Overview

In the process of training in this specialization, students learn modern methods of performing high-precision surveys of objects and methods of processing data of various kinds. They familiarize themselves with open-pit and underground mining systems, learn techniques to prevent the harmful effects of underground mining on surface and underground facilities and explore safety tools at mining companies, as well as acquire basic skills in three-dimensional modeling of spatial objects and mathematical modeling of processes occurring in rock masses.

Speciality

21.05.04 Mining Engineering

Degree
Specialist
Mode of attendance
Full time
Duration
5.5 years
Language of training
Russian
Admission tests for international students
Mathematics, Russian language
Tuition fees
300 000 RUB per semester
Reasons for choosing a course
  • The prospect of employment by the leading enterprises of the mineral complex due to the high demand for specialists of this specialization;

  • A wide range of areas of research work of students with the possibility of combining those with university studies;

  • An exciting learning process that includes both general education disciplines and subjects related to the history and fundamentals of mining science and technology, as well as modern technologies and approaches to solving engineering problems;

  • Ability to gain work experience and international internships based on partner organizations.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES

Graduates of this specialization work in various positions related to the development of underground and open mines, the construction of underground facilities in large cities and in remote enterprises. The main spheres of employment are surveying services of subsurface use and underground construction, where graduates may hold the positions of a replaceable surveyor, a site surveyor, a master surveyor, a mining foreman, a specialist in design and cartography, etc.

Field of study
Fundamentals of land and subsoil legislation;
Rational use of mineral resources;
Surveying and geodetic instruments;
Satellite, gyroscopic and inertial systems;
Spatial modeling based on survey results;
Geometry and qualimetry of the subsoil;
Theory of errors and least squares method;
Fundamentals of the construction of underground structures, tunnels and subways;
Shooting by laser scanning systems;
Geomechanics.
Graduate skills
Experience in field work in the field of surveying and geodesy;
Experience of using modern software systems of three-dimensional modeling, processing information about the structure, properties and geometry of objects of the surrounding world, modeling various processes;
Skills in solving various kinds of problems using mathematical and statistical methods;
Experience with modern high-precision devices;
Skills in mining planning, calculating mineral reserves, solving problems of ensuring the rational use of mineral resources;
Skills to organize the effective work of the surveying service and other units at the mining enterprises.