Undergraduate Courses
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Bachelor of Engineering (Mining and Materials Engineering)

Course Program

Subject

Session

Credit Points

Year 1

CHEM103

Chemistry for Engineers

Autumn

6

ENGG101

Foundations of Engineering

Autumn

6

ENGG153

Engineering Materials

Autumn

6

MATH141

Foundations of Engineering Mathematics

Autumn

6

ENGG152

Engineering Mechanics

Spring

6

ENGG154

Engineering Design and Innovation

Spring

6

MATH142

Essentials of Engineering Mathematics

Spring

6

PHYS143

Physics for Engineers

Spring

6

Year 2

ENGG252

Engineering Fluid Mechanics

Autumn

6

MATH283

Mathematics 2E for Engineers Part 1

Autumn

6

MATE201

Structure of Materials

Autumn

6

MATE202

Thermodynamics and Phase Equilibria

Autumn

6

ECTE290

Fundamentals of Electrical Engineering

Spring

6

MINE220

Underground Mining Methods

Spring

6

CIVL272

Surveying

Spring

6

EESC252

Geology for Engineers

Spring

6

Year 3

CIVL296

Engineering Computing

Autumn

6

ENGG251

Mechanics of Solids

Autumn

6

CIVL361

Geomechanics

Autumn

6

MINE311

Surface Mining Methods

Autumn

6

MINE323

Mining Geomechanics

Spring

6

MATE203

Phase Transformations

Spring

6

MATE204

Mechanical Behaviour of Materials

Spring

6

plus

one elective

Spring

6

Year 4

MINE312

Mine Ventilation

Autumn

6

MATE301

Engineering Alloys

Autumn

6

MATE306

Fracture, Failure and Degradation

Autumn

6

MATE381

Materials Experimental Methods and Computing

Autumn

6

MINE416

Mining Economics

Spring

6

MATE302

Polymeric Materials

Spring

6

MATE303

Ceramics, Glass and Refractories

Spring

6

MATE305

Primary Materials Processing

Spring

6

Year 5

ENGG461

Managing Engineering Projects

Autumn

6

MATE402

Secondary Materials Processing

Autumn

6

MINE411

Health and Safety

Autumn

6

MINE422

Mine Planning and Development

Spring

6

MATE401

Selection of Materials in Engineering Design

Spring

6

MATE304

Transport Phenomena in Materials Processing

Spring

6

ENGG456

Engineering Project A

Autumn/Spring

6

or

     

ENGG452

Thesis A

Annual

12

or

ENGG453

Thesis B**

Annual

18

ENGG454

Professional Experience

 

0

For students in ENGG456: Any 2 electives from either List A of the Mining Program or from the Materials Core elective Schedule

For students in ENGG452: 1 electives from either List A of the Mining Program or from the Materials Core elective Schedule

For students in ENGG453: 0 electives

* Electives may not be available every year - check subject timetable.

** 18 credit point thesis is equivalent to the 12 credit point thesis and one 6 credit point elective.

*** High achieving students in ENGG456 Project A may articulate to ENGG457 Project B in order to continue with the project started in ENGG456.

Other Information

Further information is available at http://coursefinder.uow.edu.au/ or email: engineering@uow.edu.au