Mining Engineering @ UNSWUniversity of Newcastle transfer program

Never Stand Still Faculty of Engineering School of Mining Engineering

Are you currently enrolled in the

University of Newcastle Mining

Transfer Program and have:

a WAM of more than 50 and

passed all Year 1 & 2 courses?

The UNSW School of Mining Engineering

is the largest Mining School in Australia

and boasts high quality staff, graduates

and facilities - including our 3D Virtual

Reality theatre where you can go beyond

the textbook and the boundaries of

traditional education and into the heart of

experiential learning.

Our graduates are highly sought after

by Industry – so much so that in 2011

our graduating year experienced 100%

employment (for those seeking work) and

average annual starting salary packages

of $75,000-$130,000. The School of

Mining Engineering maintains strong

Industry links that enable a wide range

of field trips, scholarships and vacation

work opportunities, ensuring that upon

graduation all our students are familiar

with and fully equipped for the Industry.

UNSW Mining Engineering is also a

member of Mining Education Australia

(MEA). In conjunction with the Minerals

Council of Australia, MEA is a national

initiative comprising 4 member

universities - UNSW, UQ, WASM (Curtin)

and Adelaide. MEA boasts a national

mining engineering curriculum for 3rd

and 4th years – so you will be taught by

a comprehensive team of over 30 mining

academics across the country.

You can apply to transfer from University

of Newcastle to UNSW for the Bachelor of

Mining Engineering by applying through

the Universities Admissions Centre (UAC)

at www.uac.edu.au. Make sure to contact

the School of Mining Engineering on

mining@unsw.edu.au with your details so

we can track your application.

Then you could be eligible to transfer to UNSW and graduate

with a UNSW Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering)!

Want to know more about how you can join

the School of Mining Engineering at UNSW?

Email our Undergraduate Director Dr Rudra Mitra

at mining@unsw.edu.au, call on 02 9385 5006,

or go to our website: www.mining.unsw.edu.au

www.facebook.com/MiningEngineeringUNSW

www.mining.unsw.edu.au

Admission CriteriaA student who is enrolled in the Mining Transfer Program at

the University of Newcastle must apply to UAC for admission

to the Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering) Program

at UNSW. To be eligible to be made an offer by the UNSW

Admissions Office the student must have achieved an equivalent

WAM of 50 or better in the Mining Transfer Program at the

University of Newcastle. In addition, the student must:

• be in “Good Standing” with the University

at the time of application;

• have passed all courses within the University of Newcastle

Mining Transfer program at the time of application; and

• If a student has failed one or more course(s), it must be

subsequently passed in later semesters at the University

of Newcastle prior to admission at UNSW. The calculation

of the Weighted Average Mark (WAM) for entry admission

into UNSW will be based on all courses for which a grade

has been awarded within the Mining Transfer Program.

Advanced StandingA student who has successfully completed the two year Mining

Transfer Program at the University of Newcastle and met the above

criteria will be eligible for Advanced Standing of up to a maximum

of the first two Stages in the Mining Engineering Program at UNSW,

thus requiring the student to complete at least the final two Stages

of the Program at UNSW. Successful completion of the courses in

the final two Stages of the program at UNSW will lead to the student

graduating with Bachelor of Engineering (Mining Engineering).