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EME 460Geo-resource Evaluation and Investment Analysis

3 credits · Energy and Mineral Engineering · Penn State

The course covers engineering evaluation of geo-resources, present value and rate of return analysis, mineral property and reserve estimation, and cost estimation and engineering economy concepts applied to geo-resources including energy and minerals.

Before you enroll

Prerequisites

From the catalog: “5th semester or higher”

Where it fits

Where it sits in degree plans

Suggested plans most often put it in Year 3 · Spring (2 programs).

Required in (6)

  • Energy Business and Finance, B.S.
  • Energy Business and Finance, Minor
  • Environmental Systems Engineering, B.S.
  • Environmental Systems Engineering, Minor
  • Mining Engineering, B.S.
  • Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering, B.S.

One of the options in (2)

  • Energy Engineering, B.S.
  • Subsurface Energy Engineering, Minor
What it opens up

Courses that list EME 460 as a prerequisite (4)

  • EBF 304W Global Management for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
  • EBF 401 Strategic Corporate Finance for the Earth, Energy, and Materials Industries
  • PNG 490 Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering Capstone Design
  • PNG 492 Petroleum Engineering Capstone Design