Bachelor of Mining Engineering
The professional qualification for a Mining Engineer is the degree of Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), which requires four years of successful full time study. The Institution of Engineers, Australia (IEAust) and the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM) accredit this degree.
The Mining Engineering degree at Curtin's Western Australian School of Mines is the only program offered in WA that is part of the Minerals Council of Australia's initiative Mining Education Australia. In other words, the program is recognized by the peak mining industry body as being world class (the only other programs in Australia being those at the University of Queensland and the University of New South Wales).
177610 Bachelor of Engineering Mining Engineering
TISC Code: CUKEC (Bentley entry)
Bachelor of Science (Mining)
It is permissible to exit the course after the successful completion of three years of full time study and receive the degree of Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Mining. This qualification is suitable for the Quarry Manager's Certificate of Competency in WA and provides accelerated access to the Underground Supervisor's Certificate of Competency in WA.
171910 Bachelor of Science (Mining)
TISC Code: CUKKC (Bentley entry)
Double Degree - Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) and Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
Outstanding applicants for admission to the Mining Engineering Program may consider undertaking a double degree with a Bachelor of Commerce.
This double degree combines the four-year Mining Engineering degree with the three-year Bachelor of Commerce degree into a single course that can be completed in five years. This course may provide career advantages to those who hope to progress to corporate management or financially based positions early in their careers.
Studies in Commerce include units in management, finance, economics, accounting, information systems and marketing. The first two years of the Commerce double degree are studied at the Bentley Campus in Perth. The following four semesters (two years) are studied at the Kalgoorlie Campus and the final two semesters (fifth year) at the Bentley Campus studying in Curtin's prestigious Business School.
312196 Bachelor of Engineering (Mining), Bachelor of Commerce (Finance)
TISC Code: CUKGC
