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Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering

One of North America’s largest and most advanced centres for mining engineering education and research.

Mining at UBC offers a broad professional degree program, integrating courses on engineering principles, earth and mineral sciences, mining and mineral processing case studies, health, safety and environmental issues, social sciences and management, as well as economics and business.

Undergraduate Program

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Being a mining engineer is about a lot more than rocks, minerals, and hard hats. The opportunities are vast and varied, with graduates of the undergraduate program in Mining Engineering going on to lead exciting careers that are both meaningful and rewarding.

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Graduate Programs

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The Norman B. Keevil Institute of Mining Engineering conducts cutting-edge research across a spectrum of disciplines related to the mining industry. Join the academic community of one of the world’s leading mining schools.

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UBC is located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm people (Musqueam; which means 'People of the River Grass') and Syilx Okanagan Nation. The land has always been a place of learning for the Musqueam and Syilx peoples, who for millennia have passed on their culture, history and traditions from one generation to the next.

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