Mining Engineering

COURSES OFFERED

The following postgraduate courses are available:

Doctor of Philosophy
Honours Master of Engineering by Coursework or Research
Graduate Diploma in Engineering


CURRENT RESEARCH AREAS
The following areas of research are available to candidates undertaking the Honours Master of Engineering degree by research and the Doctor of Philosophy degree:

Roof bolting studies
Longwall mining
Rock mechanics
Surface mining
Mine simulation, planning and design
Mine safety
Geostatistics
Computer applications in mining engineering
Mine water
Environmental impact of mining


DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Candidates for this degree enrol in MINE957. PhD Major Thesis.


HONOURS MASTER OF ENGINEERING.

Graduates are offered the following opportunities to conduct research or pursue an advanced course of study in Mining Engineering:

(a) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Research Thesis

The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by research thesis is intended for those engineers qualified and interested in specific problems. Students enrol in MINE955. ME Major Thesis


(b) The Honours Master of Engineering Degree by Combination of Coursework and Research Thesis

This is the normal course for the younger Mining Engineer, which provides him or her training in research and also allows greater depth of understanding in specialist postgraduate areas.

Aims
The programs of study allow the student to combine specialist postgraduate subjects according to his or her undergraduate background with project work. It is intended to strengthen professional training in a context of problems and policies which reach beyond the conventionally recognised boundaries of single disciplines. Elective postgraduate subjects and introduction to disciplines in which the student has no experience, are available.

The program for the Honours Master of Engineering Degree has two explicit aims:

(i) Specialist Training. Postgraduate training is provided for students with appropriate backgrounds, to enable professional development in their particular discipline. This is achieved by providing access to existing postgraduate courses already offered;

(ii) Interdisciplinary Training. An interdisciplinary framework is provided, within which postgraduate training in Mining Engineering may be integrated with other disciplines. This is achieved by the provisions of limited access to concentrated study in other disciplines.

Entry Requirements

A candidate who has a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours at Class III or higher from this University, or an approved equivalent qualification, will enrol in Postgraduate subjects with a total value of not less than 48 credit points.

Students may undertake either

(i) the 48 credit point subject MINE955 Major Thesis;
or
(ii) the 24 credit point subject MINE951 Dissertation plus four subjects from the list of electives below; or
(ii) the 12 credit point subject MINE950 Dissertation plus six subjects from the of electives below.


Electives