UNSW Handbook Course - Mining in a Global Environment

Mining in a Global Environment - MINE4910


	Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
	School: School of Mining Engineering
	Course Outline: http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/
	Campus: Kensington Campus
	Career: Undergraduate
	Units of Credit: 6
	EFTSL: 0.125 (more info)
	Contact Hours per Week: 4
	Fee Band: 2 (more info)
	Further Information: See Class Timetable

Description

This course provides students with the tools necessary to meet the challenges of working as mining engineers and managers in an international setting.

At the end of this course, the students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of:

Legal & political context of mining in an international location
Principles of Sustainable Development
Social & stakeholder impact analysis
Major issues associated with social/community impacts of mining internationally
The global impacts of mining coal, uranium, gold, copper and other significant commodities
Cross cultural management strategies

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