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Courses Handbook 2014

This handbook contains information for courses and units at Curtin in 2014.
Information for the previous year's courses and units is available at Courses Handbook 2013.

300207 v.3 Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology Stream (MSc)


Major/Stream Overview

This major/stream is part of a larger course. Information is specific to the major/stream, please refer to the course for more information.


The Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology Stream provides specialised technical and professional training for graduates in geology or closely related disciplines. It is designed for those with a particular interest in the minerals industry and all students undertake a supervised project on a minerals related topic, often in collaboration with industry or government partners.



Major/Stream Organisation


Course Structure Hrs/Wk Credit
Year 1 Semester 1
6783 v.3   Geology Project 601 4.0 25.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   75.0
  100.0
Year 1 Semester 2
6786 v.3   Geology Project 604 8.0 50.0
  SELECT OPTIONAL UNITS TO THE TOTAL VALUE OF:   50.0
  100.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 1 Hrs/Wk Credit
10233 v.8   Mining Geology and Resource Estimation 521 4.0 25.0
4481 v.4   Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology 531 5.0 25.0
4556 v.4   Geographic Information Systems 581 4.0 25.0
5974 v.5   Geoscience Professional Practice 501 4.0 25.0
5988 v.5   Ore Deposits 521 4.0 25.0
Optional Units to Select from in Year 1 Semester 2 Hrs/Wk Credit
303963 v.4   Tectonics and the Dynamic Earth 502 5.0 25.0
312260 v.1   Introduction to Geophysical Mineral Exploration Methods 243 4.0 25.0
4483 v.4   Environmental Geoscience 532 5.0 25.0
5783 v.6   Geology Mapping Project 592 5.0 25.0
5986 v.5   Regolith Geology and Mineral Exploration 522 5.0 25.0




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