Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Mining engineers play a key role in the planning, exploitation and excavation of mineral resources. Plan, organise and manage safe and efficient ways to extract raw materials from the earth. In the first two years, you will learn the skills, technology and basic sciences common to all areas of engineering, including courses in civil, electrical and mechanical engineering.
Faculty: Engineering and the Built Environment | Department: Mining Engineering | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time | Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
A common first-year programme was introduced from 2019 across all professional engineering disciplines. The academic curriculum is regularly modernised in order to ensure that it meets the highest professional and academic standards and that it simultaneously remains locally relevant and applicable. Many engineering students entering the engineering programmes have limited knowledge of the differe
Blasting Engineer Consulting Mining Engineer Environmental, Safety and Health Manager Financial Analyst Mine Manager Mine Design Engineer Mineral Resources Manager Project Manager Rock Engineer
Minimum APS: 42. APS 42+ English Home Language OR First Additional Language Level 5 Mathematics Level 5 Physical Sciences Level 5 Wait-listing Applicants with English, Mathematics and Physical Sciences at Level 5 will be wait-listed, subject to place availability. Generally, applicants who achieve Level 6 in English, Mathematics and Physical Sciences stand a greater chance of being accepted. International applicants
Tuition is charged per module, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.
Postgraduate applications are made online at www.wits.ac.za/applications; the closing date for each programme is listed in its course finder entry. The application fee is R200 (not payable by current Wits students applying online), paid via the Self-Service Portal or by EFT to the Wits University Application Fees account at FNB.
Apply through the official page: https://www.wits.ac.za/applications
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
Engineering
University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
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