Moscow State Mining University

Moscow State Mining University (?????????? ??????????????? ?????? ??????????? in Russian) is a Russian institute of higher education that prepares mining engineers.

The academic year is divided into 17-week terms called autumn and spring semesters. Each semester is a unit of study requiring examinations and completion of coursework. The general pattern of teaching at the University is a combination of theoretical training and practical instruction. Towards the end of the second year the student is expected to select his field of specialization.

After graduating from the University students may specialize in underground or surface mining, geology and surveying, mineral processing, mining economicsand management, ecology and environmental engineering, computing and computer programming, etc.

A multi-level structure of higher education has been introduced at the University. The first four years of University study are known as undergraduate study and usually lead to the Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) degree. All bachelor's programs include general education in science and engineering, social sciences, arts, and a field of specialization called the major.

The second level, five years together with the first level, may lead to receiving a diploma of a chartered mining engineer. The objective of the program is to give high level specialized training to engineers. A professionally qualified mining engineer must be a graduate proficient in technical management as well as in practical knowledge of actual mining operations.

Students who have excelled as undergraduates may wish to continue their education at the graduate level (the third level). Upon conclusion of two additional years at the University, the student will be awarded the Master of Science (M.Sc.) degree. The graduate program involves lectures, essay-writing, and a personal case-study.