Thank you for your recent enquiry regarding studying Mining Engineering. Essentially there are two degree options – undergraduate and postgraduate.

All the MEA partner universities offer the undergraduate program based on a full-time, on-campus study. While part-time study is possible, external study is not an option at the undergraduate level.

Several MEA universities also offer postgraduate programs some of which can be undertaken on an external basis.

I suggest you contact each partner university for more information. Links each MEA partner university where you can obtain further information on degree options and how to apply are:

· Curtin University of Technology (Perth/Kalgoorlie): http://wasm.curtin.edu.au/index.cfm

· University of Adelaide (Adelaide): http://www.ecms.adelaide.edu.au/civeng/

· University of New South Wales (Sydney): http://www.mining.unsw.edu.au/Whatis/faq.htm

· University of Queensland (Brisbane): http://mining.eng.uq.edu.au/typo3/?id=321

Regards

MEA

As part of the flexible structure of MEA, students who have completed two years of a suitable engineering degree and meet entry requirements, can transfer into an MEA course and graduate as a Mining Engineer after just two years of study in Australia. This provides the opportunity for civil or mechanical engineering students to specialise in mining and take advantage of a booming industry that is short on engineers and excellent starting salaries.

If you have further or more especific enquiries, please contact the Students Centre at each University member to get more information about it; ie UNSW Students Centre is Tel 02 9385 8500.

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MEA