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Join us at Curtin Kalgoorlie to find out more about our regional campus and discover where a degree from Curtin can take you.
Change to a career in mining and gain understanding in mineral processes and extractive metallurgy.
Intake | Application open | Application close |
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Semester 1, 2024 |
1 May 2023 |
Applications now closed! |
Semester 2, 2024 |
1 March 2024 |
Applications now closed! |
Semester 1, 2025 |
Applications now open! |
6 February 2025 |
Semester 2, 2025 |
7 April 2025 |
3 July 2025 |
Join us at Curtin Kalgoorlie to find out more about our regional campus and discover where a degree from Curtin can take you.
This course is for non-metallurgy scientists and engineers who wish to pursue a career as extractive metallurgists or further their career within the minerals industry.
It will provide you with a knowledge and understanding of the core areas of mineral processing and extractive metallurgy.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
Graduates can obtain employment in the extractive metallurgy sector of mining and chemical companies, or further their careers within the minerals industry.
Curtin is ranked in the top one per cent of universities worldwide (Academic Ranking of World Universities 2019)
Learn to apply your studies to real industry challenges and situations.
Study at the internationally renowned Curtin WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
Specifically, applicants require an Australian recognised bachelor degree in an engineering or science discipline, excluding extractive metallurgy or equivalent qualifications. Applicants with sufficient work or other relevant experience may be eligible, either through a not-for-degree pathway or direct entry.
Curtin requires all applicants to demonstrate proficiency in English. Specific English requirements for this course are outlined in the IELTS table below.
You may demonstrate English proficiency using the following tests and qualifications.
Writing
6.0
Speaking
6.0
Reading
6.0
Listening
6.0
Overall band score
6.0
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