Interuniversity Master's Degree in Mining Engineering
Jaén, Spain
Master degree
DURATION
2 years
LANGUAGES
Spanish
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Sep 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
The Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering is one of a kind in Andalusia and qualifies you to access the regulated profession of Senior Mining Engineer.
Mining engineering is a long-established, prestigious profession in Spain. Available as a university degree for the last 40 years, it offers a specialisation with considerable value in today’s labour market due to the social and economic importance of mining in Spain and around the world.
This Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering will allow you to become a versatile, reputable engineer by providing theoretical and practical training in a variety of subjects: energy, fuels, metallurgy, materials, mining, explosives, geological engineering, resource management, water and environment. It also covers economic and legal aspects of the administration and management of companies and organisations that are directly or indirectly related to the mining sector.
The university responsible for coordinating this master’s programme is the University of Huelva.
Applicant profile
This master’s programme is aimed primarily at graduates with a Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Engineering, in any area of specialisation (Mining Exploitation, Energy Resources, Fuels and Explosives, Electromechanical Mining Facilities, Mineralogy and Metallurgy, Mining Exploration and Prospecting) and Technical Mining Engineers, in any area of specialisation, which are the qualifications associated with the regulated profession of Technical Mining Engineer. Therefore, the recommended applicant profile is based on the competencies required for the profession of Technical Mining Engineer (Ministerial Order CIN/306/2009 of 9 February).
In addition, undergraduate students who are eligible for the master’s programme and have their final degree project and a maximum of 9 ECTS credits left to complete may enrol on the master’s programme, although they may under no circumstances obtain their master’s degree unless they have first completed their undergraduate degree.
Meanwhile, additional training modules will be provided for graduates in other areas of Engineering who do not meet the qualification requirements under Ministerial Order CIN/306/2009, provided that the credit load of these additional modules does not exceed the equivalent of 20% of the credit load of the master’s programme as a whole.
Applicants may also access the master’s programme through the Academic Programme with Successive Pathways (PARS) in Mining Engineering via the Bachelor’s Degree in Energy Resource Engineering or the Bachelor’s Degree in Mining Technology Engineering. They may enrol on the master’s programme without completing their undergraduate degree, provided that they have only their final degree project and one or more optional modules still pending, which may under no circumstances exceed 30 ECTS credits combined. On an exceptional basis, these 30 ECTS credits may include 9 ECTS credits from compulsory modules, provided that the academic committee for the master’s programme considers that the competencies covered by these modules are not necessary to embark upon the master’s programme and that the applicant’s learning outcomes will not be jeopardised as a result.
Course Type
- Required Courses 72 Credits
- External Internships 6 Credits
- Master's Thesis 12 Credits
- Total Credits 90 Credits
Distribution of ECTS credits by course type
Main objectives
- To allow you to acquire advanced knowledge and skills in the field of mining and energy, from their sources to their applications in industry and in wider society.
- To provide you with scientific, technical, and methodological training to allow you to constantly update your knowledge and work in areas including consultancy,
analysis, design, calculation, planning, administration, management, construction, maintenance, conservation, and exploitation in relation to mining and energy. - To provide you with an understanding of the multiple technical, legal, and ownership constraints involved when developing a plant or facility.
- To equip you to identify valid alternatives, select the best option and convey it appropriately, foreseeing any problems and using the most suitable methods and technologies, both traditional and innovative, with a view to maximising efficiency and promoting the development of a sustainable society that respects the environment.
- To train you to understand and apply legislation relevant to the profession of Mining Engineer.
To familiarise you with the profession of Mining Engineer and qualify you to carry out all the activities involved in this profession.
The Interuniversity Master’s Degree in Mining Engineering at the University of Jaén is designed to equip you to pursue research at the doctoral level and to boost your employability, opening the doors to a multitude of careers, which include:
- Exploration and prospecting of geological resources: fossil fuels, minerals, rocks, etc.
- Explosives, demolitions, and civil works.
- Extraction of raw materials.
- Treatment and recycling plants.
- Metallurgy, traditional materials, and new materials.
- Management of the operation and economic exploitation of large facilities.
- Consultancy and advisory services.
- General or technical management of organisations.
- Business administration and management.
- Energy generation, transformation, and transportation: thermal and hydroelectric power plants, combined-cycle power plants, nuclear power plants, wind energy,
- solar energy, geothermal engineering, and other types of energy.
- Management of strategic planning, quality systems, and production and environmental management.
- Management, planning, and supervision of multidisciplinary teams.
- Research, development, and industrial innovation.