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| School | The University of British Columbia - Vancouver | | |
| Location | Vancouver, BC, Canada | | |
| School Type | University | | |
| School Size | Full-time Undergraduate: 47,400
Full-time Graduate: 11,368 | | |
| Degree | Bachelor | | |
| Honours | | | |
| Co-op | | | |
| Length | 4 Year(s) | | |
| Entry Grade (%)* | | | |
| Prerequisites | - Grade12 English
- Grade12 Chemistry
- Grade12 Advanced Functions or Grade12 Precalculus
- Grade12 Physics
- Grade11 Physics
- Grade11 Chemistry
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| Prerequisites Notes |
- Graduation from high school
- Minimum of 70% in Grade 11 or Grade 12 English (or their equivalents)
- At least six academic/non-academic Grade 12 courses (recommended, but not required)
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| Cost |
This estimate represents the tuition for the first year. | | |
| Scholarships | 1 scholarship(s) | | |
| Description | Mining engineers focus on finding ways to extract minerals or metals from the earth. Their expertise in mining, mineral processing, and mine waste management is highly sought after around the world, wherever mines are located. UBC’s Mining Engineering program integrates courses on engineering principles, earth sciences, and mining and mineral processing with content covering health, safety, management, economics, and environmental and social issues.
Mining Engineering is concerned with the extraction and processing of ores containing valuable minerals or metals. To become a mining engineer, you need a thorough knowledge of general engineering principles, followed by the study of courses specific to mining and mineral processing. These courses are designed to cover a wide and diverse range of subjects in order to meet the challenges faced by the global mining industry. The program’s cross-disciplinary approach to mining is aimed at reducing the environmental impact of mining operations, improving the social impacts of mining, and increasing the efficiency of aspects of mineral extraction such as energy and water usage. | | |
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