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Federation University

Latrobe Valley , Victoria ,Australia

Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) (Honours)

Become a mining engineer responsible for planning the safest and most effective way of removing minerals – protecting both people and the environment.

The Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) (Honours) will equip you with the necessary communication, technical and problem solving skills required to meet the high demand for graduates in mining engineering in Australia and the Asia Pacific Region. Throughout the course you will explore study areas in mineral deposit evaluation and processing underground production systems mine power and services surface mining operations and mine environment and safety to establish best practice in sustainable and safe mining. The Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) (Honours) is a four-year course accredited by Engineers Australia the global home for engineering professionals renowned as leaders in shaping a sustainable world. As an accredited mining engineer you can work in government and private organisations mining companies and consulting firms to design install and supervise the use of mining machinery and equipment inspect the progress of mining operations and work with geologists to investigate and carry out the extraction of ore bodies and mineral deposits. If you wish to progress to further study you may consider a Master of Engineering course.

Campus Information

Mt Helen Campus (Ballarat)

Located 10 kilometres from the Ballarat city centre, the Mt Helen Campus offers both TAFE and higher education study options. It is set on 110 hectares of parkland and natural bushland surroundings. More than 4,500 students study on campus in state-of-the-art facilities which include specialist equipment essential to modern teaching and learning.

Intakes

  • March
  • July

Application Processing Time in Days: 30

Application Process

More Information Required
10 Days
Possible Interview Call From Institution
10 Days
Provisional/Unconditional Offer
5 Days
Visa Process
30 Days

Minimum English Language Requirements

English Level Description IELTS (1.0 -9.0) TOEFL IBT (0-120) TOEFL CBT (0-300) PTE (10-90)
Expert 9 120 297-300 86-90
Very Good 8.5 115-119 280-293 83-86
Very Good 8 110-114 270-280 79-83
Good 7.5 102-109 253-267 73-79
Good 7 94-101 240-253 65-73
Competent 6.5 79-93 213-233 58-65
Competent 6 60-78 170-210 50-58
Modest 5.5 46-59 133-210 43-50
Modest 5 35-45 107-133 36-43
Limited 4 32-34 97-103 30-36
Extremely Limited < 4 < 31 < 93 < 30

Job Opportunity Potential

The type of careers this qualification leads to may include:

  • Consultant
  • Design engineer
  • Industrial engineer
  • Maintenance engineer
  • Materials and testing engineer
  • Mineral processing engineer
  • Mining/Mine safety engineer
  • Project engineer
  • Sales engineer
  • Service engineer

PSW Opportunity

Post Study Work Steam Renames to Post Higher Education Work Steam.

  • Bachelor degree holders including honours can get upto 2 years of post study stay
  • Master by course work and extended (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 2 years
  • Masters by research (with a duration exceeding 2 years) and PhD holder can stay upto 3 years
  • The Maximum eligible age to apply for PSW will be reduced to 35 years of age from 50 years of age for all applicants

Due to the Australian Indian Economic Cooperation and Trade Agreement signed by the 2 countries, according to which:

  • Indian students completing bachelor degree including honours can stay upto 2 years
  • Bachelor degree with First class honours in STEM including ICT can stay upto 3 years
  • Masters by coursework in extended researched (with a duration exceeding 2 years) can stay upto 3 years
  • PhD students can stay upto 4 years

Admission Requirement / Eligibility Criteria

Academic entry requirements

Successful completion of Australian Year 12, or overseas equivalent.

English language requirements

Overall Academic IELTS band score of 6.0, with no band less than 6.0, or equivalent.

Extra requirements

  • Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in any English and
  • Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in Maths: Mathematical Methods or
  • Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in Maths: Specialist Mathematics or
  • Units 3 and 4: a study score of at least 20 in Maths: General Mathematics.

 

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