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New to mining? This course teaches you how to extract minerals safely and efficiently.
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 will help you enter, and develop a detailed knowledge of the mining industry.
It will enable you to become knowledgeable in specialist skills, particularly mining engineering methods. It prepares you for operational and management positions, in both open-pit and underground work.
The Master of Engineering Science (Mining) is available for further studies upon completion of this course.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
Graduates may be employed as underground and/or open pit mining engineers or quarry managers, or hold other senior management positions once the necessary experience is gained.
What you need in order to get into this course. There are different pathway options depending on your level of work and education experience.
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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