective courses listed above.