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MINERALS INDUSTRY EDUCATION AND TRAINING II
Accreditation
Accreditation by Professional Bodies
There are several professional bodies that are govern the key disciplines
associated with the departments that teach mineral processing.
The lead societies accrediting Materials (1), Metallurgical (2), Ceramics (3)
and “Similarly Named Engineering Programs” are:
(1,2) Materials and Metallurgical Engineering Programs: TMS
Ceramics Engineering Programs: ACerS
(3)
There are also several cooperating Societies for the same:
(1) Materials Engineering Programs: ACerS, AIChE and ASME
(2) Metallurgical Engineering Programs: SME
(3) Ceramics Engineering Programs: TMS
This means there are a lot of different voices telling the head of department
what to do.
By comparison, there is only one accrediting society for mining and
similarly named engineering programs
Lead Society: SME
And similarly, only one accrediting society for chemical, biochemical,
biomolecular, and similarly named engineering programs
Lead Society: AIChE
Required Engineering Student Outcomes
All engineering graduates are required by ABET of the Engineering
Accreditation Commission, to demonstrate the following student outcomes:
The program must have documented student outcomes that prepare
graduates to attain the program educational objectives. Student outcomes
are outcomes (a) through (k) plus any additional outcomes that may be
articulated by the program.
Meeting the Challenges of a
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