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Department of Metallurgical & Material Engineering

Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria - Nigeria

B.Eng Mining Engineering

Learning Objectives

Duration - 5 years

Students in Mining Engineering should learn to:

  1. Demonstrate technical competence for the planning, design, operation and management of mining plants for the extraction, exploration and exploitation of minerals
  2. Prevent or reduce the negative impact of the minerals’ exploitation on the environment
  3. Prevent and control risky situations in exploration and exploitation sites
  4. Identify, formulate and solve complex mining engineering problems by applying the modern tools
  5. Function morally and effectively in a wide scientific and Engineering professional roles
  6. Demonstrate ethical responsibility and maintain intellectual curiosity through lifelong learning
  7. Lead and proactively involve in teams of Scientists, Engineers and other Professionals with a focus of achieving set objectives

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Admission Requirement


In order to be eligible for admission into the undergraduate (B.Eng. degree) Mining Engineering Programme, a candidate, in addition to satisfying the University general entry requirements, must obtain at least credit passes in each of English, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry as well as any other science subjects at the Senior Secondary School Certificate Examinations or its equivalent. The current minimum requirements for admission into 100 level (UTME entry) and 200 level (Direct entry) in the Department of Mining Engineering are as follows:

1.1.1. Joint Matriculation Examination (JME) Entry:

Applicants seeking JME entry must:

  1. Have attained the age of sixteen years on the first day of October in the year of their candidature.
  2. Possess the Secondary School Certificate (SSCE) or the General Certificate of Education, Ordinary Level (GCE “O” Level) with passes at credit level in at least five subjects obtained at not more than two sittings and at least a credit in English Language. The five subjects should include Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics. UTME subjects are: Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.

Direct Entry:
Applicants seeking direct entry should have:
  1. Five SSCE or GCE O' level credit passes including English, Mathematics, Chemistry, Physics and any other science subject.
  2. GCE ‘A' level or IJMB passes or equivalent “A” level passes in Mathematics, Chemistry and Physics.
  3. Candidates with Higher National Diploma (HND) may also be admitted into the 200 level with lower credit or 300 level with distinction or upper credit in Metallurgical & Materials Engineering. Ordinary National Diploma (OND) candidates possessing overall upper credit pass with three distinctions passes in core courses of Metallurgical & Materials Engineering including Mathematics may be admitted into 200 level. In special cases, candidates with high grades in 'O' levels plus relevant advanced professional qualification may be accepted. Such cases will be considered individually by the Faculty Board of Engineering and Senate.
Graduation Requirement
Grading System and Requirements for Graduation
Continuous Assignment
There shall be at lest two continuous assessment tests per course per semester whose aggregate scores shall form between 40% and 60% of the total marks allowed for the course.
Minimum Pass Mark

There shall be a minimum pass mark of 45% in all courses. Grade points (GP)
% Grades GP
70–100 A 5
60–69 B 4
50–59 C 3
45–49 D 2
0–44 F 0
Grade Point Average (GPA) & Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA).
Students are advised to contact their tutor or examination officer on how GPA and CGPA are calculated.

Degree classification

Degree CGPA
First class 4.50–5.00
Second Class (Upper Division) 3.50–4.49
Second Class (Lower Division) 2.40–3.49
Third Class 1.50–2.39
Fail 0.00–1.49

100 Level Courses

First Semester

Students must offer a minimum total of 37 credit units at 100 Level comprising the following: 19 credit units of core and cognate courses in the First Semester and 18 credit units of core and cognate courses in the Second Semester

Course Code Course Title Credit Units Course Contents
CHEM 101Introduction to general chemistry2 Atoms; molecules; elements and compounds; laws of chemical combination; the mole concept; gross features of atomic structures; periodic table; chemical bonding and shape of molecules; oxidation & reduction reactions; general concept of acids and bases; hydration and hydrolysis; and weak and strong electrolytes.
CHEM 121Introduction to inorganic chemistry2Periodic table (gradation of physical and chemical properties within the table, the first transition elements series, comparison of chemistry of the elements of periods II and III); transition metal complexes (nomenclatures, isomerism and hybridization involving d-orbitals).
CHEM 161Introduction to practical chemistry I1Basic apparatus; terminologies; safety regulations; basic working skills in the chemical laboratory; acid-base titration; redox titration; weighing and gravimetric analysis.
COSC 101Programming in Basics2
ENGG 101Introduction to Engineering1Development of professsional engineering history of technology and its effect on society, the engineering institutions, their objectives and functions. Data measurement, representation and interpretation, report writing and oral presentation of information.
GENS 101Nationalism1
GENS 103English for communication skills2Speaking Skill: Active listening skills, Elicting views and comments, Agreeing and disagreeing techniques, Persuasions and counter argument, Clarifying and checking skills Interrupting skills, Singalling devices, Body language, meetings, presentation.Pronunciation: Problems individual sounds Elements of connected speech, intonation and pitch.Reading: Skimming and scanning, identifying main ideas, Understanding gist.Listening: Listening for gist and specific information, Note taking, Prediction.Writing: understanding purpose, planning and organization, Style and register changing convections of electronic media.Structure and Vocabulary: Overview of tense system, principles of word grammar, common idiomatic language, common transfer error Modifying techniques, hypothesis and like hood.
GENS 107History of Scientific Ideas1
MATH 101Set Theory and Number System2Sets (definition of a set, finite and infinite sets, equality of sets, subsets, union, intersection, universal set, complements, empty set, Venn diagram, symmetric difference, power sets, De-Morgan theorems, inclusion-exclusion principle, elements of relations and functions); some properties of number systems (natural numbers, integers, rational, irrational and real, order relations in the set of real numbers, open and closed intervals on the number line); complex numbers (definition of a complex number, addition, multiplication and division, geometric interpretation modulus and conjugation, polar representation, De Moivre’s theorem, nth roots of a complex number, nth roots of unity).
MATH 103Trigonometry and Number system2Circuit measures (trigonometric rations of angles of any magnitude, inverse trigonometric functions); addition formula (sin (A-B), cos (A-B), tan (A-B) and their proofs, multiple and half angles, solutions of simple trigonometric equations, factor formula, solution of triangles heights and distances including three-dimensional problems); plane polar co-ordinates (relation between polar and Cartesian co-ordinates, plotting and sketching of simple curve whose polar equations are known); co-ordinate geometry of lines and circles (pair of straight lines and system of circles with emphasis on concepts rather than formulae.
MATH 105Differential and integral calculus2Functions of real variable (odd, even periodic functions and their symmetries, graphs limits and continuity); differentiation (first principle techniques of differentiation in general, higher derivatives); integration (integration as the inverse of differentiation, techniques of integration in general, definite integral); Rate of change (velocity, acceleration and other rates); curve sketching (asymptotes, maxima and maxima and minima, shall increments, approximations and errors, newton’s approximation, simple application of integration to areas and volumes); differential equations (first order differential equations only).
PHYS 111Mechanics2Unit and Dimensions; Dimension methods for checking correctness of equations and for deriving simple relations; vectors and Scalar Quantities; projectiles; Newton laws; Conservation laws; linear Motion; Concept of Force; Elastic Collisions; Work, Energy and power; Circular Motion; simple Harmonic motion; Motion of rigid body; Statics, Gravitational potential circular orbit, escape velocity.
PHYS 131Heat and Properties of matter2Structure of solids, liquids and gases; kinetic theory of ideal gases; Elasticity, Surface Tension; Fluids in motion: Solid Friction and viscosity; Bernoulli’s law, Aerofoil; thermodynamics; EM radiation provost’s theory of heat exchange; thermal radiation detectors; optical pyrometer; Caloremetric; Thermal Expansion and Heat Transfer.
PHYS 161General Physics practical I
TOTAL22
100 Level Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Credit Units Course Contents
CHEM 122Introduction to physical chemistry II2
CHEM 132Introduction to inorganic chemistry1
CHEM 162Introduction to practical chemistry II1
GENS 102Environmental Health2
MATH 102Algebra2
MATH 104Conic sections and Application of calculus2
MATH 106Vectors and Dynamics2
PHYS 122Electricity, Modular and Magnetic Physics2
PHYS 162General Physics practical II1
STAT 102Introduction to statistics2
TOTAL17
100 Level Elective Courses
Course Code Course Title Credit Units Course Contents
GENS 104History of Scientific Ideas1
TOTAL1

200 Level

First Semester

Students must register 41 credit unit

Course Code Course Title Credit Units Course Contents
ARCH 101Graphic Communications I1
CVEN 201Introduction to structural Analysis2
EEEN 203Electrical Machines, Power and Installation2
GENS 201Moral Philosophy1
MATH 241Calculus I2
MATH 243Methods of Linear Algebra2
MEEN 201Engineering Graphics2
MTEN 201Material Science 2
URPL 205Urban Land Use Components 1
WREN 201Fluid Mechanics2
TOTAL17
200 Level Second Semester Courses
Course Code Course Title Credit Units Course Contents
CHEM 202Introduction to Engineering Management1
EEEN 202Engineering Drawing2
GENS 202Entrepreneurship and Innovation1
MATH 242Calculus II3
MATH 244Methods of Linear Algebra II2
MEEN 202Engineering Drawing2
MEEN 204Strength of Materials I2
MEEN 206Fundamentals of Dynamics2
MEEN 208Thermodynamics2
TOTAL17

300 Level First Semester Courses

Students must register 34 credit unit

S/No. Course code Course description/Title Credit unit
1 MATH 341 Differential Equations and Transforms 3
2 MEEN 301 Machine Design 2
3 MEEN 303 Machine Tools 2
4 MMEN 311 Mineral Processing 2
5 MMEN 313 Thermodynamics of Materials 2
6 MMEN 331 Mechanical Metallurgy 2
7 MMEN 347 Ceramics 2
8 MMEN 391 Laboratory Course Work I (Process) 1
9 QTYS 309 Development Economics 1
10 STAT 343 statistics 2
19
300 Level Second Semester Courses
S/No. Course code Course description/Title Credit unit
1 GENS 302 Business creation and Growth 2
2 MMEN 312 Theory of Metallurgical Processes 2
3 MMEN 322 Phase Transformations 2
4 MMEN 324 Crystallography 2
5 MMEN 332 Fundamentals of Materials Testing 2
6 MMEN 342 Metallurgical Analysis ( Physical and Processes) 2
7 MMEN 346 Wood Technology 2
8 MMEN 392 Laboratory Course Work II (Mechanical) 1
Total 15
ELECTIVES
1 MATH 342 Calculus of several variables 2
2 COSC 344 Basic computer knowledge and Fortran programming 2
Total 4

400 Level First Semester Courses

Students must register 43 credit unit

S/No. Course code Course description/Title Credit unit
1 MMEN 411 Non-Ferrous Extractive Metallurgy 2
2 MMEN 413 Corrosion Engineering 2
3 MMEN 421 Physical Metallurgy 3
4 MMEN 425 Micro-structural Analysis of Materials 2
5 MMEN 431 Fundamental Working of Materials 2
6 MMEN 445 Polymer Engineering 2
7 MMEN 447 Micro and Nano processing Technology 1
8 MMEN 491 Laboratory Course Work III (Physical) 1
9 QTYS 421 Law for Engineers 1
10 STAT 443 Experimental Design and Quality control 2
19
400 Level Second Semester Courses
S/No. Course code Course description/Title Credit unit
1. MMEN 497 Students’ Industrial Work Experience Scheme (SIWES) 24

500 Level

Students must register 31 credit unit

S/No. Course code Course description/Title
1 CHEN 409 Financial Management
2 MEEN 503 Production Management I
3 MMEN 511 Iron and Steel Making
4 MMEN 523 Welding and Brazing
5 MMEN 533 Powder Metallurgy
6 MMEN 541 Furnace Technology
7 MMEN 543 Composites
8 MMEN 591 Technical Report writing
9 MMEN 597 Final Year Project I
Total
500 Level Second Semester Courses
S/No. Course code Course description/Title
1 MEEN 502 Production Management II
2 MMEN 512 Process Design
3 MMEN 522 Foundry Technology
4 MMEN 532 Mechanical Working of Materials
5 MMEN 552 Principles of Materials Selection
6 MMEN 598 Final Year Project II
Total