Undergraduate Course List
General Information on Undergraduate ProgramThe mission of the Department of Mining Engineering is to provide education, research and consulting pertinent to the science and technology of mining engineering to the highest international standards. The broad-based educational program of the department endeavours to prepare students for a wide variety of career paths in the vitally important subjects that provide safe, economical, efficient, environmentally and socially acceptable mining of mineral raw materials; and to establish a foundation needed to solve fresh problems of our society that are susceptable to engineering treatment. Undergraduate Curriculum
FIRST YEARFirst Semester | Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | PHYS105 | GENERAL PHYSICS I | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6.5 | | CHEM111 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY I | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 | | MATH119 | CALCULUS WITH ANALYTIC GEOMETRY | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 | | ME105 | COMPUTER AIDED ENGINEERING GRAPHICS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | ENG101 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES I | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | | IS100 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 |
Second Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | PHYS106 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6.5 | | CHEM112 | GENERAL CHEMISTRY II | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6.0 | | MATH120 | CALCULUS FOR FUNCTIONS OF SEVERAL VARIABLES | 5 | 4 | 2 | 7.5 | | MINE102 | INTRODUCTION TO MINERAL INDUSTRIES | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | | ENG102 | ENGLISH FOR ACADEMIC PURPOSES II | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 |
SECOND YEARThird Semester | Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | MATH219 | INTRODUCTION TO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 7.0 | | ES225 | ENGINEERING MECHANICS | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6.0 | | GEOE207 | PRINCIPLES OF MINERALOGY &PETROGRAPHY | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | | GEOE231 | ELEMENTS OF GEOLOGY | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | MINE201 | UNDERGROUND MINING | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | | Any 1 of the following set .. | | | | HIST2201 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | | HIST2205 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | | | | | NONTECHNICAL ELECTIVE |
Fourth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | ES224 | STRENGTH OF MATERIALS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | GEOE215 | PRINCIPLES OF STRUCTURAL GEOLOGY | 3 | 2 | 2 | 6.0 | | MINE202 | SURFACE MINING | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6.0 | | CENG230 | INTRODUCTION TO C PROGRAMMING | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4.0 | | ENG211 | ACADEMIC ORAL PRESENTATION SKILLS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4.0 | | Any 1 of the following set .. | | | | HIST2202 | PRINCIPLES OF KEMAL ATATÜRK II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | | HIST2206 | HISTORY OF THE TURKISH REVOLUTION II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | | | | | NONTECHNICAL ELECTIVE |
THIRD YEARFifth Semester | Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | ES303 | STATISTICAL METHODS FOR ENGINEERS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | MINE300 | SUMMER PRACTICE I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | | MINE309 | MINERAL PROCESSING I | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | MINE317 | INTRODUCTION TO ROCK MECHANICS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | ME351 | THERMODYNAMICS OF HEAT POWER | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | Any 1 of the following set .. | | | | TURK105 | TURKISH I | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | | TURK201 | ELEMENTARY TURKISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | | TURK303 | TURKISH I | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | | | | | FREE ELECTIVE | | | NONTECHNICAL ELECTIVE |
Sixth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | CE374 | FLUID MECHANICS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | MINE302 | MINE POWER AND MACHINERY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3.0 | | MINE310 | MINERAL PROCESSING II | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | MINE312 | MINE SURVEYING | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | MINE324 | ROCK FRAGMENTATION | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | MINE332 | MINE SYSTEM ANALYSIS | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | Any 1 of the following set .. | | | | TURK106 | TURKISH II | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1.0 | | TURK202 | INTERMEDIATE TURKISH | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | | TURK304 | TURKISH II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1.0 | | |
FORTH YEARSeventh Semester | Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | MINE400 | SUMMER PRACTICE II | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.0 | | MINE407 | MINE VALUATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | MINE417 | MINE VENTILATION | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5.0 | | MINE419 | MATERIALS HANDLING &MINE TRANSPORT | 3 | 3 | 0 | 5.0 | | MINE427 | MINERAL PROCESSING DESIGN | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7.0 | | | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE | | | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE |
Eighth Semester
| Course Code | Course Name | METU Credit | Contact (h/w) | Lab (h/w) | ECTS | | MINE416 | MINE DESIGN | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7.0 | | MINE420 | MINE ENVIRONMENT AND SAFETY | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | | MINE430 | ETHICS IN ENGINEERING | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3.0 | | | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE | | | TECHNICAL ELECTIVE |
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