Teaching

Graduate profile

• A solid professional with technical and managerial capacity and deep, up-to-date knowledge of science and technology.
• Designs and plans mining systems for metallic and non-metallic mineral deposits in accordance with environmental, mine safety and occupational health regulations.
• Competencies to manage mining companies, implement technological innovations, and carry out mining oversight and environmental auditing.
• Competencies to design and build a range of underground works.
• Practises the profession according to ethical and deontological principles.
• Exercises leadership to promote teamwork, decision-making, and the supervision and control of mining operations.

Academic information

• Length of study: 5 years (10 academic semesters)
• Academic degree: Bachelor of Science in Mining Engineering (Bachiller en Ciencias de la Ingeniería de Minas)
• Professional title: Mining Engineer (Ingeniero(a) de Minas)

Curriculum

The degree is 60 courses and 212 credits, distributed as follows:

Area	Courses	Credits
General studies	10	35
Core training	16	51
Specialisation	27	99
Scientific and technological research	3	12
Technological innovation, creativity and entrepreneurship	1	3
Specialisation electives	3	9
Social responsibility and university outreach	—	3
Total	60	212

On top of that there are three compulsory extracurricular language courses, worth 6 credits that do not count towards the total.

Courses follow a semester sequence. Specialisation electives are offered from Series 400 Par onwards, and Series 500 Par includes the Research Work course, written in parallel to obtain the bachelor's degree. The professional title comes after the bachelor's.

Laboratories

The school teaches in its own laboratories and drawing rooms, among them the mine ventilation laboratory. They are all listed under Laboratories.

Field practice