Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering)
University
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 recognised 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).
