PhD MINING ENGINEERING

Admission Requirements

The following shall be eligible for admission into the PhD program in Mining Engineering:

1. A holder of a Master of Science in Engineering degree or equivalent qualifications recognized by the University Senate, in Mining engineering, Mineral Processing Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, or any related Earth Sciences.
2. In addition, a candidate must submit a research proposal approved by the School postgraduate board to be eligible for admission.

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Research Fields

The Doctoral PhD mining involves activities in the fields of earth sciences that fit into the profile of the department of mining engineering and that are within the scope of the accreditation granted to the doctoral program in the two main streams as follows:

• Mining Engineering
  • mine ventilation and mine services
  • simulation and optimization
  • mining operations research
  • rock mechanics and geotechnics
  • mine valuation and production economics
• Mineral Processing
  • process control, modelling
  • simulation and optimization
  • fine particle technology
  • surface chemistry of flotation
  • plant design and economics
  • coal preparation technology

MSc MINING ENGINEERING

Admission Requirements

The following shall be eligible for admission into the MSc. in Mining Engineering program:

1. A holder of at least second class honors (Upper Division) BSc degree in Mining and Mineral Processing Engineering; Mechanical Engineering, Civil Engineering, Geomatic Engineering, or any related Earth Sciences from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, OR
2. A holder of at least second class honors (Upper Division), Bachelor of Science degree in a field in Engineering, Geology, or Geophysics from any other institution recognized by the University Senate as being of equivalent academic status to (a) above, OR
3. A holder of Second Class honors (Lower Division), Bachelor of Science degree in the relevant field from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology or from any other institution, which is recognized by the University Senate as being of equivalent academic status and who in addition must show proof of either two years relevant experience and professional development or academic advancement through research and publication since graduation with the bachelor’s degree or a postgraduate Diploma in the relevant field, OR
4. A holder of other qualifications recognized by University Senate as being equivalent to (1), (2), and (3)

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YEAR 1

Semester 1 (at Least 3)		Semester 2 (at Least 3)
Unit Code	Unit Name	Unit Code	Unit Name
MME 3100	Principles of Mining Engineering	MME 3108	Mine Operations Research
MME 3101	Surface Mining Systems	MME 3109	Excavation Engineering
MME 3102	Statistical Models	MME 3110	Mine Ventilation
MME 3103	Mine Environment	MME 3111	Mine Design and Planning
MME 3104	Mining Geomechanics	MME 3112	Mine Economics and Financial Evaluation
MME 3105	Materials Handling	MME 3113	Research Methods
MME 3106	Socio-environmental Aspects of Mining	MME 3114	Mineral Resource Estimation
MME 3107	Underground Mining Systems

YEAR 2

Semesters	Unit Code	Unit Name
Semester I	MME 3201	Mining Research Thesis I
Semester II	MME 3202	Mining Research Thesis II

MSc PETROLEUM ENGINEERING

Admission Requirements

The following shall be eligible for admission into the MSc Programme in Petroleum Engineering:

1. A holder of at least second class honors (Upper Division), Bachelor of Science degree in a field in Engineering, Geology, or Geophysics from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, OR
2. A holder of at least second class honors (Upper Division), Bachelor of Science degree in a field in Engineering, Geology, or Geophysics from any other institution recognized by the University Senate as being of equivalent academic status to (a) above, OR
3. A holder of Second Class honors (Lower Division), Bachelor of Science degree in the relevant field from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology or from any other institution, which is recognized by the University Senate as being of equivalent academic status and who in addition must show proof of either two years relevant experience and professional development or academic advancement through research and publication since graduation with the bachelor’s degree or a postgraduate Diploma in the relevant field, OR
4. A holder of other qualifications recognized by University Senate as being equivalent to (1), (2), and (3).

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Year 1

SEMESTER 1 (at Least 3)			SEMESTER2 (at Least 3)
Unit Code	Unit Name		Unit Code	Unit Name
EPE 3101	Applied Geology & Geophysics		EPE 3107	Natural Gas Engineering
EPE 3102	Numerical Methods & Statistics for Petroleum Engineering		EPE 3108	Petroleum Production Operations
EPE 3103	Drilling Engineering Fundamentals		EPE 3109	Advanced Reservoir Engineering
EPE 3104	Petroleum Equipment Design		EPE 3110	Advanced Drilling Techniques
EPE 3105	Basics of Reservoir Engineering		EPE 3111	Research Methodology
EPE 3106	Environmental Control in Petroleum Engineering		EPE 3112	Well Logging and Testing

Year 2

Semester 1 and semester 2

Unit Code	Unit Name
EPE 3201	Thesis