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Bachelor of Engineering (B.Eng.) - Mining Engineering CO-OP (150 credits)

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Program credit weight: 150-151 credits

Program credit weight for Quebec CEGEP students: 121-122 credits

In addition to regular courses and laboratories, the curriculum of the B.Eng. Mining Engineering Co-op program includes seminars, colloquia, and student projects reinforced by field trips to industrial operations.

Students entering this program must plan their schedule of studies in consultation with a departmental adviser.

Required Year 0 (Freshman) Courses

29 credits

Generally, students admitted to Engineering from Quebec CEGEPs are granted transfer credit for these Year 0 (Freshman) courses and enter a 121- to 123-credit program.

For information on transfer credit for French Baccalaureate, International Baccalaureate exams, Advanced Placement exams, Advanced Levels, and Science Placement Exams, see /engineering/current-students/undergraduate/new-stu... and select your term of admission.

CHEM 110 (4) General Chemistry 1
CHEM 120 (4) General Chemistry 2
MATH 133 (3) Linear Algebra and Geometry
MATH 140 (3) Calculus 1
MATH 141 (4) Calculus 2
PHYS 131 (4) Mechanics and Waves
PHYS 142 (4) Electromagnetism and Optics

AND 3 credits selected from the approved list of courses in Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law, listed below under Complementary Studies (Group B)

Note: FACC 100 (Introduction to the Engineering Profession) must be taken during the first year of study.

Required Non-Departmental Courses

34 credits

CCOM 206 (3) Communication in Engineering
CIVE 205 (3) Statics
CIVE 207 (4) Solid Mechanics
COMP 208 (3) Computers in Engineering
EPSC 221 (3) General Geology
EPSC 225 (1) Properties of Minerals
FACC 100* (1) Introduction to the Engineering Profession
FACC 300 (3) Engineering Economy
FACC 400 (1) Engineering Professional Practice
MATH 262 (3) Intermediate Calculus
MATH 263 (3) Ordinary Differential Equations for Engineers
MATH 264 (3) Advanced Calculus for Engineers
MECH 289 (3) Design Graphics

* Note: FACC 100 (Introduction to the Engineering Profession) must be taken during the first year of study.

Required Mining Engineering Courses

53 credits

ECSE 461 (3) Electric Machinery
MIME 200 (3) Introduction to the Minerals Industry
MIME 203 (2) Mine Surveying
MIME 209 (3) Mathematical Applications
MIME 260 (3) Materials Science and Engineering
MIME 290 (2) Industrial Work Period 1
MIME 291 (2) Industrial Work Period 2
MIME 322 (3) Rock Fragmentation
MIME 323 (3) Rock and Soil Mass Characterization
MIME 325 (3) Mineral Industry Economics
MIME 333 (3) Materials Handling
MIME 340 (3) Applied Fluid Dynamics
MIME 341 (3) Introduction to Mineral Processing
MIME 392 (2) Industrial Work Period 3
MIME 419 (3) Surface Mining
MIME 422 (3) Mine Ventilation
MIME 426 (6) Mine Design and Prefeasibility Study
MPMC 328* (3) Environnement et gestion des rejets miniers

* Mining courses taken at École Polytechnique

Complementary Courses

34-35 credits

14 credits from either Stream A or Stream B

Stream A - CEGEP Students

CEGEP students must take the following courses:

MPMC 321* (3) Mécanique des roches et contrôle des terrains
MPMC 326* (3) Recherche opérationnelle I
MPMC 329* (2) Géologie minière
MPMC 330* (3) Géotechnique minière
MPMC 421* (3) Exploitation en souterrain

* Mining courses taken at École Polytechnique

Stream B - Non-CEGEP Students

Non-CEGEP students must take the following courses:

CIVE 208 (3) Civil Engineering System Analysis
MIME 329 (2) Mining Geology
MIME 330 (3) Mining Geotechnics
MIME 421 (3) Rock Mechanics
MIME 424 (3) Underground Mining Methods

Technical Complementaries

14-15 credits

3-6 credits from the following - these courses are offered in alternate years; students are required to take one of these two courses or they may take both:

MIME 413 (3) Strategic Mine Planning With Uncertainty
MIME 425 (3) Applied Stochastic Orebody Modelling

8-12 credits can be chosen from the following or from any other approved technical courses in Engineering, Management, or Science (including mathematics courses).

Note: Not all courses are given annually; see the "Courses" section of this eCalendar to know if a course is offered.

CFIN 410 (3) Investment and Portfolio Management
CIVE 416 (3) Geotechnical Engineering
CIVE 421 (3) Municipal Systems
CIVE 514 (3) Structural Mechanics
CIVE 584 (3) Groundwater Engineering
EPSC 320 (3) Elementary Earth Physics
EPSC 549 (3) Hydrogeology
FINE 482 (3) International Finance 1
MIME 320 (3) Extraction of Energy Resources
MIME 442 (3) Analysis, Modelling and Optimization in Mineral Processing
MIME 484 (3) Mining Project
MIME 494 (2) Industrial Work Period 4
MIME 520 (3) Stability of Rock Slopes
MIME 527 (3) Selected Topics in Mineral Resource Engineering
MIME 544 (3) Analysis: Mineral Processing Systems 1
MIME 545 (3) Analysis: Mineral Processing Systems 2
MIME 588 (3) Reliability Analysis of Mining Systems
MPMC 320* (3) CAO et informatique pour les mines

* Mining course taken at École Polytechnique

Complementary Studies

6 credits

Group A - Impact of Technology on Society

3 credits from the following:

ANTH 212 (3) Anthropology of Development
BTEC 502 (3) Biotechnology Ethics and Society
CIVE 469 (3) Infrastructure and Society
ECON 225 (3) Economics of the Environment
ECON 347 (3) Economics of Climate Change
ENVR 201 (3) Society, Environment and Sustainability
GEOG 200 (3) Geographical Perspectives: World Environmental Problems
GEOG 203 (3) Environmental Systems
GEOG 205 (3) Global Change: Past, Present and Future
GEOG 302 (3) Environmental Management 1
MGPO 440* (3) Strategies for Sustainability
PHIL 343 (3) Biomedical Ethics
RELG 270 (3) Religious Ethics and the Environment
SOCI 235 (3) Technology and Society
SOCI 312 (3) Sociology of Work and Industry
URBP 201 (3) Planning the 21st Century City

* Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at /importantdates.

Group B - Humanities and Social Sciences, Management Studies, and Law

3 credits at the 200 level or higher from the following departments:

Anthropology (ANTH)

Economics (any 200- or 300-level course excluding ECON 227 and ECON 337)

History (HIST)

Philosophy (excluding PHIL 210 and PHIL 310)

Political Science (POLI)

Psychology (excluding PSYC 204 and PSYC 305, but including PSYC 100)

Religious Studies (RELG)

School of Social Work (SWRK)

Sociology (excluding SOCI 350)

OR 3 credits from the following:

ARCH 528 (3) History of Housing
BUSA 465* (3) Technological Entrepreneurship
CLAS 203 (3) Greek Mythology
ENVR 203 (3) Knowledge, Ethics and Environment
ENVR 400 (3) Environmental Thought
FACC 220 (3) Law for Architects and Engineers
FACC 500 (3) Technology Business Plan Design
FACC 501 (3) Technology Business Plan Project
HISP 225 (3) Hispanic Civilization 1
HISP 226 (3) Hispanic Civilization 2
INDR 294* (3) Introduction to Labour-Management Relations
INTG 201** (3) Integrated Management Essentials 1
INTG 202** (3) Integrated Management Essentials 2
MATH 338 (3) History and Philosophy of Mathematics
MGCR 222* (3) Introduction to Organizational Behaviour
MGCR 352* (3) Principles of Marketing
ORGB 321* (3) Leadership
ORGB 423* (3) Human Resources Management

* Note: Management courses have limited enrolment and registration dates. See Important Dates at /importantdates.

** Note: INTG 201 and INTG 202 are not open to students who have taken certain Management courses. Please see the INTG 201 and INTG 202 course information for a list of these courses.

Language Courses

If you are not proficient in a certain language, no more than 3 credits will be given for 6 credits of courses at the 100 level or higher in that language. A maximum of 3 credits of language courses will be counted toward the Complementary Studies requirement.

However, 3-6 credits may be given for language courses at the 200 level or higher that have a sufficient cultural component. These courses must be approved by the UUÖ±²¥ Engineering Student Centre (Student Affairs Office) (Frank Dawson Adams Building, Room 22).

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