• In Semester 2, students must choose one elective course in addition to three core mining courses.

• One of the elective choices is General Education (6 UOC). The student must elect to complete the General Education requirement (12 UOC in total) in Session 2 of Stage 3 or in either of Semester 1 or 2 in Stage 4.

• During Stages 3 and 4, students must have completed three electives - two mining electives and one General Education electives

• Students who have NOT completed a course in Mineral Processing should enroll in MINE2810 Minerals and Processing, an elective course offered in Semester 2.

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Stage (Year) 4 update

Students who are enrolling in Stage 4 should note:

• The standard program requires students to enroll in 24 UOC and in each of S1 and S2.

• The Industrial Research Project has staged milestones with various pieces of assessment to be completed over two over two consecutive semesters. The two relevant courses being:
  • S1: MINE4440 Mining Research Project I
  • S2: MINE4450 Mining Research Project II

  Note: while the course codes are correct, the above course names may not be the same as shown in myUNSW.
  While MINE4450 can sometimes be offered in both Semesters 1 and 2, students in the standard program must only enroll in Semester 2. Do NOT enroll in MINE4450 in S1.
  Information related to these courses such a list of research topics will be hosted on Moodle. To get access to Moodle you first need to enrol in the course. Chris Daly will then send you an email providing access details and password.

• The Mine Design & Feasibility project involves work with staged milestones to be completed over two semesters. The two relevant courses being:

• S1: MINE4250 Mine Design and Optimisation
• S2: MINE4260 Mine Feasibility

• MINE4910 Mining in a Global Environment, one of the course electives for S1 will not be offered in 2008.

• MINE4510 Advanced Mine Vantilation. As this is an advanced course elective, students are required to have gained a Credit or better in MINE3510 Mine Ventilation.
  Students who wish to enrol in the course must email a request for enrolment to the Director - Undergraduate Studies.

• MINE4320 Advance Geotechnical Engineering. As this is an advanced course elective, students are required to have gained a Credit or better in MINE4310 Mine Geotechnical Engineering.
  Students who wish to enrol in the course must email a request for enrolment to the Director - Undergraduate Studies.

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University of Newcastle Transfer Program

A student who has completed the Mining Engineering Transfer Program at the University of Newcastle and who after applying for admission through UAC has been accepted into the Mining Engineering Program at UNSW must apply for credit for those courses completed in the Transfer Program at Newcastle.

Successful completion of all 120 Units of courses in the Transfer Program will provide sufficient Advanced Standing in the Mining Engineering Program at UNSW such that the student will be permitted to enroll directly into Stage (Year) 3 of the Mining Engineering Program. Where less than 120 Units have been completed, the student should discuss course options with the Academic Advisor.

In any case, students should attend an Academic Advising session or speak to the Director- Undergraduate Studies.

See the following section on Applying for Advanced Standing.

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Applying for Advanced Standing

Students who have been accepted into the Mining Engineering program at UNSW and who think they have completed a course at another recognised university that is similar to one in the Mining Engineering Program at UNSW then they may apply for Advanced Standing.

For further information see the question on Advanced Standing in FAQ.

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FAQ

• Q. I'm having some problems with enrolment, what should I do?

A. If the problems relate to process issues for example you don't know how to enroll or you are blocked from enrolling then you need to contact Student Central. This is a one-stop-shop intended to assist students resolve program related issues.

If the issues are more to do with choosing which courses to enroll in then you should contact the person in the School who is there to help students with such matters, i.e. the Director - Undergraduate Studies.

• Q. Can I gain credit for a course that I've completed in another program and/or at another university and which is of a similar nature to a course in the Mining Engineering program?

A. Provision is made for credit or Advanced Standing in a program. See FAQ/Advanced Standing for further information.

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