Recognize the importance of Rock Mechanics from technical and economic points of view in mining (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, b, e, h); Choose the suitable failure criteria for the determination of stability of both surface and underground structures (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, c, e); Calculate the in situ stress and stress concentrations around underground opening (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, b, e); Integrate  the 2D numerical solutions and structural problems with special boundary conditions in Rock Mechanics (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: a, c, e); Judge  the differences between the  behavior of rock mass and rock material properties (Student outcomes in Criterion 3: c, e)