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Master of Mining Engineering - MMinEng8335 - Mining Engineering

Specialisation Structure
72 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 72 UOC.

Core Courses

Students must take 42 UOC of the following courses.

MINE8101
6 UOC
Fundamentals of Mining Engineering
MINE8115
6 UOC
Mine Processes, Systems and Analysis
MINE8120
6 UOC
Hazard Identification, Risk and Safety Management in Mining
MINE8140
6 UOC
Mining Geomechanics
MINE8760
6 UOC
Mine Geology and Geophysics for Mining Operations
MINE8440
6 UOC
Mining Industry Research Project 1

Prescribed Electives

Students must take 30 UOC of the following courses.

Note: Written permission from the Program Authority is required prior to enrolment in MINE8660 Geotechnical Engineering, MINE8680 Geotechnical Data Collection or MINE8690 Mining Geotechnical Project.

MINE8130
6 UOC
Technology Management in Mining
MINE8445
6 UOC
Mining Industry Research Project 2
MINE8660
6 UOC
Geotechnical Engineering for Underground Hard Rock
MINE8680
6 UOC
Geotechnical Data Collection and Analysis
MINE8690
6 UOC
Mining Geotechnical Project
MINE8710
6 UOC
Mine Slope Stability
MINE8720
6 UOC
Numerical Methods in Mine Geomechanics
MINE8860
6 UOC
Drilling, Blasting and Machine Excavation
MINE8910
6 UOC
Mine Water and Waste Management

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