The UK provides Higher Education programmes for students from all over the world. There are links here to the main institutions in the UK offering undergraduate programmes in mining engineering and minerals engineering. The programmes are each slightly different but they all provide a broad engineering training. The careers open to graduates range from marketing, finance and legal work to project management and engineering design. When you have a look at 'A Day In the Life Of' you'll see that real work experience is an essential part of training and all of these programmes have strong links with industry in the UK and worldwide. The industries covered include coal, metals, gems and industrial minerals (such as clay, marble and limestone). Click on the links to check the details of each course but you can expect to study a range of subjects including:

biology
blasting design
chemistry
electrical and mechanical equipment
environmental assessment
exploration & mapping
finance
geology
geomechanics / rock behaviour
marketing
mathematics
mine design
personnel management
plant design
production processes
project management
sustainability
ventilation
Camborne School of Mines,
University of Exeter


Dept. of Mining and Mineral Engineering, University of Leeds

Dept. of Mining and Mineral Engineering, University of Nottingham

General Information on Higher Education
(UCAS)
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