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A ROADMAP FOR MINERALS PROCESSING EDUCATION

Diversity of Content

Although undergraduate programs vary considerably in content, they can
be grouped into a few main categories.

This variation was explored by taking the curriculum data supplied for each
institution and grouping the core and elective subjects into the following
five categories:
1. Basic science or maths topic
2. Chemical or process engineering topic
3. Mineral processing or metallurgy topic (including pyro- and hydro-
metallurgy, and also including mineral economics and minerals industry
experience)
4. Basic engineering including professional skills (report writing, seminars)
and research project/thesis
5. Broader electives

This allowed calculation of the total credits in each category. As an example,
data from five of the Universities is presented in detail in Table 4, showing
the variation between programs.

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