Academic Departments

The Mackay School of Earth Sciences and Engineering provides accredited, high-quality, focused programs for students interested in earth sciences and mineral engineering. We offer small class sizes, a high faculty to student ratio and state-of-the-art facilities.

Mackay comprises three academic departments:

Geological Sciences and Engineering

Among the most comprehensive departments in the nation, the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering offers 14 degrees through the support of over 25 faculty, adjunct faculty and cooperating faculty from the Desert Research Institute.

Degrees offered:

For further information, please visit the Department of Geological Sciences and Engineering.

Mining Engineering

Because of its quality of instructional facilities, undergraduate majors and assigned faculty, the Department of Mining Engineering continues to be among the top ten mining engineering programs in the country.

Degrees offered:

  • Mining Engineering (Download PDF) - B.S., M.S., Ph.D.

For further information, please visit the Department of Mining Engineering.

Geography

The Department of Geography has won more faculty teaching awards than any other department in the entire Nevada System of Higher Education.

Degrees offered:

  • Geography (Download PDF) - B.S., M.S.

For further information, please visit the Department of Geography.