Mining Engineering

The Master of Mining Engineering will be awarded after successful completion of 72 Units of Credit points of coursework, either full time or part time. A majority of the courses will be offered as modules over a short block period to permit employees of mining companies and associated service providers to attend on a part-time basis. Please note that some electives may only be offered every two years.

Two specialisation streams are offered in this program:

• Master of Mining Engineering (Mine Geomechanics) Plan MINEJS8335 - 7 core courses and 5 electives (total of 72 UOC)
• Master of Mining Engineering (Mine Management) Plan MINEPS8335 - 5 core courses and 7 electives (total of 72 UOC)

Mine Geomechanics - MINEJS8335

Group A Core courses

Foundation disciplinary:

• GSOE9010 Eng PG Coursework Res Skills (6 UOC)

OR

• GSOE9011 Eng PGCW Research Skills (6 UOC)

PLUS

• MINE8101 Fundamentals of Mining Eng (6 UOC)

Advanced disciplinary:

• MINE8115 Mine Processes, Syst and Anal (6 UOC)
• MINE8120 Hazard ID, Risk and Safety Mgt (6 UOC)
• MINE8140 Mining Geomechanics (6 UOC)
• MINE8440 Mining Industry Research Proj (6 UOC)
• MINE8760 Mine Geol & Geophysics (6 UOC)

Group B Elective courses

Advanced disciplinary:

• MINE8130 Technology Management (6 UOC)
• MINE8660 Geotechnical Engineering (6 UOC)
• MINE8680 Geotechnical Data Collection (6 UOC)
• MINE8690 Mining Geotechnical Project (6 UOC)
• MINE8710 Mine Slope Stability (6 UOC)
• MINE8720 Numerical in Mine Geomechanics (6 UOC)
• MINE8750 Adv Soil Mechs and Mine Fill (6 UOC)
• MINE8860 Drilling, Blasting and Machine (6 UOC)
• MINE8910 Mine Water & Waste Management (6 UOC)

Note: Written permission from the Program Authority is required prior to enrolment in

• MINE8660 Geotechnical Engineering (6 UOC)

Mine Management - MINEPS8335

Group A Core courses

Foundation disciplinary:

• GSOE9010 Eng PG Coursework Res Skills (6 UOC)

OR

• GSOE9011 Eng PGCW Research Skills (6 UOC)

PLUS

• MINE8101 Fundamentals of Mining Eng (6 UOC)

Additional disciplinary:

• MINE8115 Mine Processes, Syst and Anal (6 UOC)
• MINE8120 Hazard ID, Risk and Safety Mgt (6 UOC)
• MINE8440 Mining Industry Research Proj (6 UOC)

Group B: Elective courses

Advanced disciplinary:

• LAWS8045 Mining and Resources Law (6 UOC)
• MINE8130 Technology Management (6 UOC)
• MINE8210 Management Systems (6 UOC)
• MINE8445 Research Project ll (6 UOC)
• MINE8760 Mine Geol & Geophysics (6 UOC)
• MINE8780 Env Mgt for the Mining Ind (6 UOC)
• MINE8790 Advanced Mineral Economics (6 UOC)
• MINE8820 Mineral Processing (6 UOC)
• MINE8850 Mine Design and Feasibility (6 UOC)
• MINE8910 Mine Water & Waste Management (6 UOC)
• MINE8930 Uranium mining fundamentals (6 UOC)
• MINE9910 Mine Ventilation (6 UOC)

Please note: Written permission is required to do MINE8445.

Entry requires a 4 year (Honours) degree in Mining Engineering or a cognate discipline from a recognised institution, or satisfying the requirements of the UNSW Graduate Diploma in Mining Engineering (MINE5040FS and from 2015: MINE5335) with a minimum WAM of 65% and no course fails.

The UNSW School of Mining Engineering defines a cognate discipline as Engineering Geology, Civil Engineering or Geotechnical Engineering. Performance that is equivalent to Honours (I or II Division 1) is required over the final two (2) years of the degree. Professional experience in the mining industry will be highly regarded.

International students will be required to submit to the Program Authority, a proposed plan listing courses for each semester of their program. Signed approval by the Program Authority is required prior to commencement of the program. The approved plan is to list courses completed as block intensive mode or distance mode, and to ensure that the total number of distance mode courses is no more than 1 course per semester.

• IELTS Academic version only 6.5 overall (min. 6.0 in each subtest)
• TOEFL Internet-based Test (iBT) 90 overall (min.23 in writing, 22 in reading, listening and speaking)
• TOEFL Paper-based Test  (PBT) 577 overall (min. 5.0 in TWE)