Whether you're an undergraduate student, a recent graduate, or a practicing professional, you can advance your training and develop valuable professional skills. We offer a variety of undergraduate and graduate options, including certificates, Master’s, and PhD degrees, to help you reach your goals:

Accelerated Master's Program in Economic Geology

• for UA undergrads, project/internship based

Graduate Certificate in Mineral Resource Geology

• a flexible 12 unit curriculum
• can be applied toward graduate degrees

Professional Science Master's in Economic Geology (PSM/EG)

• project/internship-based EG-focused masters
• designed to be completed in 1 year
• can lead into advanced programs

MS and PhD Programs

• 2 / 4 year research focused degrees
• designed for those with significant background

Financial aid is available for those in need.

Available to all. Field courses (graduate level) can include lecture and laboratory activities and typically involve travel to locations around the western U.S. They can be taken for credit or non-credit. Other courses are available in person or remotely.

10-Day Economic Geology field courses (annual offerings)

• Ore Deposits Mapping (late August-early September)
• Mineral Deposits Types (early December)
• Structural Geology for Exploration & Mine Geologists (March)
• Hyperspectral Imaging for Mining & Mineral Resources (early January)

Online courses

• Integrated Planning Series (15 hrs each)
  • Geological Inputs
  • Metallurgical Inputs
  • Mine Engineering
• Economic geology core courses (semester long)
  • e.g., Ore Deposits, Applied Mineralogy & Petrology, Exploration and Mining Geology
• Mining Engineering courses (semester long)
  • e.g., Geometallurgy and many others

The faculty and staff of LPEG and LIMR support many types of collaborative opportunities with students and collegeagues from industry, government and academia.

Opportunities for projects / students

For professionals and companies, we encourage development of collaborative projects that build on our expertise and facilities, and engage our students.

For students, in addition to degree-focused projects there are opportunities for independent research with faculty/staff.

Faculty and staff interests

Faculty and staff affiliated with LPEG engage in research and teaching across a wide range of mineral resource-related topics with approaches than ranges from field to analytical to theoretical, and on problems from directly applied to basic science.

Location and Facilities

The University of Arizona is in the heart of one of the world's great mineral regions, an area with spetacular exposed geology. The University hosts an exceptional range of state-of-the-art facilities across multiple colleges including the Lowell Mineral Characterization Facility.