EUMK provides, in accordance with the discipline program "Mining machines and equipment" study of the structures of mining machines and calculations of their main parameters. The main task when studying the course is to obtain students the knowledge necessary for calculations, design and proper operation of machines that provide complex mechanization of mining and primary processing of minerals . Mastering the discipline also involves the development of skills to apply the acquired knowledge for the technical analysis of specific machines and the synthesis of their more advanced variants.