STUDY PROGRAMME
The curriculum is designed to equip students with expertise in sustainable extraction, processing and end-use of raw materials. The comprehensive approach of combining academic and expert knowledge will translate into awareness of, and concern for, the raw materials value chain sector in Europe. The process of knowledge acquisition will be carried out with close co-operation with a broad spectrum of stakeholders – including SMEs and large corporations.
| GENERAL INFORMATION | |
|---|---|
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CREDITS |
120 ECTS |
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DURATION |
24 months |
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LANGUAGE |
English |
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START DATE |
October 2023 |
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GRADUATION |
June-July 2025 |
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LOCATION |
Krákow (Poland) and Freiberg (Germany) |
Raw Materials Value Chain
First Semester (31 ECTS)
In semester one, AGH University’s Department of Civil Engineering and Resource Management provides students with the necessary fundamental skills in topics areas such as geology and innovative mining, supported by economic, social and environmental courses.
| HOST | COURSES | CONDITION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
AGH |
Business training and general trends in the raw materials value chain |
Obligatory |
1 |
|
AGH |
Sustainable explorations of deposits and modern geological technologies for their identification |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
The challenges of mining activities in the world |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
New trends in the mining technologies and mineral processing |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
Problems on post mining area- water management, reclamation, revitalization |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
Energy efficiency – sustainable sources of energy under renewables requirements |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
Modern and innovative machines and mining methods used in raw materials excavation |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
Economics and Managerial Finance in raw materials |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
Statistical tools and data exploration for digitalization |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
Social effectivity in raw materials management |
Elective |
5
|
|
AGH |
Social aspects of sustainable development |
Elective |
5
|
|
AGH |
Environmental engineering |
Elective |
4
|
|
AGH |
Structures and organizational aspects of lean production |
Elective |
4 |
|
AGH |
Business models for sustainable market |
Elective |
2 |
|
AGH |
Sustainable effectivity of processes in circular economy |
Elective |
2
|
Second Semester (29 ECTS)
In semester two, AGH University’s Faculty of Non-ferrous Metals expands on the knowledge gained during semester one and provides students with a more advanced understanding of metallurgical processing with sustainability in mind.
| HOST | COURSES | CONDITION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
IMN |
Innovative processes for circular economy in the non-ferrous metals industry |
Obligatory |
4 |
|
AGH |
Modern technologies in Mineral Processing |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
Metallurgical Industry Development |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
Materials science and engineering innovation |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
AGH |
Innovation Management and Entrepreneurship |
Obligatory |
2 |
|
AGH |
Summer school |
Obligatory |
4 |
|
AGH |
Lean production in advanced material development |
Elective |
4 |
|
AGH |
The quality management of production processes |
Elective |
4 |
|
AGH |
Eco designing products for circular economy |
Elective |
4 |
|
AGH |
Reporting on the SDGs |
Elective |
4 |
|
AGH |
Language B+ |
Elective |
2
|
Third Semester (33 ECTS)
During Semester three at TUBAF, students have the opportunity to gain an in-depth and comprehensive understanding of environmental issues, recycling and circularity.
| HOST | COURSES | CONDITION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
TUBAF |
Hydrogeology for GW-Management |
Obligatory |
6 |
|
TUBAF |
Radioactivity |
Obligatory |
6 |
|
TUBAF |
Reclamation |
Obligatory |
6 |
|
TUBAF |
Environmental Geotechnics |
Obligatory |
3 |
|
TUBAF |
Management and Finance of Mining Operations along the Life Cycle |
Elective |
6 |
|
TUBAF |
Licensing, Stakeholder Involvement and Expectation Management |
Elective |
6 |
|
TUBAF |
Project and Contract Management |
Elective |
6 |
Fourth Semester (27 ECTS)
Semester four at AGH University is a graduate semester, focused on preparing a master’s thesis in close collaboration with an industrial partner or research center, which will also host students for an internship.
| HOST | COURSES | CONDITION | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|
|
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Industrial practices |
Obligatory |
4 |
|
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Master Thesis |
Obligatory |
20 |
|
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Seminars |
Obligatory |
|
|
AGH |
Data reporting spreadsheets with SQL queries |
Elective |
3 |
|
AGH |
Business Management and Economic Efficiency |
Elective |
3 |
