Overview

Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences / Department of Geological and Mining Engineering and Sciences is located in Houghton, MI, in a small setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Science (MS)	Geophysics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geophysics
Master of Science (MS)	Geology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geology
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mining engineering
Master of Science (MS)	Geological engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Geoinformatics
Master of Science (MS)	Mining engineering
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Geological engineering
(Graduate Certificate)	Natural hazards and disaster risk reduction

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	16
Doctoral Degrees	3
Other Advanced Degrees	0

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Optional Thesis, Report or Course work option
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE not required Comp Exam Required Thesis Required Complete all course work and research credits, Pass Qualifying Examination, Pass Research Proposal Examination, Prepare and Submit Approved Dissertation, Pass Final Oral Defense

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

207

Applied

37

Accepted

16

Enrolled

Applying

0

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE not required
Master's Degree Requirements	Student Statements, Official Transcripts, 2 Letters of Recommendation (only 1 required for Michigan Tech undergrads)
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE not required
Doctoral Degree Requirements	Student Statements, Official Transcripts, 2 Letters of Recommendation (only 1 required for Michigan Tech undergrads) R?®sum?® / Curriculum vitae required for PhD

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 79
IELTS: Required	IELTS Paper score: 6.5

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships Health Care Benefits Scholarship and/or loans Graduate Assistantships Career or field-related internships Federal Work-Study

Student Body

51

Total Graduate Students

25%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	1.96%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	70%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	1.96%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	0%

Gender

Male (52%)

Female (47%)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Natural hazards, geophysics, remote sensing, geostatistics, atmospheric modeling
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	576,091

Location & Contact

Address Michigan Technological University
1400 Townsend Drive
Houghton, MI  49931
United States

Contact Dr. Aleksey Smirnov
Department Chair
Email: asmirnov@mtu.edu
Phone: -487-2365
Fax: 906-487-3371

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