Curriculum, calendars & regulations
With regards to the Master's Degree in Mining Engineering, the double master's proposal includes all the subjects and courses that comply with Order CIN/310/2009, dated February 9th, which establishes the requirements for the verification of official university degrees that enable the exercise of the profession of mining engineer. There are 60 mandatory ECTS, 15 elective ECTS that will be recognized by the courses of the Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering indicated in the annexes and a final joint master's thesis that will correspond in credits and contents to that established in the aforementioned ministerial order.
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year (EPSEM) | |
| Fall semester | |
| 330602 Mining economics* | 5 |
| 330327 Mining machinery | 5 |
| 330335 Geological resource modelling & estimation | 5 |
| 330601 Mineral process modelling* | 5 |
| 330338 Geological & energy resource management | 5 |
| 330337 Land & underground space management | 5 |
| Spring semester | |
| 330605 Numerical methods for mining engineering* | 5 |
| 330603 Modelling of underground excavations* | 5 |
| 330332 Mineral engineering | 5 |
| 330606 Mining design & modelling* | 5 |
| 330604 Blasting modeling* | 5 |
| 330333 Environmental mining engineering | 5 |
| Second year (ETSECCPB) | |
| Fall & spring semesters | |
| 250803 Modelling of flow & transport in porous media | 5 |
| 250804 Soils mechanics | 5 |
| 250805 Rock mechanics | 5 |
| 250830 Sismology | 5 |
| 3 mandatory specialty courses from the MsDGE | 15 |
| 2 elective courses from the MsDGE | 10 |
| Joint Master's Thesis | 45 |
With regards to the Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, the double degree's proposal includes the contents and competences that are described in the verification report. There are 35 mandatory ECTS corresponding to the common block, 15 ECTS will be taken from the Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering, while the difference up to 35 ECTS will correspond to mandatory courses included in the common block of the Master's Degree in Mining Engineering (major in Scientific and management training). The Master's Degree in Geotechnical Engineering is made up of 3 specialties (Geotechnical engineering, Underground hydrology and Seismic and geophysical engineering), each consisting of 25 ECTS of mandatory specialty courses and 20 ECTS of elective specialty courses. In any case, students can complete the master's degree without reaching a specialty, provided that the volume of credits is fulfilled. As for the double master's degree, it is designed without a specific specialty, so that students must take 20 ECTS corresponding to mandatory specialty courses and 10 ECTS of common elective courses. The rest (25 ECTS of specialty courses) is achieved through the courses of the common block of the Master's Degree in Mining Engineering.
COURSES |
ECTS |
| First year | |
| Fall semester (ETSECCPB) | |
| 250803 Modelling of flow & transport in porous media | 5 |
| 250804 Soils mechanics | 5 |
| 250805 Rock mechanics | 5 |
| 250830 Sismology | 5 |
| 2 mandatory specialty courses from the MsDGE | 10 |
| Spring semester (EPSEM) | |
| 330605 Numerical methods for mining engineering* | 5 |
| 330603 Modelling of underground excavations* | 5 |
| 330332 Mineral engineering | 5 |
| 330606 Mining design & modelling* | 5 |
| 330604 Blasting modeling* | 5 |
| 330333 Environmental mining engineering | 5 |
| Second year | |
| Fall semester (EPSEM) | |
| 330602 Mining economics* | 5 |
| 330327 Mining machinery | 5 |
| 330335 Geological resource modelling & estimation | 5 |
| 330601 Mineral process modelling* | 5 |
| 330338 Geological & energy resource management | 5 |
| 330337 Land & underground space management | 5 |
| Spring semester (ETSECCPB) | |
| 1 mandatory specialty course from the MsDGE | 5 |
| 2 elective courses from the MsDGE | 10 |
| Joint Master's Thesis | 45 |
* The new designation of these courses with respect to the verified version has been informed through the degree's accreditation process and is pending evaluation by AQU's External Audit Committee.
Mandatory specialty courses from the MsDGE
COURSES |
ECTS |
| 250810 Advanced soil mechanics | 5 |
| 250811 Foundations & earth retaining structures | 5 |
| 250812 Underground excavations | 5 |
| 250420 Geotechnical design & construction | 5 |
| 250421 Geomechanics of breakage | 5 |
| 250821 Aquifer mechanics | 5 |
| 250822 Stochastic methods in hydrology | 5 |
| 250823 Aquifers balance & recharge | 5 |
| 250531 Modelling of soil & groundwater contamination | 5 |
| 250824 Hydrogeochemical modelling | 5 |
| 250520 Earthquake engineering | 5 |
| 250831 Geophysical prospection | 5 |
| 250832 Sismometry | 5 |
| 250833 Seismic hazard assessment | 5 |
Common elective specialty courses
SUBJECTS |
ECTS |
| Mass transport in the ground (3 courses) | 15 |
| Interactions between groundwater, civil works & the environment (3 courses) | 15 |
| Seismic risk assessment (2 courses) | 10 |
| Seismic design of structures (5 courses) | 25 |
| Geological characterization (3 courses) | 15 |
| Coupled processes in soils & rocks (2 courses) | 10 |
| Modeling in geotechnical engineering (3 courses) | 15 |
Students enrolled at UPC for the Double Degree MSCME-MScGE can access the following information:
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