A Mining Education Australia (MEA) partner university endorsed by the Minerals Council of Australia (MCA)

• Introduction
• Program description
• Single and Combined degree options
• Program Outline
• How to apply

Introduction

The principle undergraduate coursework program offered by the School of Mining Engineering at UNSW is an engineering degree leading to a Bachelor of Engineering (BE).

The program has one of the largest numbers of undergraduate students studying mining engineering in the Western World. It is recognised by the Minerals Council of Australia as one of the three best programs on offer in Australia and the report from the last accreditation by Engineers Australia found the program to be exemplary.

UNSW is located in Sydney's eastern suburbs near its famous beaches and adjoining cosmopolitan Randwick

The program is one of many disciplines within the Faculty of Engineering; the largest and most highly acclaimed engineering faculties in Australia.

The Faculty is successful in terms of the number of engineering disciplines on offer, the number and calibre of students enrolled in the various engineering programs and the scale of research activities undertaken.

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Program Description

The Mining Engineering program is offered on a full-time basis at the Kensington campus in Sydney. It entails four years of full-time, on-campus study.

Courses include a mixture of lectures, tutorials, laboratory exercises and demonstrations and field trips. Industrial training is also a component of the course where the student gets a closer view of the various processes at a mine site.

The program is also making increasing use of alternate technologies to improve the educational process, such as web-based resources and distance learning.

Periodically, the program is reviewed and accredited by the relevant professional associations to ensure it remains relevant to the expectations of students and to the needs of the future employers of its graduates. The last major program review was conducted in 2004/05 which lead to introduction of a new program in 2006/7.

The focus in the program changes through the four years as illustrated in the diagram.

In the first year the emphasis is in establishing a fundamental understanding of the sciences. This is then built upon in subsequent years, first covering the general principles of engineering and then applying this knowledge to the various activities, processes and systems that support mining and associated industries.

The nature of assessment also changes as the student progresses through the program. While initially, this is predominately quizzes and exams, assessment gradually changes to projects undertaken in some cases individually or in teams involving engineering design and analysis that further promotes learning by the student and applying the principles covered in the program to real-life problems.

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Single and Combined degree options

In addition to the degree in Mining Engineering there are also available a number of combined degree offerings as shown in the table below.

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Program Outline

Detailed information for each of the single and combined mining degree programs is available in the Program Outline.

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How do I apply?

Details on applying for entry into the undergraduate program can be found at FAQ.

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Page last updated on 15/11/07