Students who commenced study in 2016 should refer to this area of study entry for direction on the requirments; to check which units are currently available for enrolment, refer to the unit indexes in the the current edition of the Handbook. If you have any queries contact the managing faculty for your area of study.

Mining engineering

NOTE: This area of study has been updated - please refer to the change register for details.

Undergraduate
Specialisation

Commencement year

This area of study entry applies to students commencing this course in 2016 and should be read in conjunction with the relevant course entry in the Handbook.

Any units listed for this area of study relate only to the 'Requirements' outlined in the Faculty of Engineering component of any bachelors double degrees.

Unit codes that are not linked to their entry in the Handbook are not available for study in the current year.

Managing faculty

Faculty of Engineering

Contact details

Visit http://www.eng.monash.edu.au/

Websites

Faculty of Engineering

Location

Clayton

Mining engineering involves the extraction and processing of ores from the earth. You will acquire skills, knowledge and experience in all aspects of exploring, planning, extracting and processing minerals, including environmental impact assessment and management; mine system design, management and economics; geology; and geomechanics.

Units

Levels 2, 3 and 4

C,D. Mining engineering knowledge, application and practice (108 points)

Students complete:

CIV2206 Mechanics of solids
CIV2242 Geomechanics I
EAE2511 The deep earth
ENG2005 Advanced engineering mathematics
MNE2010 Fixed plant engineering
MNE2030 Project, risk and safety management
MNE3010 Rock mechanics
MNE3020 Resource estimation
MNE3030 Mine ventilation
MNE3040 Surface mining systems
MNE3050 Underground mining systems
MNE3060 Blasting and fragmentation
MNE4010 Mine planning and scheduling
MNE4020 Design project
MNE4040 Mineral processing
CIV4210 Project A
CIV4211 Project B
MNE4120 Instrumentation, automation and asset management

E. Elective study (36 points)

Students choose from the technical electives below for which they meet pre-requisites or choose units required to complete an engineering-approved minor from another faculty. Students wishing to choose other electives (that is, neither mining engineering electives nor those required to complete an approved minor) should consult their course advisor prior to doing so. Students completing a single degree should complete a minimum of 24 credit points of 3rd and 4th level technical electives from the list below. For students completing a double degree, some units required for the partner degree are credited as electives towards this degree.

Mining engineering technical electives

EAE2522 Sediments and basins
EAE3526 Ore deposit geology
EAE3591 Geophysics
ENE3048 Energy and the environment
ENE3608 Environmental impact assessment and management systems
MEC2404 Mechanics of fluids

Relevant courses

Bachelors

Single degrees

Successful completion of this undergraduate specialisation can be counted towards meeting the requirements for the following single degree:

E3001 Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)

Students in other single bachelor's degrees are not eligible to complete this specialisation.