Program Overview
The Master of Ore Deposit Geology at UWA enhances geoscientists' skills in economic geology and mineral exploration. Through practical work and field excursions, students gain expertise in ore deposit formation, exploration, and evaluation. This program prepares graduates for careers in the minerals industry, including resource companies, consulting firms, and government agencies.
Program Outline
Degree Overview:
The Master of Ore Deposit Geology is a postgraduate program designed for geoscientists seeking to enhance their knowledge and skills in economic geology and mineral exploration. It provides a high-quality, advanced education in the geology and evaluation of ore deposits. The program aims to equip students with up-to-date knowledge and skills in economic geology and mineral exploration, enabling them to study a spectrum of economic geology topics specifically related to the discovery and evaluation of ore deposits.
Outline:
The program is structured as follows:
- Option - Group A: Students must take units to the value of at least 12 points from Group A and units to the value of 36 points from any of Groups A to C.
- GEOS5505 Multiscale Tectonic Systems (6 points)
- GEOS5507 Analytical Techniques for the Geosciences (6 points)
- GEOS5508 Isotopes to Petrogenesis (6 points)
- GEOS5512 Critical Metal Resources (6 points)
- GEOS5513 Geophysical Exploration for Mineral Systems (6 points)
- MING5501 Applied Structural Geology (6 points)
- MING5503 Geodynamics and Metallogeny Field Excursion (6 points)
- MING5504 Precambrian Metallogeny (6 points)
- Option - Group B: Students must take units according to the rule for Group A. In accordance with the relevant university policy, students may seek approval from the course coordinator to take other relevant units from the University of Tasmania.
- ENRL8531 Volcanology and Mineralisation in Volcanic Terrains [KEA708 UTAS] (6 points)
- ENRL8532 Ore Deposit Models and Exploration Strategies [KEA712 UTAS] (6 points)
- ENRL8533 Ore Deposit Geochemistry, Hydrology and Geochronology [KEA709 UTAS] (6 points)
- ENRL8534 Ores in Magmatic Arcs [KEA707 UTAS] (6 points)
- ENRL8535 Exploration in Brownfield Terrains [KEA710 UTAS] (6 points)
- ENRL8592 GeoData Analytics [KEA713 UTAS] (6 points)
- Option - Group C: Students must take units according to the rule for Group A. In accordance with the relevant university policy, students may seek approval from the course coordinator to take other relevant units offered by Curtin University.
- ENRL8538 Natural Resources Economics [ECON6008 Curtin] (6 points)
- ENRL8541 Resource Cost and Capital 602 [ECON6021 Curtin] (6 points)
- ENRL8542 Resource Sector Finance [ECON6013 Curtin] (6 points)
- ENRL8549 Mineral Finance and Project Evaluation 601 [ECON6015 Curtin] (0 points)
Teaching:
The program includes significant practical work and opportunities to undertake field excursions with research leaders in earth sciences to mineralised regions in Australia and overseas. The course also offers opportunities to undertake coursework units at partner universities in Australia to gain broader experience and develop complementary skills in topics such as resource economics and financial management.
Careers:
The Master of Ore Deposit Geology can greatly increase career opportunities in the minerals industry. Upon graduation, students will have gained knowledge of geological, geophysical and geochemical methods as applied to understanding key processes and factors controlling the formation of ore deposits. This course focuses on the formation, exploration and evaluation of ore deposits. Increasingly innovative techniques are being used in this field including data integration and modelling approaches, and this is reflected in the opportunities provided by this degree to strengthen your geoscientific, computing, exploration and management skills. Strong research activity at UWA means there is also potential to undertake a research project in a wide variety of mineral geoscience topics and in conjunction with the minerals industry.
