Certificate in Mining Engineering

1) Introduction

The certificate program will allow our students the ability to self-learn. AAU will provide all the necessary tools to achieve the highest level of learning. This way, academic progress and knowledge will be always measured thanks to the continuous evaluation of the assigned academic adviser. The distance learning method will help our students optimize their time and effort for their own educational development.

The intellectual capacity reached by our students in this program will allow them to recognize the present in our current world. This way, our students will be able to improve and innovate the processes of communication and negotiation appropriate to the field of their environment that they want to develop.

2) Requirements

Personal photo identification and High School diploma or other academic certificates completed

 

3) Study Plan

The study plan consists of 2 phases:

First Phase:

 In this first part, the student will send their academic and work-related experience to the appointed academic adviser to verify academic level and to validate courses across different study or work centers. At the same time, the student will have to complete 5 mandatory subjects of general knowledge. The student must complete this phase within 2 to 4 weeks on average.

Second Phase: Here, the student in collaboration with the academic advisor will design their own study plan based on their academic or professional interests. Once the plan is completed the academic advisor will evaluate the proposal and inform the student of its approval. Once the study plan has been approved, the student can start with the research and development of each course.

4) Methodology of study

AAU offers a distance learning method in which students do not need to physically attend classrooms. They adopt a study platform where they have access to their personal tutor.

• Students can have a flexible study schedule and organize their time with a high level of self-discipline.
• Once the student is officially enrolled in our program, a user and password will be assigned to access the virtual academic platform. This process should not take more than 24 hours. The student virtual academic platform is useful for our students to manage their educational progress in an organized way.
• The student will be able to make use of different virtual libraries that can be found on the internet. This way, students will have free access to books and electronic publications, as well as academic databases.

5) Academic Credit Table

The total number of credits to complete the certification is 39.

Phase 1: 5 mandatory courses which are worth 3 credits.

Phase 2: 8 courses each worth 3 credits.

Total credits granted by AAU.

15 mandatory credits +

24 credits (8 courses) 

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39 total credits for the certification

6) Academic goals

The goal of this study program is to provide students with the information, ideas and skills they need to have. This will enable them to live a happier and more intellectually rewarding life.

7) Suggested Courses

The following courses can guide the students to make their own personalized study plan: