Program Presentation
Most of the raw materials used nowadays come from the subsoil. These are so important in today's economy that many countries base their economic development on the resources they possess.
Early in the last century, the growth of mining activity, unhindered by environmental protection regulations, led to indiscriminate exploitation, unmindful of the depletion of existing resources, leading to current levels of contamination nearly impossible to eliminate.
From a practical perspective, the Mining and the Environment program analyzes the problems caused by the lack of environmental awareness in mining activity, and proposes sustainable solutions that use existing rules as a basis for environmental policies.
Who is the programme for?
The Mining and the Environment program is especially designed to satisfy two different groups:
- People without a university degree may want quality training in this field for personal gain or experience.
- University graduates who, in addition to their current education, desire a practical specialization in the subject of mining to expand their job opportunities.
Diploma
Successful completion of the Program will enable you to be awarded the degree in Experto Universitario en MINERÍA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE.
After successfully completing the Program, the student will receive the degree as awarded by the University where they have enrolled.
Program Structure
The credit structure of the Mining and the Environment program is collected in the following table. Being a distance learning program and not subject to classes, a specific beginning date is not set, and so the student can register at any time, provided that there are spaces available:
| CREDITSa | |
|---|---|
| Subject | 20 |
| TOTAL | 20 |
a. The equivalence in credits may vary according to the university that awards the degree.
Duration
The program in Mining and the Environment has 20 credits.
The duration of the program in Mining and the Environment varies between 6 and 9 months, depending on the student's dedication. In this period of time, the student must have successfully passed all the evaluated activities and approved the Final Project, if any.
Objectives
General objectives:
- To acquire the basic skills needed to function in the mining sector, either by conducting impact studies, managing its waste or implementing an environmental management system.
Specific objectives:
- To understand the intrinsic characteristics of the mining industry and its how it is affected by economic fluctuations.
- To acquire an idea of the stages followed in a mining process, from prospecting and exploration to mine closure and rehabilitation phase of the land.
- To analyze the environmental impacts produced by the mining industry and create a corresponding quantification matrix
- To lay the basis for the implementation of an Environmental Management System.
- To understand mining legislation in specific countries.
Career Opportunities
Some of the career opportunities of Mining and the Environment are:
- Technical-advisor in Mining and the Environment.
- Mining prospecting.
- Work in a laboratory in sample analysis.
- Teaching.
Study Plan
The Mining and the Environment program is composed of one topic with five chapters, including two appendices and practical case studies related to this field.
The course allows the student to learn and comprehend, first, the theoretical, conceptual and historical principles involved in the prospection, exploration and the exploitation of mines, second, its organizational, social, and technological implications.
The objective is for the student to acquire a complete vision of Mining and the Environment from the point of view of sustainability, through related multidisciplinary topics.
The chapters that comprise the course are shown in the following table:
| Mining and Environment | |
|---|---|
| # | CHAPTER |
| 1 | Mining as an activity, industry and business |
| 2 | Prospecting, exploration and exploitation of deposits |
| 3 | Marine mineral resources |
| 4 | Environmental impact in mining activity |
| 5 | Sanitation and/or remediation techniques of contaminated soil |
| 6 | Monitoring and environmental control technologies |
| 7 | Closing and restoration of mining operations |
| 8 | Mining and the ISO 14001 |
| 9 | Case Studies |
Management
- Dr. Eduardo García Villena. Director of the Environmental Area in the International Ibero-american University (UNINI)
FUNIBER Training Scholarships
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