RECRUITERS• • • [DIVISION OF ECONOMICS AND BUSINESS]

At the graduate level, the Division of Economics and Business offers two Master degress and a Ph.D. degree. Typical students entering the graduate program have a Bachelor's degree in Accounting or Finance, Economics, Engineering (e.g., Chemical, Civil, Electrical, Geological, or Mechanical), Math and Computer Science, Metallurgy, or Mining Engineering. Many students enter with a M.S. in a technical field.

Current Enrollment
Mineral Economics: 40 students
Engineering and Technology Management: 37 students

M.S. and Ph.D. in Mineral Economics
Preparing Future Leaders for the Mineral and Energy Sectors

The M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Mineral Economics are earned in a graduate program designed for students interested in applied mineral economics. Areas of specialization include Economics & Public Policy (E&PP) or Quantitative Business Methods/Operations Research (QBM/OR). Students are required to take five core courses: mathematical economics, natural resource economics, managerial microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics and forecasting.

The public policy specialization is designed for those wishing to construct, evaluate, and implement policies concerning minerals, energy, and environmental issues in both the public and private sectors. The quantitative business methods specialization emphasizes technology and its management in the energy and minerals industries. Both specializations emphasize quantitative tools such as market analysis, forecasting, optimization and simulation. The M.S. and Ph.D. degree in Mineral Economics prepares students for careers analogous to those of the Bachelor's degree, e.g., in finance, project evaluation and decision analysis, but at a more sophisticated level and tailored specifically to the minerals and energy industries.

Mineral Economics Placement

M.S., Engineering and Technology Management
Preparing Engineers and Applied Scientists to be Managers

The M.S. degree in Engineering and Technology Management (ETM) is a graduate program designed for the engineer or applied scientist wishing to supplement his or her ability to solve advanced technological problems with a business and managerial perspective. The ETM degree examines business enterprise, and emphasizes the fundamental principles of (1) engineering management, i.e., the science of planning, organizing and allocating the firm's resources, and directing and controlling engineering-related activities, and (2) technology management, i.e., the study of alternative strategies for managing global technology development, acquisition and commercialization.

Core courses for the ETM degree consist of Industrial Accounting, Economics and Decision Making, Managing in Technical Companies, Operations Research Methods, Financial Management, and the ETM Capstone course. These courses address corporate operations (e.g., accounting and finance) while emphasizing management practice, especially as it relates to technology and engineering issues. Additionally, ETM degree students are required to specialize in either Quantitative Decision Methods or Strategy and Organization.

The ETM Program prepares graduates for careers in engineering management, project management, project and financial analysis, product development analysis, technology market analysis, consulting in a high-tech environment, supply chain management, as well as other engineering and technology-related careers.

Recent ETM Placement

Please send us a job or internship position and we will work to find you the most qualified student. Contact Kathleen Martin at 303-273-3482 or email kmartin@mines.edu with any questions.