Choose one of the following Experiential Laboratories (due to COVID we have no field substitution options as well):

• GEOL 613 – Analytics of Minerals for Risk Management (2cr.)
  • A hands-on mineralogical laboratory module, this course is an on-campus intensive (1  week) offered during the Winter or Summer session. A comprehensive overview of the chemical, physical and optical properties of minerals with a particular focus on geologic formation of minerals, origin determination and sustainability issues related to sector supply chains.

OR

• GEOG 665 – Ecological and Social Restoration of Mineral Landscapes (2-3cr.)
  • A field course in Australia that will consider ways of effectively developing ecological and social restoration plans after a mining operation finishes its operational cycle. Course will focus on a case of indigenous community relations. 

OR

• GEOG 684 – Innovations in Legacy Mining: Lessons from the World’s Largest Iron Ore Mine in Russia (2-3cr.)
  • First of its kind experiential learning Atelier class. Atelier will focus on how coexistence between agriculture and mining can be better managed. Students will visit Moscow and the Kursk region and apply ecological economics approaches.

Electives – Choose four to seven courses, depending on number of credits, to give total of 15 credits

Choose between UD on-campus and remote learning electives or UQ online courses

MORE UD ELECTIVES COMING SOON! 

UD On-campus/Remote Learning Electives:

• ANTH 630 – Anthropology of Development: Extractive Industry (1cr.)
  • Provides an anthropological and critical perspective of development with special focus on the extractive industry. Commences with an overview the anthropology of development then lead into case studies on the various social dimensions of the mining industry.
• ANTH 633 – Anthropology of Mining in Africa (1cr.)
  • Explore the human impact of mining and mineral extraction in Africa, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo as a distinct case study.
• ARTH 667 – SEMINAR: Art and Materiality in the Age of European Expansion, 1400-1800 (1 to 12cr.)
  • Offered Winter 2021
  • Examines the arts in diverse regions of the Spanish and Portuguese empires in light of the raw materials employed in their production, discussing not only the techniques and properties associated with each material choice, but also the ways in which such substances were sourced and traded.
• ENEP 624 – Water Resource Management (1 cr.)
  • Introduces and analyses various aspects of water resources management and bio-resources management. Topics include rainfall, runoff, water supply, groundwater, reservoirs, wastewater treatment and water quality agricultural water management, drought management, water conservation, agricultural production systems for food and energy, and the impacts of climate change on water resources and agriculture.
• ENEP 667 – Seminar (1 cr.) – Environmental Governance
  • This course examines global and national environmental governance issues spanning legal, regulatory and voluntary agreements and responsibilities of the assemblages of institutions (formal and informal) and actors that regulate and shape societal interactions with nature across spatial and temporal scales. Through institutional, resource and other theoretical lens, we will explore the challenges of governments, business and industry and their roles in the dynamics of ‘good governance’ as well as solution-oriented tools.
• GEOG 663 – Environmental Impact of Deep-sea Mining (2cr.)
  • Deep-sea mining is an emerging industry that could unlock previously untapped resources, but it carries environmental risks. Prospects that hold the most value are also home to species found nowhere else in the world. Students will be introduced to deep-sea mining and the affected ecosystems.
• GEOL 612 – Geology of Strategic Mineral Deposits (1cr.)
  • Geologic occurrence of strategic mineral deposits, their economic importance, domestic and global distribution, and potential for sustainability. Methods of exploration and production of critical technological, agricultural, and industrial mineral commodities
• GEOL 802 – Topics in Geophysics (1 to 3cr.) TWO OPTIONS
  • Topics in Geophysics: Conflict Diamonds – Impacts of conflict diamonds on local, national, and international societies and on the environment, updated with current activities in terms of mining in Africa.
  • Topics in Geophysics: Mineral Resources of Afghanistan – Whose got them and who needs them? A look at the mineral resources of Afghanistan.
• MAST 647 – Current Topics in Chemical Methods in Oceanography (1 to 3cr.)
  • Principles, capabilities and limitations of analytical methods to the chemistry of marine waters and sediments. Modified to teach x-ray diffraction or electron microscopy at a fundamental level to identify minerals.
• MAST 853 – Oceanography Seminar (1 to 12cr.)
  • Variable topics for students. Oceanography seminar could have ‘deep sea mining’ as an example topic. A review of current oceanographic literature through student presentations.
• CIEG 631 – Industrial Ecology Methods (1cr)
  • This course will provide a basic introduction to key concepts and methods in the field of industrial economics with a focus on life cycle analysis and material flow analysis.
• MSEG 567 – Materials for the Electronics Sector: Supply, Innovation and Impacts
  • This course is a brief survey of the inorganic materials used in today’s electronic devices with a focus on the science, technology and policy associated with the metallurgical, purification and fabrication processes of these materials.