0705 First-level Discipline of "Geography"

Scope of Application:

001 School of Resources and Geosciences

070503Cartography and Geographic Information Systems

I. Introduction to the Discipline and Major

China University of Mining and Technology is one of the earliest universities in China to conduct geography-related research. In the early 1980s, it carried out research on mining area mapping and computer-aided map drawing, and offered relevant courses to undergraduate and graduate students in related majors. In the late 1980s, it pioneered research on remote sensing and geographic information systems and their applications in geology, water hazard prevention, and prediction. In the 1990s, relying on the doctoral program in Earth Exploration and Information Technology, it began enrolling graduate students in remote sensing and geographic information systems, with geographic information systems as a degree course for master's and doctoral students. It has strong advantages in talent cultivation, scientific research, and software development. Currently, the first-level discipline of geography has two second-level disciplines: Cartography and Geographic Information Systems, and Physical Geography. In 2000, "Cartography and Geographic Information Systems" was approved by the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council as a master's degree authorization point in science, began enrolling students in 2001, and was approved as a key discipline at the university level during the "10th Five-Year Plan" period in 2002. In 2006, China University of Mining and Technology established a master's degree authorization point in "Physical Geography," which began enrolling students in 2007. Years of practice have proven that graduates from the geography discipline at China University of Mining and Technology have ample employment opportunities and broad employment fields, playing important roles in their respective positions and gaining social recognition.

The geography discipline currently has 29 faculty members, including 5 professors, 13 associate professors, and 28 PhD holders. Nineteen faculty members have overseas study or visiting experience. In the past five years, this discipline has undertaken 24 national-level research projects, including 3 topics under the National Major Science and Technology Special Projects, 6 General Programs of the National Natural Science Foundation, 5 Youth Foundation programs, and 1 International Science and Technology Cooperation Special Project. It has won 6 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology progress awards, published 15 monographs and 3 textbooks, obtained 6 invention patents, authorized 10 software copyrights, and published 158 papers, with 52 indexed in SCI and EI.

This discipline relies on platforms including the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, the State Key Laboratory of Deep Geomechanics and Underground Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, the Key Laboratory of Resources and Environmental Information Engineering of Jiangsu Province, the Key Laboratory of Land Environment and Disaster Monitoring of the National Administration of Surveying, Mapping and Geoinformation, the Jiangsu Provincial Advantageous Discipline Platform, as well as the Analysis and Testing Center of China University of Mining and Technology, and the teaching experiment centers of the School of Resources and Geosciences and the School of Environment and Spatial Informatics. With advanced experimental facilities and research conditions, it has become one of China's important bases for high-level academic research and talent cultivation in geosciences.

II. Main Research Directions

This discipline is a comprehensive field integrating physical geography, geology, cartography, information science, management science, and computer science, mainly engaged in basic theoretical and applied research in geography. The main research directions are:

1. 3S Technology and Geographic Modeling;

2. Geographic Big Data and Spatial Intelligence;

3. Resource Informatization and Intelligence;

4. Geographic Environment Evolution and Analysis;

5. Land Consolidation and Urban-Rural Planning;

III. Training Objectives

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implementing the Party's education policy, the spirit of the National Education Conference and the National Graduate Education Conference, based on national strategies and economic and social development needs as well as the characteristics of the energy and resources industry, with the main line of "cultivating morality and talents, serving needs, improving quality, and pursuing excellence," aiming at improving the quality of graduate talent cultivation, and comprehensively enhancing the quality of independent talent cultivation, this discipline aims to cultivate high-quality talents with comprehensive development in morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor, with good comprehensive qualities, solid professional foundation, complete knowledge structure, excellent practical ability, and scientific research capability. The basic requirements are as follows:

1. Quality Requirements. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and regulations, have patriotic feelings and broad international vision, good academic ethics and innovative spirit, rigorous scientific learning attitude, and truth-seeking and pragmatic work style, be physically and mentally healthy, and achieve comprehensive development in "morality, intelligence, physical fitness, aesthetics, and labor." Adhere to Marxism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the Important Thought of Three Represents, the Scientific Development Concept, and comprehensively implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and regulations, be honest and fair, scientifically rigorous, have a high sense of social responsibility and the exploratory spirit of dedication to scientific research, and actively strive for the comprehensive construction of a modern socialist country and the comprehensive advancement of the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

2. Professional Requirements. Have solid and broad basic theories, systematically in-depth professional knowledge, and practical skills in this discipline, master the development trends and academic frontiers of this discipline, and be familiar with knowledge of related disciplines. Systematically master basic theoretical knowledge in geography, geology, cartography, information science, management science, and computer science, master the basic skills of remote sensing and geographic information systems, have the ability to engage in scientific research and engineering implementation in geography, geology, and cartography, be able to independently solve various multi-source information integration problems for specific topics, and be able to engage in design, management, research, and implementation of natural geography and geographic spatial information systems.

3. Master a foreign language. Be proficient in reading foreign language materials in this major, have an international vision, and have certain abilities in foreign language academic paper writing and international academic exchange.

4. Academic Ethics and Physical/Mental Requirements. Advocate science, have a rigorous academic attitude, excellent scientific style and academic ethics, and strong professionalism; have good team communication and cooperation skills; have a healthy body and good psychological quality.

IV. Duration and Length of Study

The basic duration is 3 years, with a maximum length of study of 4 years. Conditions and procedures for applying for early graduation shall be implemented in accordance with the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Application for Early Graduation at China University of Mining and Technology."

V. Training Plan and Curriculum

1. Training Plan

Within one month after enrollment, master's students should, under the guidance of their supervisor(s), formulate an individual training plan according to the requirements of the training program. The training plan must be approved by the director of the training unit and submitted to the training unit for retention before the 10th week of the first semester for inspection and assessment. If changes are needed during implementation due to special circumstances, they must be resubmitted to the training unit for record after being signed by the supervisor.

2. Curriculum

Graduate courses are mainly divided into public required, professional required, and elective courses. The course learning component should generally be completed within one academic year after enrollment, with no less than 22 credits.

Graduates admitted across first-level disciplines should, according to the requirements of their supervisors, complete 2 undergraduate core courses in this discipline (major) and achieve a passing grade or above. Graduate students can increase elective courses based on their knowledge structure and research needs, on the basis of meeting the minimum course credits. Self-selected and remedial courses are graded but do not count toward credits.

Master's students can cross-major select other professional graduate courses under the guidance of their supervisors. Master's students are encouraged to select combined master-doctoral courses or other doctoral courses in this discipline, and can apply for exemption from relevant courses in the doctoral stage after passing with qualified grades.

VI. Required Components

1. New Student Orientation

This component should be completed within the first month of graduate enrollment. It mainly combines patriotism education with school education to help new students strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance their love for the school and patriotic feelings, guide new students to adapt to graduate research life as soon as possible, and achieve role transformation. Main contents include: school history and current situation education, ideological and moral education and socialist core values education, interpretation of graduate training policies and daily management education, scientific ethics and academic style construction education, professional study education, psychological health education, and safety education.

This component is assessed as pass/fail.

2. Thesis Proposal

The thesis proposal can only be conducted after completing the required courses stipulated in the training program and obtaining the corresponding credits. Thesis topics should start from the first-level discipline, be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflect national, regional, or industry needs and research priorities of this major; and reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific and technological progress. Topics should generally be combined with the supervisor's research projects. Graduate students have 2 opportunities for thesis proposal. Basic requirements for thesis topic selection can be found in the "Regulations on Graduate Thesis Topic Selection at China University of Mining and Technology."

This component is assessed as pass/fail.

3. Academic Activities and Exchange

Academic activities and exchange mainly include academic reports, domestic and international academic conferences, and expert academic lectures. Students must participate in at least 8 academic exchange activities before the defense.

This component is assessed as pass/fail.

4. Physical Education and Humanistic Quality

During the study period, actively participate in lectures, reports, and campus activities related to physical education and humanistic quality, or obtain certificates in related competitions, or complete a reflection report of more than 2,000 words. (This component is not assessed for part-time graduate students.)

This component is assessed as qualified/unqualified.

5. Innovation Capability Assessment

The assessment and evaluation of graduate students' innovation capability mainly focus on whether they have the ability to independently and creatively engage in scientific research and practice, whether they can make creative achievements in their discipline or professional field, and whether the achieved results can support their good innovation ability. Specific assessment rules can be found in the "Assessment and Evaluation Measures for Graduate Students' Innovation Capability at China University of Mining and Technology."

This component is assessed as qualified/unqualified.

6. Academic Norms and Ethics

The assessment of academic norms and ethics occurs after the completion of the thesis and before submission for review. The supervisor reviews the student's published papers, submitted papers, and other research achievements for academic norms and ethics. Students must write a 5,000-word reflection on academic norms and ethics. After system approval, the thesis can be submitted for review. Those who fail the review or have not undergone the review cannot submit their thesis for review.

This component is assessed as pass/fail.

VII. Thesis Requirements

After completing the requirements for course learning, research quality, and innovation capability, students can apply for thesis defense and master's degree according to the "Regulations on Graduate Thesis Defense at China University of Mining and Technology," "Interim Provisions on Degree Conferment at China University of Mining and Technology," and relevant documents of the School of Resources and Geosciences. Thesis quality requirements are as follows:

1. Topic selection for academic degree graduate students should be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflect national, regional, or industry needs and research priorities of this major; and reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific and technological progress.

2. The thesis should have comprehensive and novel literature, objective and accurate analysis, and basically master domestic and foreign literature and research progress in the thesis topic area; use basic theories, scientific methods, professional knowledge, and technical means systematically for demonstration, demonstrating the due academic research foundation and ability; thesis achievements should have advancement and innovation in research design and methods, disciplinary theories and laws, key technologies and paths; new viewpoints, methods, ideas, and technologies in the thesis should have certain academic value and generate certain social or economic benefits.

3. First-hand materials and data used in the research should be obtained independently by the author or by a research group led by the author, with overall independent work accounting for no less than 60%.

4. The academic viewpoints of the thesis should be clear, arguments sufficient, and conclusions reliable. It should have some independent insights in certain aspects.

5. The theoretical part of the thesis should have clear concepts and rigorous analysis; the experimental part should have authentic data, demonstrate their reliability, reflect a good academic style; the data processing part should be well-founded, calculation results correct; conclusions from the processing results should have theoretical discussion and elaboration.

6. The text should be complete in style, standardized in format, clear in structure, focused in key points, concise in introduction, sufficient in argumentation, rigorous in conclusion, and free of scientific errors; logical structure should be rigorous, language expression accurate and fluent, data, charts, references, and citations should comply with academic norms.

7. To ensure the quality of graduate training and strengthen process management of graduate thesis quality, a thesis pre-defense should be conducted before submission for review. The pre-defense is centrally arranged by the department, forming a 3-5 member pre-defense committee (members should have master's supervisor qualification or senior professional titles). Only after passing the pre-defense can students submit their thesis for normal review. Those who fail the pre-defense must wait at least 3 months before reorganizing the pre-defense. In principle, the pre-defense should be completed before the end of the 5th semester.

VIII. Other Requirements

1. Exemption Conditions for Master's English Elective Courses in This Discipline

(1) The "English Academic Literature Reading" course is designed to improve students' English basic skills. Students who meet the exemption conditions set by the university for this course can apply for exemption. The exemption grade is recorded as 90 points in the student's transcript, and corresponding course credits are automatically obtained. Specific exemption requirements can be found in the university's annual exemption notice for this course.

(2) The "Academic English Oral Communication" and "Academic English Writing and Translation Practice" courses are designed to improve students' English application ability in this discipline. Students who attend international academic conferences in relevant fields and make presentations can apply for exemption from these courses. After exemption, no grade or credits are recorded. Students who fail to meet the exemption conditions must select one of the two courses.

2. The thesis pre-defense is a rehearsal before the formal defense, mainly aimed at early judgment of whether degree applicants meet the basic requirements for master's thesis, timely identification of existing problems and deficiencies, so that graduate students can further revise and improve their thesis to ensure thesis quality. Master's students should complete the pre-defense one month before submitting their thesis for review, and only those who pass can enter the thesis review stage. The pre-defense can be organized referring to the defense process. This component is assessed as pass/fail.

3. For other requirements, please refer to the relevant regulations on graduate training in the student handbook.

0708 "Geophysics" First-Level Discipline

Scope of Application:

001 School of Resources and Geosciences

070800 Geophysics

I. Discipline Introduction

Geophysics is a science that applies the principles and methods of physics and mathematics, along with specialized instruments and equipment, to observe and study the distribution and variation patterns of physical fields in the Earth and its surrounding space, thereby solving various physical problems related to the Earth and its atmosphere and space, and serving the exploration and development of resources between sky and Earth and the prevention and control of natural disasters. Its research content mainly includes geophysical fields, Earth's internal structure, morphology, physical properties, and various physical processes occurring within it. It is a science formed by the intersection and integration of multiple disciplines including physics, geology, mathematics, mechanics, atmospheric science, ocean science, astronomy, computer science, and materials science. Geophysics includes two disciplinary branches: solid geophysics and space physics.

In 1960, China University of Mining and Technology began enrolling undergraduate students in coal field geophysical exploration. In 1993, "Applied Geophysics" was approved as a master's degree authorization point, adjusted to a "Geodetection and Information Technology" master's degree authorization point in 1997, approved as a doctoral degree authorization point and a key construction discipline of the "211 Project" in 1998, permitted to establish a "Changjiang Scholar" distinguished professor position in 1999, and became a main discipline of the "Geological Resources and Geological Engineering" first-level doctoral degree point in 2000. It was rated as a Jiangsu Provincial Key Discipline in 2006 and became a second-level discipline of the National First-Level Key Discipline Cultivation Point in 2009. In 2003, "Solid Geophysics" was added as a science master's degree authorization point. In 2011, "Geophysics" added a first-level science master's degree point. In 2012, the Geophysics undergraduate major was rated as a Jiangsu Provincial Brand Major. After more than 60 years of development, our university's geophysics discipline possesses internationally advanced teaching and research conditions, forming a disciplinary system featuring coal and mine safety geophysics, with comprehensive development in energy exploration geophysics, engineering and environmental geophysics, and marine and aviation geophysics. The Mine Geophysics Professional Committee and Key Laboratory of Intelligent Detection and Monitoring for Underground Space of the Chinese Geophysical Society are affiliated with our university.

The CUMT science geophysics master's degree point currently has 13 professors, 10 associate professors, and 6 lecturers. Over 96% of faculty hold doctoral degrees, and 10 have overseas study experience. This degree point is an important supporting discipline for the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, the State Key Laboratory of Deep Geomechanics and Underground Engineering, the Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, and the Basic Research Laboratory of Mine Water Hazard Prevention and Control Technology of the National Development and Reform Commission. It possesses advanced experimental equipment, instruments, and research conditions, providing excellent conditions for scientific research and talent cultivation. This discipline has successively undertaken multiple national scientific research projects including National Major Projects, 973 Program, 863 Program, National Key Technology Support Program Projects, National Key R&D Program Projects, National Defense 173 Program Projects, and National Natural Science Foundation (Key) Projects. It has achieved a series of teaching and research results in the fields of energy exploration geophysics, mine geophysics, and engineering and environmental geophysics, winning 3 National Science and Technology Progress Awards, 1 National First-Class Teaching Achievement Award, 12 Provincial and Ministerial Level Science and Technology Progress Awards, and 2 Provincial Teaching Achievement Awards, publishing over 20 textbooks and monographs, and publishing more than one thousand high-level papers at home and abroad.

II. Main Research Directions

This degree point focuses on basic theories and applied technology research in the field of geophysics, with key research directions as follows:

1. Mine Safety Geophysics

2. Energy Exploration Geophysics

3. Engineering and Environmental Geophysics

4. Marine and Aviation Geophysics

III. Training Objectives

This discipline aims to cultivate senior specialized geophysical talents who are comprehensively developed in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor, and suitable for engaging in scientific research, teaching, technical, and business management work in industrial departments, research institutions, and universities in the fields of solid geophysics, applied geophysics, seismology, geology, mineral resources, and disaster prevention. The basic requirements are as follows:

1. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, possess patriotic sentiment and broad international perspectives, good academic ethics and innovative spirit, scientifically rigorous learning attitude and pragmatic work style, be physically and mentally healthy, and achieve comprehensive development in "morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor."

2. Master solid mathematical and physical foundation knowledge and geophysical expertise, understand the current research status and development trends of the research field engaged in, possess good innovative consciousness and ability to engage in scientific research work, and have the ability to independently engage in specialized technical and management work in this field, becoming innovative talents.

3. Relatively proficiently master a foreign language, able to read foreign language materials in this major, possess an international perspective, and have certain foreign language writing ability and international academic exchange capability.

4. Advocate science, possess an exploratory spirit dedicated to scientific research, rigorous research style, and good teamwork ability.

5. Possess healthy physical fitness and good psychological quality.

IV. Academic System and Study Duration

The basic academic system is 3 years, with the maximum study duration on campus being 4 years. Conditions and procedures for applying for early graduation shall be implemented with reference to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Application for Early Graduation of China University of Mining and Technology."

V. Training Plan and Curriculum

1. Training Plan

Within one month after enrollment, master's students should, under the guidance of their supervisor (group), formulate an individual training plan according to the requirements of the training scheme. The training plan must be approved by the person in charge of the training unit and submitted to the training unit for retention before the 10th week of the first semester for inspection and assessment of implementation. During implementation, if changes are needed due to special circumstances, the supervisor's consent and signature are required before resubmitting to the training unit for re-registration.

2. Curriculum

Academic master's degree courses for the Geophysics discipline are mainly divided into public required, specialized required, and elective courses. Course study should generally be completed within one academic year after enrollment, and the course study component must be no less than 24 credits. Under the guidance of supervisors, students may take cross-disciplinary elective courses or take graduate courses from other domestic and foreign universities for credit recognition.

(1) Public Required Courses: 2 political theory courses (3 credits), and 1 foreign language course (2 credits).

(2) Specialized Required Courses: a. 3 mathematics courses (at least 2 credits); b. 6 other required courses (11 credits).

(3) Elective Courses: At least 3 courses (6 credits). Supervisors shall designate elective courses according to graduate students' knowledge structure and the nature of research topics undertaken.

Graduates admitted from other first-level disciplines should take 2 remedial core undergraduate courses of this discipline (major) according to supervisor requirements and obtain passing grades or above. Graduate students may increase elective courses based on their own knowledge structure and research needs, provided minimum course credit requirements are met. Self-selected and remedial courses are graded but do not count toward credits.

Graduate students may take graduate courses from other majors under supervisor guidance. Students are encouraged to take combined master's-doctoral program courses or doctoral-level courses of this discipline, and may apply for exemption from relevant courses in the doctoral stage after passing with qualified grades.

VI. Required Components

1. Freshman Orientation

This component is completed within the first week of graduate enrollment, mainly combining patriotic education with love-for-school education to help freshmen strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance their love-for-school sentiment and patriotic feelings, guide freshmen to quickly adapt to graduate scientific research life, and achieve role transformation. Main contents include: school history and situation education, ideological morality and socialist core values education, interpretation of graduate training policies and daily management education, scientific ethics and academic style construction education, professional study education, mental health education and safety education. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

2. Thesis Proposal

Thesis proposal may only be conducted after completing required courses and obtaining corresponding credits. Graduate students should generally complete a geophysics literature review by the end of the 2nd semester, which may be completed within the 3rd semester with supervisor approval. The literature review is an important foundation for thesis topic selection. Graduate students should conduct adequate research and read domestic and foreign literature. Literature reading volume should be no less than 80 papers, with at least 40% being foreign literature and at least 50% from the past 5 years. The review should be no less than 5000 words and include the following basic contents: ① Define the connotation and extension of the topic, trace the origin of the proposed problem, and clarify core concepts and keywords; ② Systematically introduce predecessors' research viewpoints, ideas, research methods, and technical routes; ③ Review the advancement of predecessors' research achievements and existing defects and deficiencies, and identify important scientific problems or engineering technical challenges worth researching; ④ Propose one's own viewpoints and research ideas with sound reasoning, forming the theoretical foundation for one's degree thesis. Literature reading volume will be inspected through spot checks. Students must submit a list of researched literature titles and electronic full texts during proposal, mid-term examination, and defense, and expert group members will randomly ask questions about the listed references.

Graduate students should generally complete their thesis proposal within the 3rd semester. The proposal consists of a written report and an oral presentation. Proposals are conducted in centralized format by the Geophysics Department. Each master's student has 2 proposal opportunities, but no later than the end of the 4th semester. No less than 1 academic year is required from proposal approval to thesis defense. Those who pass the proposal are approved to continue master's thesis research work. Proposal committee experts mainly check whether the thesis topic is appropriate and meets the talent training requirements of this degree point. The proposal should include: (1) Topic basis; (2) Scientific problems and research feasibility; (3) Rationality of research work plan; (4) Rationality of scientific research time arrangement; (5) Expected outcomes; (6) Innovation; (7) Written expression and reference citation; (8) Organization; (9) Concept clarity; (10) Argument rigor and logic.

Basic requirements for thesis topic selection refer to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Degree Thesis Topic Selection Work of China University of Mining and Technology." This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

3. Academic Activities and Exchange

Master's students must participate in at least 15 academic activities and give 2 academic presentations (lectures) during their study period. Master's students participating in academic activities should fill out the "Assessment Form for Graduate Students' Participation in Academic Reports," which will be reviewed by the supervisor and verified by the school's research office. Recognized academic activities include online and offline domestic and international academic conferences, on-campus and off-campus academic lectures, various thematic seminars, graduate student academic forums, laboratory annual conferences, etc. Other scopes may be recognized according to supervisor opinions. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

4. Physical Education and Humanistic Literacy

Actively participate in lectures, reports, campus activities related to physical education and humanistic literacy during the study period, obtain certificates from physical education and humanistic literacy competitions, or complete one reflection report of no less than 2000 words. This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

5. Innovation Capability Assessment

The assessment and evaluation of graduate students' innovation capability mainly focus on whether they have the ability to independently and creatively engage in scientific research and practice, whether they have made creative achievements in this discipline or professional field, and whether the obtained achievements can support their good innovation capability. Specific assessment rules refer to the "Assessment and Evaluation Measures for Graduate Students' Innovation Capability of China University of Mining and Technology." This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

6. Academic Norms and Ethics

The assessment time for academic norms and ethics is after completion and before submission for review of the degree thesis. Supervisors conduct academic norm and ethics reviews of students' published papers, submitted papers, and other scientific research achievements. Students must write a 5000-word reflection on academic norms and ethics. Only after passing the system review can the degree thesis be submitted for review. Those who fail the review or have not undergone review cannot submit their thesis for review. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

VII. Degree Thesis Requirements

After completing course study, research quality, innovation capability, and other components, students may apply for degree thesis defense and master's degree according to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Thesis Defense Work of China University of Mining and Technology," "Interim Implementation Rules on Degree Conferment Work of China University of Mining and Technology," and relevant documents of the School of Resources. Thesis quality requirements are as follows:

1. Academic degree graduate students' topics should be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflecting national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress.

2. The thesis should have comprehensive and novel literature, objective and accurate analysis, and basically grasp domestic and international literature and relevant scientific research progress in the thesis topic area; it should scientifically apply basic theories, scientific methods, specialized knowledge, and technical means for relatively systematic demonstration, reflecting proper academic research foundation and capability; thesis achievements should have advancedness and innovation in research design and methods, disciplinary theories and laws, key technologies and approaches; new viewpoints, methods, ideas, and technologies in the thesis should have certain academic value and can generate certain social benefits or economic benefits.

3. The theoretical part of the thesis should have clear concepts and rigorous analysis; experimental data should be authentic and demonstrate reliability, reflecting good academic style; data processing should be well-founded, calculation results should be correct without error, and conclusions drawn from processing results should be theoretically discussed and examined.

4. The textual format should be complete and standardized, with clear hierarchy and highlighted key points, concise introduction, sufficient argumentation, and rigorous conclusions free of scientific errors; the logical structure should be rigorous, language expression should be accurate and fluent, and data, charts, references, and citations should meet academic norms.

5. Pre-defense and thesis submission for review: After completing required credits for all training components and finishing thesis writing, master's students shall organize pre-defense organized by the Geophysics Department before entering the evaluation and defense stage. After completing the pre-defense and obtaining supervisor approval, students submit their thesis for plagiarism check. After passing the plagiarism check, the thesis is submitted for review according to university and school requirements. Only after review conclusions are returned and passed can students apply for defense.

VIII. Other Requirements

1. English Elective Course Exemption Conditions for Master's Students in This Discipline

(1) The "Academic English Literature Reading" course is designed to enhance students' English foundation ability. Students who meet the university's exemption conditions for this course may apply for exemption. The exemption grade is recorded as 90 points on the student's transcript, automatically obtaining corresponding course credits. Specific exemption requirements refer to the university's annual exemption notice for this course.

(2) The "Academic English Oral Communication" and "Academic English Writing and Translation Practice" courses are designed to enhance students' English application ability in this discipline. Students in this discipline who participate in relevant international academic conferences and present or publish first-author English journal academic papers may apply for exemption from these courses. No grade or credits are recorded after course exemption application approval. Students who fail to meet course exemption conditions must select one of the two courses.

2. Other requirements refer to relevant regulations on graduate training work for relevant categories in the Student Handbook.

0709 "Geology" First-Level Discipline

001 School of Resources and Geosciences	070900 Geology
	070901 Mineralogy, Petrology, Ore Deposit Geology
	070902 Geochemistry
	070903 Paleontology and Stratigraphy
	070904 Structural Geology

Scope of Application:

I. Discipline Introduction

The Geology discipline at China University of Mining and Technology is a national first-level doctoral discipline, a key discipline of Jiangsu Province during the 12th, 13th, and 14th Five-Year Plan periods, comprising five second-level doctoral disciplines: Mineralogy, Petrology, and Ore Deposit Geology; Geochemistry; Paleontology and Stratigraphy; Structural Geology; and Quaternary Geology. This discipline originated from the Coal Geology and Exploration major, which was among the first batch established domestically in 1951. It was authorized to confer doctoral degrees in the second-level discipline of Geochemistry in 2003, granted the overall authority to confer doctoral degrees in the first-level discipline of Geology in 2006, approved to establish a postdoctoral research station in 2007, and recognized as a Jiangsu Provincial First-Level Key Discipline in 2011.

The discipline has formed 10 research directions with prominent academic status. In recent years, through the construction of the "985" and "211 Projects" as well as the Jiangsu Provincial Key Disciplines during the 12th and 13th Five-Year Plan periods and the "Innovation Platform for Advantageous Disciplines," the discipline has achieved remarkable progress in energy basin sedimentology and paleogeography, coal and oil-gas geochemistry, environmental geology, energy basin structural geology, geological guarantee theories for safe and efficient mine production, biological and environmental evolution during critical geological periods, strategic mineral resources, and geological disaster mechanisms and prevention.

The discipline has achieved a batch of significant scientific research results and has entered the top 1% of the ESI global ranking in Earth Sciences. In recent years, focusing on its characteristic research directions and national energy demands, the discipline has undertaken over 20 major national scientific research projects, including National Major Science and Technology Special Projects, National "973" and "863" Programs, and key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, received more than 20 provincial and ministerial-level science and technology awards, published over 100 high-level papers at home and abroad, and published more than 10 monographs.

The discipline boasts a first-class faculty team. There are currently 36 full-time teachers, including 7 professors and 17 associate professors, comprising 1 National Famous Teacher and 1 Jiangsu Provincial Famous Teacher, 2 recipients of the National Top 100 Outstanding Doctoral Dissertations Award, and 5 New Century Talents of the Ministry of Education. It possesses 1 Innovation Team of the Ministry of Education and 1 National Teaching Team.

The discipline is supported by first-class academic platforms. It mainly relies on platforms such as the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, the State Key Laboratory of Deep Geomechanics and Underground Engineering, the National Engineering Research Center for Coal Mine Gas Control, the Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, the Engineering Center for Deep Zero-Carbon and Negative-Carbon Technologies in Mining Areas of the Ministry of Education, the International Center for Coal Geology Research, and the National Professional Laboratory for Basic Research on Mine Water Hazard Prevention and Control Technology. These platforms possess advanced experimental facilities and research conditions and have become one of the important national bases for high-level Earth Science research and talent cultivation.

The discipline has extensive international cooperation and exchange platforms. It includes 1 President of the International Society for Organic Petrology, 1 Editor-in-Chief of the internationally renowned coal geology journal International Journal of Coal Geology, and 2 "111 Talent Introduction Bases" approved by the Ministry of Education and the State Administration of Foreign Experts Affairs, which have laid a solid foundation for extensive international academic exchange and cooperation for this discipline.

II. Main Research Directions

This discipline is mainly engaged in basic theoretical research in the field of geology, with main research directions as follows:

1. Sedimentology and Paleogeography

2. Petrology and Ore Deposit Geology

3. Reservoir Geology

4. Organic Petrology

5. Organic Geochemistry

6. Resource and Environmental Geochemistry

7. Stratigraphy and Paleontology

8. Regional Structural Geology

9. Energy Basin Structural Geology

10. Quaternary Geology and Disaster Geology

11. Sedimentary Basin Analysis

III. Training Objectives

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implement the Party's educational policy, the spirit of the National Education Conference and the National Graduate Education Conference, base on national strategies and economic and social development needs as well as the characteristics of the energy and resources industry, take "cultivating virtue and nurturing people, serving demands, improving quality, and pursuing excellence" as the main work thread, aim at improving the quality of graduate talent cultivation, comprehensively improve the quality of independent talent cultivation, and solidly follow the path of independent talent cultivation. This discipline aims to cultivate high-level talents with high spiritual civilization quality and moral character, with patriotic sentiment, possessing rigorous scientific attitude and excellent academic style, strong professional knowledge and innovation capability, able to adapt to scientific development in the new era, facing future and national demands, comprehensively developed in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor, and capable of independently engaging in innovative scientific research. The basic requirements are as follows:

1. Quality Requirements. Hold high the great banner of socialism with Chinese characteristics, uphold Marxism-Leninism, Mao Zedong Thought, Deng Xiaoping Theory, the "Three Represents" Important Thought, the Scientific Development Concept, and thoroughly implement Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, be honest and fair, scientifically rigorous, possess a high sense of social responsibility and an exploratory spirit dedicated to scientific research, and actively unite and strive for comprehensively building a modern socialist country and comprehensively promoting the great rejuvenation of the Chinese nation.

2. Professional Requirements. Possess solid and broad basic theories, systematic and in-depth professional knowledge and practical skills of this discipline, master the development trends and academic frontiers of this discipline, and be familiar with knowledge of related disciplines. Systematically master the basic skills and methods of scientific research, have excellent qualities and abilities to independently engage in innovative scientific research or undertake basic geological work and organizational management, and make innovative achievements in this discipline. After graduation, be competent in teaching, scientific research, technical development, or organizational management in geology or related disciplines such as geological resources and geological engineering, geophysics, hydraulic engineering, and geography.

3. Academic Exchange Requirements. Possess good language and written expression abilities, and the capability to proficiently, correctly, and standardly use Chinese for oral expression and writing academic papers and works. Have a broad international vision, proficiently master a foreign language, be able to read professional foreign literature fluently, and have good oral communication skills, international academic exchange capabilities, and strong foreign language scientific writing abilities.

4. Academic Ethics and Physical/Mental Requirements. Advocate science, possess rigorous academic attitude, excellent scientific style and academic ethics, as well as strong professional dedication; have good team communication and cooperation abilities; maintain healthy physical condition and good psychological quality.

IV. Academic System and Study Duration

The basic academic system is 3 years, with the maximum study duration on campus being 4 years. Conditions and procedures for applying for early graduation shall be implemented with reference to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Application for Early Graduation of China University of Mining and Technology."

V. Training Plan and Curriculum

1. Training Plan

Within one month after enrollment, master's students should, under the guidance of their supervisor (group), formulate an individual training plan according to the requirements of the training scheme. The training plan must be approved by the person in charge of the training unit and submitted to the training unit for retention before the 10th week of the first semester for inspection and assessment of implementation. During implementation, if changes are needed due to special circumstances, the supervisor's consent and signature are required before resubmitting to the training unit for re-registration.

2. Curriculum

Academic master's degree courses for the Geology discipline are mainly divided into public required, specialized required, and elective courses. Course study should generally be completed within one academic year after enrollment, with the course study component requiring no less than 22 credits. Under supervisor guidance, students may take elective courses from other majors or take graduate courses from other domestic and foreign universities for credit recognition. Master's students are encouraged to take combined master's-doctoral program courses or other doctoral-level courses of this discipline, and may apply for exemption from relevant courses in the doctoral stage after passing with qualified grades.

Graduate students admitted from other first-level disciplines should take 2 remedial core undergraduate courses of this discipline (major) according to supervisor requirements and obtain passing grades or above. Graduate students may increase elective courses based on their own knowledge structure and research needs, provided minimum course credit requirements are met. Self-selected and remedial courses are graded but do not count toward credits.

VI. Required Components

1. Freshman Orientation

This component is completed within the first month of graduate enrollment. It mainly combines patriotic education with love-for-school education to help freshmen strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance their love-for-school sentiment and patriotic feelings, and guide freshmen to quickly adapt to graduate scientific research life and achieve role transformation. Main contents include: school history and situation education, ideological morality and socialist core values education, interpretation of graduate training policies and daily management education, scientific ethics and academic style construction education, professional study education, mental health education and safety education. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

2. Thesis Proposal

Thesis proposal may only be conducted after completing required courses and obtaining corresponding credits. Thesis topics should proceed from the first-level discipline to which they belong, be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflect national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress. Topic selection should generally be combined with the supervisor's research projects. Graduate students have 2 proposal opportunities. Basic requirements for thesis topic selection refer to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Degree Thesis Topic Selection Work of China University of Mining and Technology."

Graduate students should complete the literature review by the end of the 2nd semester after enrollment and form a written report. The literature review is the theoretical basis for topic selection and requires reading a large number of domestic and foreign literatures, with a reading volume of no less than 80 papers, of which at least 50% should be foreign literature and at least 50% from the past 5 years. The review should be no less than 5000 words and should include at least the following parts: ① trace the origin of the proposed problem and define core concepts and keywords; ② systematically introduce the innovative viewpoints, ideas, research methods, and technical routes of previous research; ③ review the advancement of predecessors' research achievements and existing defects and deficiencies, and identify important scientific problems or engineering technical challenges worth researching; ④ propose one's own different viewpoints and research ideas with sound reasoning, thereby forming the theoretical foundation of the degree thesis. Literature reading will be inspected through spot checks. Students must submit a list of researched literature titles and electronic full texts during proposal, mid-term examination, and defense, and expert group members will randomly select papers to question literature content.

Graduate students should complete the thesis proposal by the end of the 2nd semester after enrollment, and at the latest within the 3rd semester. The proposal consists of a written report and an oral presentation. No less than 1 academic year is required from proposal approval to thesis defense. Those who pass the proposal are approved to continue master's thesis research work. The proposal mainly checks whether the thesis topic selection is appropriate and whether it tracks disciplinary frontiers. Specific proposal contents include: ① topic basis; ② scientific problems and research feasibility; ③ rationality of research work plan; ④ rationality of scientific research time arrangement; ⑤ expected outcomes; ⑥ innovation; ⑦ written expression and reference citation; ⑧ organization; ⑨ concept clarity; ⑩ argument rigor and logic.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

3. Academic Activities and Exchange

Academic activities and exchange mainly include thematic seminars, academic reports (or special lectures), and academic conferences. Specific requirements are as follows: Master's students must participate in at least 15 academic activities during their study period, including at least 2 academic presentations (lectures). Master's students are encouraged to attend important domestic and international academic conferences and make presentations. Master's students participating in academic activities should fill out the "Assessment Form for Graduate Students' Participation in Academic Reports," which will be reviewed by the supervisor and verified by the school's research office. Recognized academic activities include online and offline domestic and international academic conferences, on-campus and off-campus academic lectures, various thematic seminars, graduate student academic forums, laboratory annual conferences, etc. Other scopes may be recognized according to supervisor opinions.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

4. Physical Education and Humanistic Literacy

Master's students must participate in at least 2 physical activities and 2 humanistic activities during their study period, including lectures and related competitions. Among them, lectures require completing a reflection report of more than 2000 words, and competitions require obtaining an award certificate (award level or ranking not limited). (This component is not assessed for part-time graduate students)

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

5. Innovation Capability Assessment

The assessment and evaluation of graduate students' innovation capability mainly focus on whether they have the ability to independently and creatively engage in scientific research and practice, whether they have made creative achievements in this discipline or professional field, and whether the obtained achievements can support their good innovation capability. Specific assessment rules refer to the "Assessment and Evaluation Measures for Graduate Students' Innovation Capability of China University of Mining and Technology."

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

6. Academic Norms and Ethics

The assessment time for academic norms and ethics is after completion and before submission for review of the degree thesis. Supervisors conduct academic norm and ethics reviews of graduate students' published papers, submitted papers, and other scientific research achievements. Students must write a 5000-word reflection on academic norms and ethics. Only after passing the system review can the degree thesis be submitted for review. Those who fail the review or have not undergone review cannot submit their thesis for review.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

VII. Degree Thesis Requirements

After completing the requirements of course study, research quality, and innovation capability, students may apply for degree thesis defense and master's degree according to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Thesis Defense Work of China University of Mining and Technology," "Interim Implementation Rules on Degree Conferment Work of China University of Mining and Technology," and relevant documents of the School of Resources and Geosciences. Thesis quality requirements are as follows:

1. Academic degree graduate students' topics should be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflecting national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress.

2. The thesis should have comprehensive and novel literature, objective and accurate analysis, and basically grasp domestic and international literature and relevant scientific research progress in the thesis topic area; it should scientifically apply basic theories, scientific methods, specialized knowledge, and technical means for relatively systematic demonstration, reflecting proper academic research foundation and capability; thesis achievements should have advancedness and innovation in research design and methods, disciplinary theories and laws, key technologies and approaches; new viewpoints, methods, ideas, and technologies in the thesis should have certain academic value and can generate certain social benefits or economic benefits.

3. First-hand data and materials used in the research should be obtained by the author independently or by a research group led by the author, with the overall independent workload accounting for no less than 60%.

4. The academic viewpoints of the degree thesis should be clear, with sufficient argumentation basis and reliable conclusions. It should have certain independent insights in some aspects.

5. The theoretical part of the thesis should have clear concepts and rigorous analysis; experimental data should be authentic and demonstrate reliability, reflecting good academic style; data processing should be well-founded, calculation results should be correct without error, and conclusions drawn from processing results should be theoretically discussed and examined.

6. The textual format should be complete and standardized, with clear hierarchy and highlighted key points, concise introduction, sufficient argumentation, and rigorous conclusions free of scientific errors; the logical structure should be rigorous, language expression should be accurate and fluent, and data, charts, references, and citations should meet academic norms.

7. To ensure graduate training quality and strengthen process management of graduate thesis quality, a thesis pre-defense must be conducted before submission for review. The pre-defense is centrally arranged by the department, forming a pre-defense committee of 3-5 members (who should have master's supervisor qualifications or senior professional titles above associate professor). Only after passing the pre-defense can students' theses be normally submitted for review; if the pre-defense fails, at least 3 months must pass before reorganizing the pre-defense. In principle, the pre-defense should be completed before the end of the 5th semester.

VIII. Other Requirements

1. English Elective Course Exemption Conditions for Master's Students in This Discipline

(1) The "Academic English Literature Reading" course is designed to enhance students' English foundation ability. Students who meet the university's exemption conditions for this course may apply for exemption. The exemption grade is recorded as 90 points on the student's transcript, automatically obtaining corresponding course credits. Specific exemption requirements refer to the university's annual exemption notice for this course.

The "Academic English Oral Communication" and "Academic English Writing and Translation Practice" courses are designed to enhance students' English application ability in this discipline. Students in this discipline who participate in relevant international academic conferences and make full English oral presentations or publish first-author English journal academic papers may apply for exemption from these courses. No grade or credits are recorded after course exemption application approval. Students who fail to meet course exemption conditions must select one of the two courses.

It is recommended that supervisors recommend reading classic monographs and academic journals related to Chinese directions of relevant second-level disciplines according to graduate students' knowledge structure and the nature of their research topics (refer to Article IX).

3. Other requirements refer to relevant regulations on graduate training work for relevant categories in the Student Handbook.

IX. Recommended Reading List of Classic Works and Professional Academic Journals

1. Mineralogy, Petrology, Ore Deposit Geology Direction

Works

Robin Gill, Igneous Rocks and Process: a practical guide, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.

1) Best M.G. Igneous and metamorphic petrology. 2nd edition. Blackwell Science Ltd, 2003.

2) D.R. Prothero and F. Schwab, Sedimentary Geology: An introduction to Sedimentary Rocks and Stratigraphy, Second edition

3) Michel Demange, Minerals for Petrologists: Optics, Chemistry and Occurrences of Rock-Forming Minerals, CRC Press, 2012

4) Blatt Harvey, Tracy Robert J., Owens Brent Edward et al., Petrology, W.H. Freeman & Co, 2005-11

5) Chen Guangyuan, Li Shengrong et al., Genetic Mineralogy and Prospecting Mineralogy, Chongqing Publishing House, 1987

6) Xiao Qinghui, Deng Jinfu, Ma Daquan et al., Thinking and Methods in Granite Research, Geological Publishing House, 2004

7) Deng Jinfu, Luo Zhaohua et al., Petrogenesis, Tectonic Setting and Mineralization, Beijing, Geological Publishing House, 2004

8) Ore Field Tectonics, Zhai Yusheng et al., Geological Publishing House, 1993

9) Regional Metallogeny, Zhai Yusheng et al., Geological Publishing House, 1999

10) Theory of Metallogenic Systems, Zhai Yusheng, Geological Publishing House, 2010

11) Super-large Ore Deposits in China, Tu Guangzhi et al., Science Press, 2000

12) The geology of ore deposits, Guilbert JM, Park CF. Freeman. 1986.

13) Understanding mineral deposits, Misra KC. Kluwer Academic Publishers. 2000.

14) Introduction to ore-forming processes, Robb LJ. Blackwell. 2005.

15) Hydrothermal processes and mineral systems, Pirajno F. Springer. 2009.

Journals

1) American Mineralogy

2) Journal of Petrology

3) Geology

4) Earth Science Review

5) Lithos

6) Economic Geology

7) Mineralium Deposita

8) Ore Geology Reviews

9) Earth Science Frontiers

10) Acta Petrologica Sinica

11) Geoscience

12) Mineral Deposits

2. Geochemistry Direction

1) White W.M., Geochemistry, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing, 2013, ISBN13: 9780470656686.

2) Andrews J.E., Brimblecombe P, Jickells T.D., Liss P.S., Reid B., An Introduction to Environmental Chemistry, Blackwell Publishing, Second Edition 2004, ISBN: 063205905.

3) Geochimica et Cosmochimica Acta, Elsevier.

4) Geochemistry, Elsevier.

5) Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Elsevier.

6) Applied Geochemistry, Elsevier.

7) Environmental Science & Technology, ACS Publications.

8) Environmental Pollution, Elsevier.

9) Science of the Total Environment, Elsevier.

3. Paleontology and Stratigraphy Direction

Works

Principles of Paleontology, Michael Foote, Arnold I. Miller, David M. Raup, Steven M. Stanley, W.H. Freeman, 2007

Paleontological Data Analysis, Øyvind Hammer, David A.T. Harper, Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

Fundamentals of Invertebrate Palaeontology, Sreepat Jain, Springer, 2017

Microfossils, 2nd ed., Armstrong HA, Brasier MD, Oxford: Blackwell, 2005

Vertebrate Paleontology, 3rd ed., Benton MJ, Oxford: Blackwell, 2005

A Century's Leap: Glorious Chinese Paleontology, Sha Jingeng (ed.), Science Press, 2009

Fundamentals and Frontiers of Stratigraphy, Second Edition, Gong Yiming, Zhang Kexin (eds.), China University of Geosciences Press, 2016

Concepts and Principles of Sequence Stratigraphy, Dominic Emery and Keith Myers, Blackwell, 1996

Sedimentology, Hervé Chamley, Springer, 1990

Facies Models, Roger G. Walker and Noel P. James, Geotext, 1992

Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins, Cathy J. Busby, Raymond V. Ingersoll, Blackwell, 1995

Principles of Sedimentary Basin Analysis, Andrew D. Miall, Springer, 2000

Sedimentary Basins, 2nd ed., Gerhard Einsele, Springer, 2000

The Geologic Time Scale 2012, F.M. Gradstein, J.G. Ogg, M. Schmitz, G. Ogg. Elsevier B.V., pp. 1040

Principles of Precambrian Geology, A.M. Goodwin, Academic Press, San Diego, 1996, pp. 327

Geology of the USSR: a plate-tectonic synthesis, Lev P. Zonenshain, M.I. Kuzmin, Lev M. Natapov, Geodynamics series, Vol. 21, 1990, American Geophysical Union, Washington, D.C., pp. 242

Large Igneous Provinces, R. Ernst, 2014, Cambridge University Press, pp. 653

Tectonics, E.M. Moores and R.J. Twiss, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995

Journals

1) Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, Elsevier

2) Geobios, Elsevier

3) Journal of Systematic Palaeontology, Elsevier

4) Marine Micropaleontology, Elsevier

5) Precambrian Research, Elsevier

6) Gondwana Research, Elsevier

7) Earth-Science Reviews, Elsevier

8) Journal of Asian Earth Sciences, Elsevier

9) GSA Bulletin, Geological Society of America

4. Structural Geology Direction

Works

Microtectonics, Passchier and Trouw, Springer, 2nd edition, 2005

Structural Geology, Haakon Fossen, Cambridge University Press, 2005

Earth Structure, B.A. van der Pluijm and Stephen Marshak, McGraw-Hill Company, 2004

Tectonics, E.M. Moores and R.J. Twiss, W.H. Freeman and Company, 1995

Outline of Chinese Tectonics, Wan Tianfeng, Geological Publishing House, 2004

Global Tectonics, Kearey P., Klepeis A.K. and Vine J.F., Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd Edition, 2008

Geodynamics, Turcotte D.L., Schubert G., Cambridge University Press, 3rd Edition, 2002

Basin Analysis: Principles and Application to Petroleum Play Assessment, Allen P.A. and Allen J.R., Wiley-Blackwell, 3rd Edition, 2013

Tectonics of Sedimentary Basins, Busby C. and Azor A., Wiley-Blackwell, 2012

The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology: Strain Analysis, Ramsay, J.G., and Huber, M.I., Academic Press, London, Vol. 1, 1983

The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology: Folds and Fractures, Ramsay, J.G., and Huber, M.I., Academic Press, London, Vol. 2, 1987

The Techniques of Modern Structural Geology: Applications of Continuum Mechanics in Structural Geology, Ramsay, J.G., and Lisle, R.J., Academic Press, London, Vol. 3, 2000

Liu, S.F., Nummedal, D., and Liu, L.J., Migration of dynamic subsidence across the Late Cretaceous United States Western Interior Basin in response to Farallon plate subduction. Geology, 2011, 39(6): 555-558.

Journals

Journal of Structural Geology, Elsevier

5. Quaternary Geology Direction

Works

Loess and Arid Environments, Liu Dongsheng (ed.), Anhui Science and Technology Publishing House, March 2009, ISBN 978-7-5337-4310-9

Loess and Environment, Liu Dongsheng, et al., Beijing: Science Press, 1985

Quaternary Strata of China and International Correlation, Yang Zigeng, Lin Hemao (eds.), Beijing: Geological Publishing House, June 1996, ISBN 7-116-02047-0

Nature's Landscape, Tian Mingzhong, et al. (eds.), Beijing: China Travel & Tourism Press, September 2012, ISBN 978-7-5032-4500-8

Quaternary Environment Evolution, J.J. Lowe & M.J.C. Walker (eds.), Shen Ji, Yu Ge, Wu Jinglu et al. (trans.), Science Press, 2010

Tracking Environmental Change Using Lake Sediments, H. John B. Birks, André F. Lotter, Steve Juggins, John P. Smol, Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London, 2012

Late Cenozoic Climate Change in Asia, An Zhisheng, Springer, Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London, 2014

The Geologic Time Scale 2012, Felix M. Gradstein et al., Published by Elsevier B.V., 2012

Landscape Evolution: Denudation, Climate and Tectonics over Different Time and Space Scales, Gallagher, K. and J. Wainwright, Geological Society of London, 2008

Geomorphological Processes: Studies in Physical Geography, Derbyshire, E., J.R. Hails and K.J. Gregory, Elsevier, 2013

Linking Climate Change to Land Surface Change, McLaren, S.J. and D.R. Kniveton, Springer, 2000

Earth's Climate Past and Future, William Ruddiman, (Second Edition), 2007

Journals

1) Geomorphology (SCI), ISSN: 0169-555X

2) Quaternary Geochronology (SCI), ISSN: 1871-1014

3) Quaternary Research (SCI), ISSN: 0033-5894

4) Quaternary Science Reviews (SCI), ISSN: 0277-3791

5) Quaternary International (SCI), ISSN: 1040-6182

6) The Holocene (SCI), ISSN: 0959-6836

7) Acta Geographica Sinica (CSCD), ISSN: 0375-5444

8) Quaternary Sciences (CSCD), ISSN: 1001-7410

9) Marine Geology & Quaternary Geology (CSCD), ISSN: 0256-1492

10) Journal of Glaciology and Geocryology (CSCD), ISSN: 1000-0240

0815 "Hydraulic Engineering" First-Level Discipline

Scope of Application:

001 School of Resources and Geosciences	081500 Hydraulic Engineering
	081501 Hydrology and Water Resources
	081502 Hydraulics and River Dynamics

I. Discipline Introduction

China University of Mining and Technology began enrolling undergraduate students in "Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology" in 1980. In 1990, "Hydrogeology and Engineering Geology" was approved as a master's degree authorization point. In 1998, it merged with the terrestrial hydrology major to establish the undergraduate major of "Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering." In 2003, the "Hydrology and Water Resources" master's program was approved and included in CUMT's enrollment plan. In 2008, the "Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering" undergraduate major was approved as a Jiangsu Provincial Brand Major. In 2010, the "Hydraulic Engineering" professional master's degree program in the engineering field was approved. In 2012, the "Groundwater Science and Engineering" second-level doctoral program was approved. In 2019, the "Hydraulic Engineering" professional master's program was adjusted to the "Civil and Hydraulic Engineering" professional master's program. In 2021, the "Hydraulic Engineering" first-level master's discipline was approved. In 2021, the "Hydrology and Water Resources Engineering" major was selected as a Jiangsu Provincial First-Class Major Construction Site.

In graduate training, this discipline has, after decades of research and accumulation, achieved numerous high-level research results in mine water hazard prevention, groundwater science, hydrology and water resources, and engineering hydrogeology, forming considerable influence domestically and possessing certain advantages and distinctive features compared with similar majors nationwide.

Facing the major demands of the national energy, resources, and water conservancy industries, and based on the safe development and efficient utilization of coal resources and water resources, this discipline has undertaken a batch of national-level scientific research projects, including the National Key R&D Program Project "Materials and Technologies for Groundwater Pollution Prevention and Control in Coal Mining Areas," the National 973 Program Project "Basic Theoretical Research on Coal Mine Water Inrush Mechanisms and Prevention" and "Basic Research on Geological Disaster Prevention and Environmental Protection Under High-Intensity Coal Mining in Western China," key projects of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and NSFC projects. It has formed multiple research directions with distinct features in mine water hazard prevention and control as the most prominent characteristic, and with groundwater science and engineering, hydrology and water resources as important foundations, achieving a batch of landmark results. Meanwhile, relying on national and provincial/ministerial-level research platforms with advanced experimental facilities and research conditions, this discipline has become one of the important national bases for high-level academic research and talent cultivation in the field of mine water hazard prevention and control.

This discipline currently has 22 faculty members, including 4 professors, 12 associate professors, 1 senior engineer, 2 tenure-track associate professors, and 3 lecturers (including 2 experimental staff). Among them, 19 faculty members hold doctoral degrees, 7 have overseas study experience, there are currently 17 master's supervisors and 4 doctoral supervisors. In recent years, faculty members of this discipline have led and completed 1 National Key R&D Program project, 3 projects under the National 973 Program and National Key R&D Program, 1 key project of the National Natural Science Foundation of China, and 15 NSFC projects. They have received 1 second prize of the National Science and Technology Progress Award and over 20 provincial/ministerial-level science and technology progress awards. They have published 10 monographs and 3 textbooks, and nearly 300 academic papers, of which over 150 have been indexed by SCI/EI.

II. Main Research Directions

This discipline is mainly engaged in basic theoretical and applied research related to hydraulic engineering, with main research directions as follows:

1. Mine Water Hazard Prevention and Control

2. Water Resources Development and Utilization (including unconventional water resources)

3. Hydrological Physical Process Simulation and Forecasting

4. Environmental Change and Water Security

5. Engineering Hydrogeology

6. Hydraulics and Water-Sediment Dynamics

7. Water Environment and Water Ecology

8. Mine Water Pollution Prevention and Control

III. Training Objectives

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implementing the Party's educational policy, the spirit of the National Education Conference and the National Graduate Education Conference, based on national strategies and economic and social development needs as well as the characteristics of the energy and resources industry, taking "cultivating virtue and nurturing people, serving demands, improving quality, and pursuing excellence" as the main work thread, aiming at improving the quality of graduate talent cultivation, comprehensively improving the quality of independent talent cultivation, and solidly following the path of independent talent cultivation. This discipline aims to cultivate innovative scientific and engineering talents who are comprehensively developed in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor, facing the major national demands for energy and resources, the national strategy of water security, and the scientific and technological frontiers in the field of hydraulic engineering, implementing the new development concepts of innovation, coordination, green development, openness, and sharing, featuring mine hydrogeology and unconventional water resources research, coordinating water resources, water environment, water ecology, and water security related fields, ensuring national energy and resources security, adapting to economic construction and social development, and meeting the needs of the high-quality development of contemporary scientific and technological development and related industries such as water conservancy, geology, and coal mining. The basic requirements are as follows:

1. Quality Requirements. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, possess patriotic sentiment and broad international perspectives, good academic ethics and innovative spirit, scientifically rigorous learning attitude and pragmatic work style, be physically and mentally healthy, and achieve comprehensive development in "morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor."

2. Professional Requirements. Possess solid and broad basic theories, systematic and in-depth professional knowledge and practical skills of this discipline, be familiar with the development trends and academic frontiers of this discipline, and understand knowledge of related disciplines. Systematically master the basic skills and methods of scientific research, have excellent qualities and abilities to independently engage in scientific research or undertake engineering technical work and organizational management, and possess strong innovative consciousness. After graduation, be competent in teaching, scientific research, technical development, and management work in hydraulic engineering or related fields.

3. Academic Exchange Requirements. Possess good language and written expression abilities, and the capability to proficiently, correctly, and standardly use Chinese for oral expression and writing academic papers and works. Have a broad international vision, proficiently master a foreign language, be able to read professional foreign literature fluently, and have good oral communication skills, international academic exchange capabilities, and strong foreign language scientific writing abilities.

4. Academic Ethics and Physical/Mental Requirements. Advocate science, possess rigorous academic attitude, excellent scientific style and academic ethics, as well as strong professional dedication; have good team communication and cooperation abilities; maintain healthy physical condition and good psychological quality.

IV. Academic System and Study Duration

The basic academic system is 3 years, with the maximum study duration on campus being 4 years. Conditions and procedures for applying for early graduation shall be implemented with reference to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Application for Early Graduation of China University of Mining and Technology."

V. Training Plan and Curriculum

1. Training Plan

Within one month after enrollment, master's students should, under the guidance of their supervisor (group), formulate an individual training plan according to the requirements of the training scheme. The training plan must be approved by the person in charge of the training unit and submitted to the training unit for retention before the 10th week of the first semester for inspection and assessment of implementation. During implementation, if changes are needed due to special circumstances, the supervisor's consent and signature are required before resubmitting to the training unit for re-registration.

2. Curriculum

Academic master's degree courses for the Hydraulic Engineering discipline are mainly divided into public required, specialized required, and elective courses. Course study should generally be completed within one academic year after enrollment, with the course study component requiring no less than 22 credits. Under supervisor guidance, students may take cross-disciplinary elective courses or take graduate courses from other domestic and foreign universities for credit recognition.

Graduate students admitted from other first-level disciplines should take 2 remedial core undergraduate courses of this discipline (major) according to supervisor requirements and obtain passing grades or above. Graduate students may increase elective courses based on their own knowledge structure and research needs, provided minimum course credit requirements are met. Self-selected and remedial courses are graded but do not count toward credits.

Graduate students may take elective courses from other majors under supervisor guidance. Students are encouraged to take combined master's-doctoral program courses or doctoral-level courses of this discipline, and may apply for exemption from relevant courses in the doctoral stage after passing with qualified grades.

VI. Required Components

1. Freshman Orientation

This component is completed within the first month of graduate enrollment. It mainly combines patriotic education with love-for-school education to help freshmen strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance their love-for-school sentiment and patriotic feelings, and guide freshmen to quickly adapt to graduate scientific research life and achieve role transformation. Main contents include: school history and situation education, ideological morality and socialist core values education, interpretation of graduate training policies and daily management education, scientific ethics and academic style construction education, professional study education, mental health education and safety education. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

2. Thesis Proposal

Thesis proposal may only be conducted after completing required courses and obtaining corresponding credits. Thesis topics should proceed from the first-level discipline to which they belong, be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflect national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress. Topic selection should generally be combined with the supervisor's research projects. Graduate students have 2 proposal opportunities. Basic requirements for thesis topic selection refer to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Degree Thesis Topic Selection Work of China University of Mining and Technology."

Graduate students should complete the literature review by the end of the 2nd semester after enrollment and form a written report. The literature review is the theoretical basis for topic selection and requires reading a large number of domestic and foreign literatures, with a reading volume of no less than 80 papers, of which at least 50% should be foreign literature and at least 50% from the past 5 years. The review should be no less than 5000 words and should include at least the following parts: ① trace the origin of the proposed problem and define core concepts and keywords; ② systematically introduce the innovative viewpoints, ideas, research methods, and technical routes of previous research; ③ review the advancement of predecessors' research achievements and existing defects and deficiencies, and identify important scientific problems or engineering technical challenges worth researching; ④ propose one's own different viewpoints and research ideas with sound reasoning, thereby forming the theoretical foundation of the degree thesis. Literature reading will be inspected through spot checks. Students must submit a list of researched literature titles and electronic full texts during proposal, mid-term examination, and defense, and expert group members will randomly select papers to question literature content.

Master's students should publicly hold the thesis proposal meeting before the end of the 3rd semester. The proposal consists of a written report and an oral presentation. No less than 1 academic year is required from proposal approval to thesis defense. Those who pass the proposal are approved to continue master's thesis research work. The proposal mainly checks whether the thesis topic selection is appropriate and whether it tracks disciplinary frontiers. Specific proposal contents include: (1) topic basis; (2) scientific problems and research feasibility; (3) rationality of research work plan; (4) rationality of scientific research time arrangement; (5) expected outcomes; (6) innovation; (7) written expression and reference citation; (8) organization; (9) concept clarity; (10) argument rigor and logic.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

3. Academic Activities and Exchange

Academic activities and exchange mainly include academic reports, domestic and international academic conferences, and overseas study visits. Specific requirements are as follows:

Master's students must participate in at least 15 academic activities during their study period and give 2 academic presentations (lectures). Master's students participating in academic activities should fill out the "Assessment Form for Graduate Students' Participation in Academic Reports," which will be reviewed by the supervisor and verified by the school's research office. Recognized academic activities include online and offline domestic and international academic conferences, on-campus and off-campus academic lectures, various thematic seminars, graduate student academic forums, laboratory annual conferences, etc. Other scopes may be recognized according to supervisor opinions.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

4. Physical Education and Humanistic Literacy

Actively participate in lectures, reports, campus activities related to physical education and humanistic literacy during the study period, obtain certificates from physical education and humanistic literacy competitions, or complete one reflection report of more than 2000 words. (This component is not assessed for part-time graduate students)

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

5. Innovation Capability Assessment

The assessment and evaluation of graduate students' innovation capability mainly focus on whether they have the ability to independently and creatively engage in scientific research and practice, whether they have made creative achievements in this discipline or professional field, and whether the obtained achievements can support their good innovation capability. Specific assessment rules refer to the "Assessment and Evaluation Measures for Graduate Students' Innovation Capability of China University of Mining and Technology."

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

6. Academic Norms and Ethics

The assessment time for academic norms and ethics is after completion and before submission for review of the degree thesis. Supervisors conduct academic norm and ethics reviews of graduate students' published papers, submitted papers, and other scientific research achievements. Students must write a 5000-word reflection on academic norms and ethics. Only after passing the system review can the degree thesis be submitted for review. Those who fail the review or have not undergone review cannot submit their thesis for review.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

VII. Degree Thesis Requirements

After completing the requirements of course study, research quality, and innovation capability, students may apply for degree thesis defense and master's degree according to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Thesis Defense Work of China University of Mining and Technology," "Interim Implementation Rules on Degree Conferment Work of China University of Mining and Technology," and relevant documents of the School of Resources and Geosciences. Thesis quality requirements are as follows:

1. Academic degree graduate students' topics should be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflecting national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress.

2. The thesis should have comprehensive and novel literature, objective and accurate analysis, and basically grasp domestic and international literature and relevant scientific research progress in the thesis topic area; it should scientifically apply basic theories, scientific methods, specialized knowledge, and technical means for relatively systematic demonstration, reflecting proper academic research foundation and capability; thesis achievements should have advancedness and innovation in research design and methods, disciplinary theories and laws, key technologies and approaches; new viewpoints, methods, ideas, and technologies in the thesis should have certain academic value and can generate certain social benefits or economic benefits.

3. First-hand data and materials used in the research should be obtained by the author independently or by a research group led by the author, with the overall independent workload accounting for no less than 60%.

4. The academic viewpoints of the degree thesis should be clear, with sufficient argumentation basis and reliable conclusions. It should have certain independent insights in some aspects.

5. The theoretical part of the thesis should have clear concepts and rigorous analysis; experimental data should be authentic and demonstrate reliability, reflecting good academic style; data processing should be well-founded, calculation results should be correct without error, and conclusions drawn from processing results should be theoretically discussed and examined.

6. The textual format should be complete and standardized, with clear hierarchy and highlighted key points, concise introduction, sufficient argumentation, and rigorous conclusions free of scientific errors; the logical structure should be rigorous, language expression should be accurate and fluent, and data, charts, references, and citations should meet academic norms.

7. To ensure graduate training quality and strengthen process management of graduate thesis quality, a thesis pre-defense must be conducted before submission for review. The pre-defense is centrally arranged by the department, forming a pre-defense committee of 3-5 members (who should have master's supervisor qualifications or senior professional titles above associate professor). Only after passing the pre-defense can students' theses be normally submitted for review; if the pre-defense fails, at least 3 months must pass before reorganizing the pre-defense. In principle, the pre-defense should be completed before the end of the 5th semester.

VIII. Other Requirements

1. English Elective Course Exemption Conditions for Master's Students in This Discipline

(1) The "Academic English Literature Reading" course is designed to enhance students' English foundation ability. Students who meet the university's exemption conditions for this course may apply for exemption. The exemption grade is recorded as 90 points on the student's transcript, automatically obtaining corresponding course credits. Specific exemption requirements refer to the university's annual exemption notice for this course.

(2) The "Academic English Oral Communication" and "Academic English Writing and Translation Practice" courses are designed to enhance students' English application ability in this discipline. Students in this discipline who participate in relevant international academic conferences and make presentations or publish first-author English journal academic papers may apply for exemption from these courses. No grade or credits are recorded after course exemption application approval. Students who fail to meet course exemption conditions must select one of the two courses.

2. Other components and requirements are detailed in the "Regulations on Full-time Academic Graduate Student Training Work of China University of Mining and Technology."

0818 "Geological Resources and Geological Engineering" First-Level Discipline

Scope of Application:

001 School of Resources and Geosciences	081800 Geological Resources and Geological Engineering
	081801 Mineral Prospecting and Exploration
	081802 Geodetection and Information Technology
	081803 Geological Engineering
	0818Z1 Geoscience Information Science
	0818Z2 Groundwater Science and Engineering

I. Discipline Introduction

The discipline of Geological Resources and Geological Engineering takes the Earth system as its research object and is a discipline that studies the exploration, evaluation, and development and utilization of solid Earth systems and geological bodies. It investigates their formation conditions, distribution patterns, and evolution mechanisms, employs various modern exploration methods to acquire, process, interpret, and apply geological information, identifies potential geological resources and engineering geological characteristics, and serves national energy and resources security and major engineering construction.

Our university's Geological Resources and Geological Engineering discipline faces the major demands of national energy resources and engineering geology, aims at the frontiers of geological resources and geological engineering science and technology, and is based on the exploration and safe development geological guarantee of coal-measure mineral resources. It has formed key research directions with distinctive features in coal resources and strategic mineral geology, unconventional energy geology and development, coal-measure resources exploration theories and technologies, mine geological hazards and environmental protection, and carbon-neutral geological technologies.

Our university's Geological Resources and Geological Engineering has a long history and distinctive features. The Mineral Prospecting and Exploration discipline within this discipline was one of the first batch of coal geology and exploration majors established domestically in 1951, obtained doctoral degree authorization in 1981, was identified as one of the first batch of national key disciplines in 1988, and was reconfirmed as a national key discipline in 2001, 2006, and 2011. The Geodetection and Information Technology discipline was established in 1959, obtained doctoral degree authorization in 1998, and was identified as a Jiangsu Provincial Key Discipline in 2006. The Geological Engineering and Groundwater Science and Engineering disciplines were established in 1980 and obtained doctoral degree authorization in 2000 and 2013 respectively. In 1999, the Mineral Prospecting and Exploration and Geodetection and Information Technology disciplines were approved as Changjiang Scholar distinguished professor positions; in 1999, the Geological Resources and Geological Engineering postdoctoral research station was approved; in 2000, the Geological Resources and Geological Engineering discipline obtained overall first-level doctoral degree authorization; in 2006, it was listed as a construction discipline of the university's "985 Engineering Advantageous Discipline Innovation Platform"; in 2009, it became a Jiangsu Provincial first-level key discipline and a national first-level key discipline cultivation point; since 2011, it has been listed in the Jiangsu Provincial Advantageous Discipline Construction Project, and was rated A- in the fourth discipline evaluation in 2016.

This discipline has a strong faculty and obvious advantages in teaching and research platforms. It currently has 60 full-time faculty members, including 26 professors and 24 associate professors. In the past five years, it has led and undertaken 27 major key projects at the national science and technology plan level and above, winning 1 first prize and 3 second prizes of the National Science and Technology Progress Award. It has received 1 national teaching first prize, 2 second prizes, 2 national top 100 outstanding doctoral dissertations, and 3 Jiangsu Provincial outstanding doctoral dissertations. Relying on platforms such as the State Key Laboratory of Coal Resources and Safe Mining, the State Key Laboratory of Deep Geomechanics and Underground Engineering, the National Engineering Research Center for Coal Mine Gas Control, the Key Laboratory of Coalbed Methane Resources and Reservoir Formation Process of the Ministry of Education, the Engineering Center for Deep Zero-Carbon and Negative-Carbon Technologies in Mining Areas of the Ministry of Education, the National Professional Laboratory for Basic Research on Mine Water Hazard Prevention and Control Technology, and the Jiangsu Provincial Geology Experimental Teaching Demonstration Center, with advanced experimental facilities and research conditions, this discipline has become one of the important domestic bases for high-level scientific research and talent cultivation in fields such as mineral exploration, geological engineering, geophysical exploration, geoscience information technology, unconventional resource/energy exploration, and carbon-neutral geological technology.

II. Main Research Directions

This discipline is mainly engaged in basic theoretical and applied research in the field of geological resources and geological engineering, with main research directions as follows:

1. Mineral Resources Exploration and Development Geology

2. Unconventional Energy Geology and Development Engineering

3. New Energy Exploration and Development

4. Mine Geology and Gas Geology

5. Applied Geochemistry

6. Engineering and Environmental Geophysics

7. Exploration Geophysics

8. Engineering Geology and Geotechnical Engineering

9. Environmental Geology and Hazard Geology

10. Intelligent Drilling Engineering and Equipment

11. Water Resources and Water Environment

12. Hydrogeology and Mine Water Hazard Prevention and Control

13. Mathematical Geology and Big Geoscience Data

14. Intelligent Analysis and Application of Earth Spatiotemporal Information

15. Carbon-Neutral Geological Technology

III. Training Objectives

Guided by Xi Jinping Thought on Socialism with Chinese Characteristics for a New Era, thoroughly implementing the Party's educational policy, the spirit of the National Education Conference and the National Graduate Education Conference, based on national strategies and economic and social development needs as well as the characteristics of the energy and resources industry, taking "cultivating virtue and nurturing people, serving demands, improving quality, and pursuing excellence" as the main work thread, aiming at improving the quality of graduate talent cultivation, comprehensively improving the quality of independent talent cultivation, and solidly following the path of independent talent cultivation. This discipline cultivates innovative scientific and engineering talents who are comprehensively developed in morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor, facing major national demands for energy and resources as well as the scientific and technological frontiers in the field of geological resources and geological engineering, implementing the development concepts of green, low-carbon, intelligent, safe, and efficient mine geology, featuring coal-bearing basin geological resources and geological engineering and related fields, ensuring national energy and resources security, adapting to economic construction and social development, and meeting the needs of contemporary scientific and technological development and the high-quality development of energy and resources industries. The basic requirements are as follows:

1. Quality Requirements. Support the leadership of the Communist Party of China, love the motherland, abide by laws and disciplines, possess patriotic sentiment and broad international perspectives, good academic ethics and innovative spirit, scientifically rigorous learning attitude and pragmatic work style, be physically and mentally healthy, and achieve comprehensive development in "morality, intelligence, physique, aesthetics, and labor."

2. Professional Requirements. Possess solid and broad basic theories, systematic and in-depth professional knowledge and practical skills of this discipline, be familiar with the development trends and academic frontiers of this discipline, and understand knowledge of related disciplines. Systematically master the basic skills and methods of scientific research, have excellent qualities and abilities to independently engage in scientific research or undertake engineering technical work and organizational management, and possess strong innovative consciousness. After graduation, be competent in teaching, scientific research, technical development, and management work in geological resources and geological engineering or related disciplines such as geology, geophysics, hydraulic engineering, geography, etc.

3. Academic Exchange Requirements. Possess good language and written expression abilities, and the capability to proficiently, correctly, and standardly use Chinese for oral expression and writing academic papers and works. Have a broad international vision, proficiently master a foreign language, be able to read professional foreign literature fluently, and have good oral communication skills, international academic exchange capabilities, and strong foreign language scientific writing abilities.

4. Academic Ethics and Physical/Mental Requirements. Advocate science, possess rigorous academic attitude, excellent scientific style and academic ethics, as well as strong professional dedication; have good team communication and cooperation abilities; maintain healthy physical condition and good psychological quality.

IV. Academic System and Study Duration

The basic academic system is 3 years, with the maximum study duration on campus being 4 years. Conditions and procedures for applying for early graduation shall be implemented with reference to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Application for Early Graduation of China University of Mining and Technology."

V. Training Plan and Curriculum

1. Training Plan

Within one month after enrollment, master's students should, under the guidance of their supervisor (group), formulate an individual training plan according to the requirements of the training scheme. The training plan must be approved by the person in charge of the training unit and submitted to the training unit for retention before the 10th week of the first semester for inspection and assessment of implementation. During implementation, if changes are needed due to special circumstances, the supervisor's consent and signature are required before resubmitting to the training unit for re-registration.

2. Curriculum

Academic master's degree courses for the Geological Resources and Geological Engineering discipline are mainly divided into public required, specialized required, and elective courses. Course study should generally be completed within one academic year after enrollment, with the course study component requiring no less than 22 credits. Under supervisor guidance, students may take cross-disciplinary elective courses or take graduate courses from other domestic and foreign universities for credit recognition.

Graduate students admitted from other first-level disciplines should take 2 remedial core undergraduate courses of this discipline (major) according to supervisor requirements and obtain passing grades or above. Graduate students may increase elective courses based on their own knowledge structure and research needs, provided minimum course credit requirements are met. Self-selected and remedial courses are graded but do not count toward credits.

Graduate students may take elective courses from other majors under supervisor guidance. Students are encouraged to take combined master's-doctoral program courses or doctoral-level courses of this discipline, and may apply for exemption from relevant courses in the doctoral stage after passing with qualified grades.

VI. Required Components

1. Freshman Orientation

This component is completed within the first month of graduate enrollment. It mainly combines patriotic education with love-for-school education to help freshmen strengthen their ideals and beliefs, enhance their love-for-school sentiment and patriotic feelings, and guide freshmen to quickly adapt to graduate scientific research life and achieve role transformation. Main contents include: school history and situation education, ideological morality and socialist core values education, interpretation of graduate training policies and daily management education, scientific ethics and academic style construction education, professional study education, mental health education and safety education. This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

2. Thesis Proposal

Thesis proposal may only be conducted after completing required courses and obtaining corresponding credits. Thesis topics should proceed from the first-level discipline to which they belong, be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflect national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress. Topic selection should generally be combined with the supervisor's research projects. Graduate students have 2 proposal opportunities. Basic requirements for thesis topic selection refer to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Degree Thesis Topic Selection Work of China University of Mining and Technology."

Graduate students should complete the literature review by the end of the 2nd semester after enrollment and form a written report. The literature review is the theoretical basis for topic selection and requires reading a large number of domestic and foreign literatures, with a reading volume of no less than 80 papers, of which at least 50% should be foreign literature and at least 50% from the past 5 years. The review should be no less than 5000 words and should include at least the following parts: ① trace the origin of the proposed problem and define core concepts and keywords; ② systematically introduce the innovative viewpoints, ideas, research methods, and technical routes of previous research; ③ review the advancement of predecessors' research achievements and existing defects and deficiencies, and identify important scientific problems or engineering technical challenges worth researching; ④ propose one's own different viewpoints and research ideas with sound reasoning, thereby forming the theoretical foundation of the degree thesis. Literature reading will be inspected through spot checks. Students must submit a list of researched literature titles and electronic full texts during proposal, mid-term examination, and defense, and expert group members will randomly select papers to question literature content.

Master's students should publicly hold the thesis proposal meeting before the end of the 3rd semester. The proposal consists of a written report and an oral presentation. No less than 1 academic year is required from proposal approval to thesis defense. Those who pass the proposal are approved to continue master's thesis research work. The proposal mainly checks whether the thesis topic selection is appropriate and whether it tracks disciplinary frontiers. Specific proposal contents include: (1) topic basis; (2) scientific problems and research feasibility; (3) rationality of research work plan; (4) rationality of scientific research time arrangement; (5) expected outcomes; (6) innovation; (7) written expression and reference citation; (8) organization; (9) concept clarity; (10) argument rigor and logic.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

3. Academic Activities and Exchange

Academic activities and exchange mainly include academic reports, domestic and international academic conferences, and overseas study visits. Specific requirements are as follows:

Master's students must participate in at least 15 academic activities during their study period and give 2 academic presentations (lectures). Master's students participating in academic activities should fill out the "Assessment Form for Graduate Students' Participation in Academic Reports," which will be reviewed by the supervisor and verified by the school's research office. Recognized academic activities include online and offline domestic and international academic conferences, on-campus and off-campus academic lectures, various thematic seminars, graduate student academic forums, laboratory annual conferences, etc. Other scopes may be recognized according to supervisor opinions.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

4. Physical Education and Humanistic Literacy

Actively participate in lectures, reports, campus activities related to physical education and humanistic literacy during the study period, obtain certificates from physical education and humanistic literacy competitions, or complete one reflection report of more than 2000 words. (This component is not assessed for part-time graduate students)

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

5. Innovation Capability Assessment

The assessment and evaluation of graduate students' innovation capability mainly focus on whether they have the ability to independently and creatively engage in scientific research and practice, whether they have made creative achievements in this discipline or professional field, and whether the obtained achievements can support their good innovation capability. Specific assessment rules refer to the "Assessment and Evaluation Measures for Graduate Students' Innovation Capability of China University of Mining and Technology."

This component is assessed as Qualified/Unqualified.

6. Academic Norms and Ethics

The assessment time for academic norms and ethics is after completion and before submission for review of the degree thesis. Supervisors conduct academic norm and ethics reviews of graduate students' published papers, submitted papers, and other scientific research achievements. Students must write a 5000-word reflection on academic norms and ethics. Only after passing the system review can the degree thesis be submitted for review. Those who fail the review or have not undergone review cannot submit their thesis for review.

This component is assessed as Pass/Fail.

VII. Degree Thesis Requirements

After completing the requirements of course study, research quality, and innovation capability, students may apply for degree thesis defense and master's degree according to the "Regulations on Graduate Students' Thesis Defense Work of China University of Mining and Technology," "Interim Implementation Rules on Degree Conferment Work of China University of Mining and Technology," and relevant documents of the School of Resources and Geosciences. Thesis quality requirements are as follows:

1. Academic degree graduate students' topics should be based on disciplinary frontiers, reflecting national, regional, or industry needs and key research points of this major; they should reflect research significance and academic value for social development, economic construction, cultural promotion, and scientific-technological progress.

2. The thesis should have comprehensive and novel literature, objective and accurate analysis, and basically grasp domestic and international literature and relevant scientific research progress in the thesis topic area; it should scientifically apply basic theories, scientific methods, specialized knowledge, and technical means for relatively systematic demonstration, reflecting proper academic research foundation and capability; thesis achievements should have advancedness and innovation in research design and methods, disciplinary theories and laws, key technologies and approaches; new viewpoints, methods, ideas, and technologies in the thesis should have certain academic value and can generate certain social benefits or economic benefits.

3. First-hand data and materials used in the research should be obtained by the author independently or by a research group led by the author, with the overall independent workload accounting for no less than 60%.

4. The academic viewpoints of the degree thesis should be clear, with sufficient argumentation basis and reliable conclusions. It should have certain independent insights in some aspects.

5. The theoretical part of the thesis should have clear concepts and rigorous analysis; experimental data should be authentic and demonstrate reliability, reflecting good academic style; data processing should be well-founded, calculation results should be correct without error, and conclusions drawn from processing results should be theoretically discussed and examined.

6. The textual format should be complete and standardized, with clear hierarchy and highlighted key points, concise introduction, sufficient argumentation, and rigorous conclusions free of scientific errors; the logical structure should be rigorous, language expression should be accurate and fluent, and data, charts, references, and citations should meet academic norms.

7. To ensure graduate training quality and strengthen process management of graduate thesis quality, a thesis pre-defense must be conducted before submission for review. The pre-defense is centrally arranged by the department, forming a pre-defense committee of 3-5 members (who should have master's supervisor qualifications or senior professional titles above associate professor). Only after passing the pre-defense can students' theses be normally submitted for review; if the pre-defense fails, at least 3 months must pass before reorganizing the pre-defense. In principle, the pre-defense should be completed before the end of the 5th semester.

VIII. Other Requirements

1. English Elective Course Exemption Conditions for Master's Students in This Discipline

(1) The "Academic English Literature Reading" course is designed to enhance students' English foundation ability. Students who meet the university's exemption conditions for this course may apply for exemption. The exemption grade is recorded as 90 points on the student's transcript, automatically obtaining corresponding course credits. Specific exemption requirements refer to the university's annual exemption notice for this course.

(2) The "Academic English Oral Communication" and "Academic English Writing and Translation Practice" courses are designed to enhance students' English application ability in this discipline. Students in this discipline who participate in relevant international academic conferences and make presentations or publish first-author English journal academic papers may apply for exemption from these courses. No grade or credits are recorded after course exemption application approval. Students who fail to meet course exemption conditions must select one of the two courses.

2. Other components and requirements are detailed in the "Regulations on Full-time Academic Graduate Student Training Work of China University of Mining and Technology