Bachelor of Science (Mineral Geoscience)

University of Adelaide - All Adelaide Campus

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Overview

Mineral geoscience is all about Earth's mineral resources - their nature, origin, distribution, discovery and uses.

Geoscientists explore for metallic and non-metallic deposits and find environmentally safe ways to dispose of waste materials from mining. Our Bachelor of Science (Mineral Geoscience) prepares you for an interesting, well-paid and diverse career in the minerals and energy sector. You will:

  • get hands-on with plenty of field work and exposure to industry in this high-demand field
  • learn about mining, engineering and mineral resources, and environmental aspects of mine remediation
  • explore Earth's mineral resources - their nature, origin, distribution, discovery and uses
  • see rocks in their natural habitat, study the oceans and learn how to read history from the Earth
  • take integrated and extended geology, tectonics and geophysics courses
Where could it take you? Mineral geoscience graduates are in high demand. You might work in exploration, making the calls on where next to drill for diamonds. You could journey below the surface as an underground mine geologist. Perhaps you'll work on solutions for repairing the environmental impacts of mining.

Prerequisites

Year 12 prerequisites

Any two science subjects chosen from: Agricultural Systems, Biology, Chemistry, Earth and Environmental Science, Mathematical Methods, Nutrition, Physics, Scientific Studies or Specialist Mathematics (NB: only one Mathematics subject may be counted)

ATAR & Selection Rank

The table below shows the ATAR and Selection Rank information for those offered places wholly or partly on the basis of ATAR in 2023.

ATAR-based offers only, across all offer rounds
ATAR
(excluding adjustment factors)
Selection Rank
(including adjustment factors)
Highest rank to receive an offer93.6595.35
Median rank to receive an offer78.6084.40
Lowest rank to receive an offer64.6568.05

<5 - Less than 5 ATAR-based offers were made

Admission Criteria

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University

University of Adelaide

Campus

All Adelaide Campus

Course Type

Bachelors Degree

Study Area

Science

Indicative ATAR

64.65

Delivery Mode

On-campus

Duration

Full-time: 3 years, Part-time: Available

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