Undergraduate & honours qualifications

National Diploma: Mining Engineering

Qualification code: NDMIN
NQF level: 6
Total credits: 360
SAQA ID: 109687
APS/AS: 18
Rules:
Please note that all practical will be conducted at Unisa Science campus, in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province. Further note that this is compulsory to all students and for all the engineering modules that require practical work in the laboratories.
Purpose statement:
To produce competent mining engineers whose responsibilities would include the selection and managing of the optimal mining process applicable to the relevant mineral deposit to be mined. A qualified person with sufficient experience will be able to register with the Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA) as a Professional Technician in this field of Engineering.
This qualification will be presented using both online and distance learning modes.
Qualification offered until 2023, and ONLY for students previously registered for this qualification.

Who can register?

  • Applicants (new applicants & Unisa students who applied for admission to a new qualification) may only register if they have received an offer of placement from Unisa and have accepted the offer online. Unisa reserves the right to not process and / or to cancel your registration if it is found that you were incorrectly admitted to a qualification. 
  • Re-registering students may register for the 2023 academic year once the registration period opens.


Please note: Should you wish to start a new qualification, please apply online for the alternative qualification during the prescribed application period.


How to choose your modules

Each Unisa qualification is structured in such a way that you need to pass a certain number of NQF level credits within a certain amount of time in order to graduate.

  • Co-requisite: Module A is a co-requisite for Module B. You want to register for Module B, but have not yet passed Module A. You must then register for both Modules A and B simultaneously. You may NOT cancel your registration for Module A unless Module B is also cancelled.

  • Pre-requisite: If Module A is a pre-requisite for Module B, you must pass Module A before you may register for Module B.

You may not register for more than the allowed maximum number of credits / modules per academic year and / or semester: 60 credits per semester or 120 credits per academic year.

The maximum number of credits do not include supplementary and / or aegrotat examinations from a previous semester. Modules taken for non-degree / non-diploma purposes also count towards the maximum number of credits allowed.

You must take your available time into consideration when choosing your modules, as this will impact your academic performance. You need approximately

  • 6 to 8 hours per week for semester modules.
  • 4 to 6 hours per week for year modules.

Click here for more information on managing your studies.

Curriculum for this qualification

As you are deciding on the modules you will be registering for, remember to write down the module names and codes so that you have something that you can refer to when completing your registration.

Please click on the modules below to see further information

First level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
ENG1503 - Academic Language and Literacy in English
EUP1501 - Ethical Information and Communication Technologies for Development Solutions
MAT1581 - Mathematics I (Engineering)
MEP171X - Mineral Exploitation I
SMI181Q - Science: Mining I
STA1510 - Basic Statistics

Second level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
CAD161S - Computer Aided Draughting I Co-requisite:MED161Q
ENV301E - Environmental Management
EWS121Q - Engineering Work Study I
FAC1501 - Introductory Financial Accounting
MAT2691 - Mathematics II (Engineering) Pre-requisite:MAT1581
MED161Q - Mechanical Engineering Drawing I
MPR101E - Mining Engineering Practice I
MPR201E - Mining Engineering Practice II

Third level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
EMA2601 - Engineering Management II (Module A)
EMA2602 - Engineering Management II (Module B)
MBE2601 - Mineral Beneficiation II Pre-requisite:MEP171X
MEN2601 - Mine Engineering II Pre-requisite:SMI181Q
MGY2601 - Mining Geology II Pre-requisite:MEP171X
MIN2601 - Mining II Pre-requisite:MEP171X
SAV2601 - Mine Survey and Valuation II

Fourth level

Module (Please click on the module to see further information) Pre-requisite/Co-requisite/Recommendation
Group A. Compulsory
EMA3601 - Engineering Management III Pre-requisite:EMA2601 & EMA2602
GMI3601 - Geology: Mining III Pre-requisite:MGY2601 or MGY291S
MIE3601 - Mine Engineering III Pre-requisite:MEN2601
MIN3601 - Mining III
MTS351X - Mining Technical Services III
SAV3601 - Mine Survey and Valuation III