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Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining)

Mining engineering is about finding, removing and refining minerals, and about planning mines so they operate safely.

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How long it takes
4 years
full time
Entry ATAR
From 69.3
Lowest offered at University of Wollongong, 2024
How you can study
On campus
Leads on to
Mining Engineer
$182,900 median pay, In demand
Taught by
2 providers
NSW

Is this course right for you?

What the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining) asks of you, and what you might want to check first.

It helps to have

  • an interest in how things are built and how they work
  • comfort with maths and physical sciences
  • a careful approach to safety and the environment
  • enjoyment of practical, hands on problem solving

Before you start

Each provider sets its own entry requirements, so check the ones you are considering.

Where this course can take you

Jobs this qualification is a recognised route into, and the study that can follow it.

Jobs you can do with it

  • Mining Engineer

    Mining engineers work out how ore or coal comes out of the ground, designing the pits, tunnels and schedules a mine operates to.

    What else you need

    Complete an appropriately accredited professional-engineering programme in the named discipline. Engineering technologist and associate awards are different routes. Check jurisdiction registration and practice requirements before undertaking regulated work. This catalogue groups awards: verify the chosen provider, programme and intake; the family-level link is not confirmation that every offering is approved.

    Median pay$182,900

    In demand

Pay is the median for everyone in the job, and “In demand” means the job is on the national shortage list.

Where you can study this course

There are 2 places you can study this course. When you compare them, check they teach it the way you want to study, how far you'd be from a campus, what it will cost you and what past students say about the teaching and support. They're listed by how often people search for them, and none of them pays to be here or to move up.

What you’ll learn

The main topics covered in the Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Mining).

  • Mine planning and design
  • Ground behaviour and control
  • Ventilation and mine safety
  • Minerals processing
  • Environmental management of mining

Questions to ask before you enrol

Providers run this course differently, so the answers change from one to the next.

  1. When is the next intake, and how many are there each year?
  2. What is the total cost, including materials, checks and any placement costs?
  3. Can I study part time or online, and how does that change the length?
  4. Do the units count towards a higher qualification if I go on to study further?

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