INTELLIGENT MINING ENGINEERING
The Intelligent Mining Engineering program offers opportunities to work in the modern mining industry with advanced technology. If you are passionate about technology and want to improve mining processes with intelligent solutions, this program is the ideal choice for you.
Program Introduction
The Intelligent Mining Engineering program is a specialized program established in 2021 under the Ministry of Education's special directory, based on the national key discipline and characteristic major of Mining Engineering. It combines artificial intelligence knowledge with mining engineering in the context of the national energy technology revolution and the Ministry of Education's new engineering discipline construction. Using high-tech such as artificial intelligence, big data, cloud computing, and the Internet of Things (IoT), the program upgrades the traditional mining engineering discipline. It aims to train a large number of high-level professionals who are proficient in intelligent mining knowledge and applications.
Training Objectives
The program follows the educational philosophy of integrating "national sentiment, elite qualities, and energy characteristics," and aims to cultivate talents who can meet the country's construction needs and the development demands of the social economy and energy industries. The goals include:
- Fostering well-rounded development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor.
- Developing students with core socialist values, social responsibility, and a sense of historical mission.
- Cultivating good humanistic and social science literacy, professional ethics, and international perspectives.
- Promoting innovative consciousness, lifelong learning, and the potential for sustainable development through teamwork and communication.
- Providing solid knowledge in mathematics, natural sciences, and engineering fundamentals.
- Mastering intelligent mining knowledge and applications.
- Developing strong engineering practice abilities and professional expression.
- Enabling students to further their studies in intelligent mining or related fields, or to work in areas such as planning and design, technology development, scientific research, engineering construction, and production management, becoming internationalized, interdisciplinary, and professional technical talents.
Graduation Requirements
Graduates of the Intelligent Mining Engineering program should master the following knowledge and skills:
- Master the basic theories, knowledge, and skills of mining engineering.
- Master the basic theories, knowledge, and skills of related disciplines such as computer science and technology, artificial intelligence, and big data analysis and applications.
- Be able to integrate mining engineering with intelligent technologies.
- Possess strong abilities in computer application, foreign language proficiency, and literature retrieval.
- Have good communication, teamwork, and innovation abilities.
Core Courses
The core courses in the Intelligent Mining Engineering program include:
- Mining Software Modeling and Applications
- Intelligent Ventilation and Safety in Mines
- Intelligent Testing and Monitoring Technology in Mines
- Modern Intelligent Mining Management
- Engineering Surveying and 3S Technology
- Intelligent Construction Technology in Underground Engineering
- Introduction to Intelligent Mining
- Ore Body Mining Engineering
- Intelligent Blasting Engineering
- Mining Machinery and Intelligent Equipment
- Intelligent Mine Design
- Artificial Intelligence Technology and Mining Applications
- Intelligent Control of Mine Pressure and Disasters
- Mine Communication and IoT Technology
- Intelligent Optimization and Decision Making
- Modern Intelligent Filling Technology
Research Directions
The main research directions in Intelligent Mining Engineering include:
- Intelligent Mining Theory and Methods
- Intelligent Mining Equipment and Technologies
- Mine Intelligent Information and Management
- Mine Safety and Environmental Protection
Degree Awarded
Graduates of the Intelligent Mining Engineering program are awarded a Bachelor of Intelligent Mining Engineering degree.
Career Development
Graduates of the Intelligent Mining Engineering program primarily engage in the following work:
- Research, design, construction, operation, and maintenance of intelligent mining systems in coal, metal, and non-metal mines.
- Research, design, and manufacturing of intelligent mining equipment in mining machinery manufacturing enterprises.
- Engaging in intelligent mining engineering technology research in research institutions.
- Teaching intelligent mining engineering in higher education institutions.
Related Majors
- Mining Engineering
- Petroleum Engineering
- Mineral Processing Engineering
- Oil and Gas Storage and Transportation Engineering
- Mineral Resources Engineering
- Offshore Oil and Gas Engineering
- Carbon Storage Science and Engineering
Top Universities Offering Intelligent Mining Engineering Programs in China
- China University of Petroleum (East China)
- China University of Petroleum (Beijing)
- Southwest Petroleum University
- Northeast Petroleum University
- Xi'an Petroleum University
- Yangtze University
