Course list for the Mining Engineering Single Major
Information valid for students commencing 2011
Mining Engineering
Students must complete for the BE (Mining Engineering Plan code: MININX2001), #64 comprising -
- One of the following -
- a major - #50, comprising all compulsory courses listed in Part A of the Mining Engineering list; or
- an extended major - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under Extended Major; or
- a major and a minor - #60, comprising a major, plus an additional #10 as set out in Part B Electives under the approved minor fields; and
- balance from electives -
- with a maximum of #8 of level one courses;
- students are encouraged to seek academic advice for courses chosen that are not listed in Part B Electives. Selection of courses which are not in the BE List require the approval of the Executive Dean.
Part A - Compulsory
Year 1, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG1000 | 2 | Introduction to Professional Engineering |
| ERTH1501 | 2 | Earth Processes & Geological Materials for Engineers |
Year 1, Semester 1 or 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| ENGG1010 | 2 | Applied Mechanics |
| MATE1000 | 2 | Physics & Engineering of Materials |
| MATH1051 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra I [1] |
Year 1, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MATH1052 | 2 | Multivariate Calculus & Ordinary Differential Equations |
Year 2, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MINE2101 | 2 | Fluid Mechanics |
| MINE2105 | 2 | Introduction to Mining |
| MINE2123 | 1 | Structural Mechanics for Mining |
| STAT2201 | 1 | Analysis of Engineering & Scientific Data |
Year 2, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CIVL2210 | 2 | Fundamentals of Soil Mechanics |
| MATH2000 | 2 | Calculus & Linear Algebra II |
| MINE2106 | 2 | Resource Geology & Mine Surveying |
| MINE2201 | 2 | Physical & Chemical Processing of Minerals |
Year 3, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MINE3120 | 2 | Resource Estimation |
| MINE3121 | 2 | Mining Geomechanics |
| MINE3122 | 2 | Mining Systems |
Year 3, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MINE3123 | 2 | Mine Planning |
| MINE3124 | 2 | Mine Ventilation |
| MINE3125 | 2 | Rock Breakage |
Year 4, Semester 1
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MINE4120 | 2 | Mine Geotechnical Engineering |
| MINE4122 | 2 | Mining Research Project I |
| MINE4124 | 2 | Hard Rock Mine Design & Feasibility |
Year 4, Semester 2
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| MINE4121 | 2 | Mine Management |
| MINE4123 | 2 | Mining Research Project II |
| MINE4125 | 2 | Coal Mine Design and Feasibility |
Part B Electives
B1 - Introductory Electives
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CHEM1020 | 2 | Chemistry - Energetics & Reactivity |
| CSSE1001 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering I |
| ELEC1000 | 2 | Introduction to Electrical Engineering |
| ENGG1050 | 2 | Engineering Thermodynamics |
| MATH1050 | 2 | Mathematical Foundations [2] |
| PHYS1002 | 2 | Electromagnetism and Modern Physics |
B2 - Advanced Electives
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CHEE3005 | 2 | Reaction Engineering |
| CHEE3205 | 2 | Metallurgical Process Modelling |
| CIVL3210 | 2 | Geotechnical Engineering |
| ENGG4103 | 2 | Engineering Asset Management |
| ERTH3203 | 2 | Energy Resources |
| ERTH3301 | 2 | Ore Body Modelling |
| MECH4480 | 2 | Computational Fluid Dynamics |
| MINE3106 | 2 | Minerals Industry Visit |
| MINE3108 | 1 | Special Topics in Mining I |
| MINE3109 | 2 | Special Topics in Mining II |
| MINE3126 | 2 | Underground Mining Systems |
| MINE3127 | 2 | Socio-Environmental Aspects of Mining |
| MINE3128 | 2 | Surface Mining Systems |
| MINE3208 | 2 | Mineral Processing II |
| MINE3219 | 2 | Mineral Processing 1: Geology Process Mineralogy & Comminution Circuit Design |
| MINE4107 | 2 | Advanced Mine Ventilation |
| MINE4209 | 2 | Advanced Mineral Processing |
Extended major
Students enrolled in the extended major are required to obtain the major, plus an additional #10 from the courses listed below -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CIVL3210 | 2 | Geotechnical Engineering |
| ENGG1050 | 2 | Engineering Thermodynamics |
| ENGG4103 | 2 | Engineering Asset Management |
| MINE3106 | 2 | Minerals Industry Visit |
| MINE3109 | 2 | Special Topics in Mining II |
| MINE3126 | 2 | Underground Mining Systems |
| MINE3127 | 2 | Socio-Environmental Aspects of Mining |
| MINE3128 | 2 | Surface Mining Systems |
| MINE4107 | 2 | Advanced Mine Ventilation |
Geomechanics
Students enrolled in the Geomechanics Minor are required to complete the Mining Engineering Major including MINE4122 under a geomechanics topic, plus #10 from the courses listed below -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CIVL3210 | 2 | Geotechnical Engineering |
| CIVL4230 | 2 | Advanced Soil Mechanics |
| CIVL4250 | 2 | Numerical Methods in Engineering |
| ERTH2004 | 2 | Structural Geology |
| ERTH2050 | 2 | Field Geology |
| ERTH3020 | 2 | Introduction to Geophysics |
| MINE3126 | 2 | Underground Mining Systems |
| MINE3128 | 2 | Surface Mining Systems |
| MINE4000 | 2 | Mine Waste Management & Landform Design |
Minerals Processing
No new enrolments from 2006.
Students enrolled in the Minerals Processing minor are required to obtain #10 as set out below -
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CHEE2001 | 2 | Process Principles |
| CHEE3005 | 2 | Reaction Engineering |
| CHEE3205 | 2 | Metallurgical Process Modelling |
| ERTH3502 | 1 | Ore Deposit Geology & Mineralogy |
| MINE3208 | 2 | Mineral Processing II |
| MINE3209 | 1 | Mineral Processing I |
| MINE4203 | 2 | Flotation |
| MINE4209 | 2 | Advanced Mineral Processing |
Software Engineering
Students enrolled in the Software Engineering Minor are reuqired to obtain #10 with no more than #6 from level one courses, comprising #4 from Group A, and #6 from Group B.
Group A
#4 from:
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| CSSE1001 | 2 | Introduction to Software Engineering I |
| CSSE2002 | 2 | Programming in the Large |
Group B
#6 from:
| Course Code | Units | Course Title |
| COMP2303 | 2 | Network & Operating Systems Principles |
| COMP2304 | 2 | Programming for Engineering Systems |
| COMP2506 | 2 | Human-Computer Interaction |
| COMP3506 | 2 | Algorithms & Data Structures |
| CSSE1000 | 2 | Introduction to Computer Systems |
| CSSE2003 | 2 | Software Engineering Studio |
| CSSE3002 | 2 | The Software Process |
| INFS1200 | 2 | Introduction to Information Systems |
| MATH1061 | 2 | Discrete Mathematics |
End notes
- [1] Students without at least a Sound Achievement in Senior Maths C are required to take MATH1050 as an elective before MATH1051
- [2] MATH1050 is not available for students with a High Achievement or higher in Senior Maths C. MATH1050 is not available to students who have passed MATH1051 and/or MATH1052.
