MSc Advanced Mineral Resources Development at TU Bergakademie Freiberg

Programme overview

The aim of the "Advanced Mineral Resources Development" degree programme is to acquire knowledge and skills for the development of sustainable and environmentally friendly methods in mining and mining rehabilitation from a business management perspective.

Faculty: Faculty of Geosciences, Geoengineering and Mining (Faculty 3) | Duration: 4 semesters (2 years) | Study mode: full-time; English-taught | Intake: Winter semester | Location: Freiberg, Sachsen, Germany

What you will study

Advanced Mineral Resources Development provides students with the knowledge and skills to carry out independent scientific work in the field of environmentally friendly mining and mining rehabilitation from a business management perspective. The degree programme combines natural sciences, engineering and economics.

Career pathways

Career fields: Recultivation, management.

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Application information

Entry requirements

A first professionally qualifying university degree of at least seven semesters in mining or relevant subject areas (relevant subject areas include in particular mining, tunnelling, geotechnics, mineral processing, applied geosciences, mine surveying and industrial engineering). Qualification assessment procedure. Language: TOEFL 80 points (internet-based test), whereby partial performances must be completed with at least the following points (listening 20, reading 18, speaking 17, writing 16) or 550 points (paper-based test) or. IELTS 6.0, whereby the reading and listening sections must be completed with a score of at least 6.0 and the writing and speaking sections with a score of at least 5.5 or an equivalent test.

Intake: Winter semester

Duration: 4 semesters (2 years)

Apply through the official page: https://www.unileoben.ac.at/studium/master/advanced-resources/international-master-of-science-in-advanced-mineral-resources-development/

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