Mining Engineering The University of Exeter

Overview

Key Selling Points

• Top 5 in the UK for Geology - 5th in The Times and The Sunday Times Good University Guide 2024

• Leading research facilities include £2 million analytical mineralogy labs and an automated QEMSCAN scanning electron microscope; the first in any university worldwide

• Multidisciplinary expertise in mining and minerals engineering, geology and surveying

• Based on our Penryn Campus in Cornwall, a beautiful and diverse county with amazing geosites on your doorstep

This Mining Engineering MSc/PgDip programme from The University of Exeter is perfect for:

• Engineers and geologists already in employment and looking for skills and knowledge enhancement, or geology and engineering graduates keen to specialise in mining, general management and excavation (geotechnics and tunnelling)

• Taught by the internationally established Camborne School of Mines (CSM), a combined mining school and geoscience department

• Have the opportunity to undertake projects directly linked with industry, which may result in industrial placements for their project period.

• Benefit from excellent links with the local and international minerals industry, and learn alongside a cohort of students from around the world.

Career opportunities:

A unique benefit studying at Camborne School of Mines is the community and relations you will gain both during, and after your studies. Camborne School of Mines has a world-class reputation and excellent alumni network, allowing our graduates to prosper in their respective fields in all corners of the globe:

In addition, a degree form Camborne School of Mines will teach the necessary technical skills and theoretical knowledge required, as well as additional complementary skills relating to communications, teamwork and problem solving. Graduates of this Mining Engineering at The University of Exeter have gone on to enjoy careers as mining engineers, geotechnical engineering, drill and blast engineers, automatic fare collection engineering and geologists. The companies our graduates have gone on to work for range from large companies such as Glencore, Atlas Iron, Vedanta Resources and First Quantum Minerals.