About Us

 

The School of Mines and Geosciences (SoMG) was established in October 2020 by merging two departments from College of Natural and Applied Science (Department of Geology) and College of Engineering and Technology (Department of Chemical and Mining Engineering). The School currently has three academic departments, namely: Department of Geosciences, Department of Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering and Department of Petroleum Science and Engineering.

DEGREE PROGRAMS OFFERED

School of Mines and Geosciences (SoMG) offers degree at the Bachelor (BSc), Masters (MSc) Postgraduate Diploma and Doctorate (PhD) Levels as follows:

 

DEPARTMENT OF GEOSCIENCES

  • BSc in Geology
  • BSc with Geology
  • BSc Geology and Geothermal Resources
  • BSc in Geophysics
  • BSc in Mine Geology and survey*
  • MSc Applied Geology*
  • MSc Resource Modeling and Mine Projects*
  • PGD Geohazard and Environmental Geology*

 

DEPARTMENT OF MINING AND MINERAL PROCESSING ENGINEERING

  • BSc Engineering Geology
  • BSc Mining Engineering
  • BSc Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering
  • MSc Mining Engineering (Mineral Economics)
  • MSc Metallurgy and Mineral Processing Engineering*
  • MSc in Mine Geotechnical Engineering*

 

DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING

  • BSc Petroleum Geology
  • BSc Petroleum Engineering
  • MSc Petroleum Geology
  • MSc Petroleum Engineering*
  • PGD Oil and Gas Operation Management*

* proposed new degree programmes to be offered soon