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The
name of the degree awarded by the program is “Bachelor of Science in Mining
Engineering”.
The Department of Mining Engineering offers two
options for its Bachelor's degree program, namely, regular and cooperative
(coop) students. Both options require MINE student to successfully complete
not less than 155 credit hours with a cumulative GPA of 2.75 out of 5 or
better to qualify for attainment of the Mining Engineering degree. Regular
option students are required to complete one summer training of 10 weeks in
the Mining field, under the supervision of a faculty member. Cooperative
program students undertake coop work for 26 weeks in lieu of the summer
training and 6 credit units of departmental electives. Students whose GPA
is lower than 2.75 but have otherwise fulfilled all other graduation
requirements must retake enough of the technical courses in which their grade
is lower than C to bring their GPA up to the 2.75 minimum. The
typical study period of the MINE program is five years (10 semesters).
The distribution of 155 credit hours is as follows:
Table 1: Regular/ Cooperative Option
Program
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Requirements
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Credit Units
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Regular
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Cooperative
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Foundation year
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27
|
27
|
|
University Requirements
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14
|
14
|
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Faculty Requirements
|
37
|
37
|
|
Departmental Requirements (core)
|
69
|
69
|
|
Departmental Requirements
(electives)
|
6
|
0
|
|
Summer Training
|
02
|
-
|
|
Coop Program
|
-
|
8
|
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Total
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155
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155
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Department
Compulsory Courses
Table 2: Department Compulsory Courses for
All Students
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Course
Title
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English
Code/ No.
|
Arabic Code/ No.
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Contact
Hours
|
Cr.
Units
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Prerequisites
|
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Th.
|
Pr.
|
Tr.
|
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1
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Engineering Management
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IE 256
|
هـ ص256
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2
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1
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2
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IE 255
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|
2
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Engineering Thermo-Fluids I
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AE 300
|
هـ ط 300
|
3
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1*
|
-
|
3
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MATH 207, PHYS
281
|
|
3
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Engineering Mechanics (Statics)
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CE 201
|
هـ مد
201
|
3
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-
|
-
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3
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PHYS 281
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4
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Mechanics of Materials
|
MENG 270
|
هـ مك
270
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2
|
3
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|
3
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CE 201
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|
5
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Engineering Mechanics (Dynamics)
|
MENG 262
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هـ مك
262
|
2
|
3
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|
3
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CE 201
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|
6
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Physical Geology
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EMR 201
|
ض تر 201
|
3
|
2
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4
|
-
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7
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Ore Deposits Characteristics
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MINE 300
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هـ ت 300
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2
|
2
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|
3
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EMR 201
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8
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Principles of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineering
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MINE 301
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هـ ت 301
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3
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3
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EMR 201
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9
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Mining Field Practice
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MINE 302
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هـ ت 302
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1
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4
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100
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4
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IE 201,
MINE 301
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10
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Mining Operation Systems
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MINE 303
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هـ ت 303
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3
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3
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IE 202,
MATH 204
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11
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Rock Mechanics
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MINE 311
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هـ ت 311
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2
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4
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4
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MENG 270,
MINE 300
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12
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Drilling and Blasting in Mining
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MINE 312
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هـ ت 312
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 301,
MINE 311
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13
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Surface Mining
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MINE 322
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هـ ت 322
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 301,
MINE 303
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14
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Underground Mining
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MINE 323
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هـ ت 323
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3
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3
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MINE 301,
MINE 303
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15
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Ore Transportation and Handling
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MINE 330
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هـ ت 330
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2
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2
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3
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EE 251,
MINE 303, MENG 262
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16
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Mineral Processing
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MINE 342
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هـ ت 342
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2
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2
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3
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CHEM 281,
MINE 301
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17
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Summer Training
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MINE 390
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هـ ت 390
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|
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400
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2
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MINE 302,
MINE 322,
MINE 323
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18
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Mine Surveying
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MINE 401
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هـ ت 401
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 301
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19
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Mining and Metallurgical
Economics
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MINE 402
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هـ ت 402
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2
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2
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3
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IE 255,
MINE 301
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20
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Mine Ventilation and Safety
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MINE 422
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هـ ت 422
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2
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2
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3
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AE 300, MINE
323
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21
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Mine Law, Planning and
Management
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MINE 423
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هـ ت 423
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3
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3
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IE 256,
MINE 401
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22
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Extractive Metallurgy and Alloys
Production
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MINE 451
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هـ ت 451
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 342
|
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23
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Senior Project
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MINE 499
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هـ ت 499
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2
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4
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4
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MINE 330,
MINE 342
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Total
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50
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40
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500
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71
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Coop students are required to take
all of the abovementioned courses except MINE 390 which is replaced by the
following course.
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Course Title
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English Code/ #
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Arabic Code/ #
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Units
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CH
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Coop Training
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MINE 400
|
هـ ن 400
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-
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16
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1000*
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8
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* 1000 hours of on-job training distributed over 25 weeks
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Department
Elective Courses
Regular students select elective courses (6 credit
hours) out of those listed in Table 3.
Coop students arnot not required to study any electives.
Table 3: Department Elective Courses
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Course Title
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English Code/ #
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Arabic Code/ #
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Units
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CH
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Pre-requisites
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Th.
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Pr.
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Tr.
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1
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Computer
Applications in Mining and Metallurgy
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MINE 405
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هـ ت 405
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2
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2
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3
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EE 201
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2
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Applied Rock Mechanics
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MINE 411
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هـ ت 411
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 311
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3
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Rock
Blasting
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MINE 412
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هـ ت 412
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2
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2
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3
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PHYS 202,
CHEM 281
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4
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Tunnels Engineering
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MINE 421
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هـ ت 421
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2
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2
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3
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EE 201
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5
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Mine
Environment
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MINE 424
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هـ ت 424
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2
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2
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3
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CHEM 281
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6
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Analysis of Mining and
Metallurgical Data
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MINE 425
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هـ ت 425
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2
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2
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3
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EE 201
|
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7
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Methods
of Ore Analysis
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MINE 433
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هـ ت 433
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2
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2
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3
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CHEM 281
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8
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Applied Mineral Processing
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MINE 441
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هـ ت 441
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2
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2
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3
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MINE 342
|
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9
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Powder
Metallurgy
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MINE 452
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هـ ت 452
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2
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2
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3
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CHEM 281
|
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10
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Special Topics in Mining
Engineering
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MINE 470
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هـ ت 470
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2
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2
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3
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EE
201
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11
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Special Topics in
Metallurgical Engineering
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MINE 471
|
هـ ت 471
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2
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2
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|
3
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IE 255
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12
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Out of Department Course
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