170510 v.11 Bachelor of Science (Mine and Engineering Surveying)

Introduction

Mine surveying is a specialist area of surveying involving the measurement, representation and management of data associated with a mining operation. Mine surveyors are responsible for marking out, measuring and maintaining direction of all surface and underground workings on a mine site. In addition they are also legally responsible for the preparation and updating of all mine surveying plans for open pit and underground workings on the mine site, as required by the Department of Industry and Resources.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

One TEE Mathematics subject OR at least Mathematics 2C/2D. Mathematics 3C/3D desirable. Applicants with TEE Discrete Mathematics/Applicable Mathematics will also be considered for entry into this course.

Specific Requirements

STAT elements considered are E and Q. STAT applicants will be required to meet entry prerequisites by completing enabling units. This study may extend the duration of the course. All degree students should seek employment in their field during the summer vacations. Three months' approved practical experience is required before a mine surveying degree will be awarded. Students must hold a certificate indicating completion of an approved course in senior first aid before graduating.

Note

Applicants without the prerequisite TEE subject may still be considered, but will be required to complete bridging units. Attendance at field excursions and survey camps is compulsory. Students who do not attend will not have completed the course requirements. All students are encouraged to gain practical experience in mine surveying during the summer vacations. Three months' approved practical experience is required before a mine surveying degree will be awarded. Students must also hold a certificate indicating completion of an approved course in senior first aid before graduating.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability

The course is three years' full-time or equivalent part-time study. The first and second years of the course are taken in the Department of Spatial Sciences at the Bentley campus. The third year of the course is only available at the Kalgoorlie campus.

Professional Recognition

On completion of the course, students will become eligible for membership to the Surveying and Spatial Sciences Institute (SSSI).

Career Opportunities

The course is designed to produce surveyors with specialist knowledge of underground and surface mines and a knowledge of engineering surveying. Mine and engineering surveyors are employed in the mining and construction industries. Because of the nature of the Western Australian economy, graduates have traditionally had excellent employment prospects with a variety of attractive career choices. These include the opportunity to work outdoors and indoors, the city or country and in Australia or overseas. In Western Australia, the largest number of opportunities are based in country centres, but in more remote areas many operations are carried out on a fly-in, fly-out basis. Mine and engineering surveyors often work cooperatively with other professionals including engineers, mining engineers, geologists, land surveyors and cartographers. This course contains a significant number of mining units and prepares students for operational management at the quarry manager level, with the appropriate practical experience. Further study is also available in this teaching area in the Graduate Diploma in Mining. This course prepares a person academically for operational management at the underground managers level.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other vital study materials. All students are required to have access to a portable electronic programmable calculator having hard wired trigonometrical subroutines and a minimum capacity of 10 significant figures. It is also expected that certain costs involved with associated field trips must be met. A requirement for graduation is the successful completion of a Senior First Aid certificate and this expense must also be met.

Further Information

For further information about the program, contact the Department of Spatial Sciences on telephone: (08) 9266 7566 or email: spatial@curtin.edu.au or visit our website: www.spatial.curtin.edu.au. See also Surveying and Geographic Information Science.

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