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Geoscience Education in Australia:Geoscience Education in Australia:
Mastering Economic GeologyMastering Economic Geology
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Australia’s Minerals Geoscience Masters Program for
Professional Geologists
David R CookeCODES, University of Tasmania
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Outline• Mining and the
Australian economy
• Geoscience education in
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minerals industry – theMinerals Tertiary
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geologists through MTEC
– the University of Tasmania perspective
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Geoscience Education - Australia• Australia has 38 public and
2 private universities and a
population of 22.5 million
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• Industry geoscientist
• Further studies (e.g., Ph.D.)
• Government geoscientist
• Other
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Challenges for Geoscience Education• Over the last 20 years,
the number of Tertiary
geoscience departments
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• Insufficient emphasis insecondary schools
• Cyclic industry demand
• Federal Government
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Ross (2008) - A Rallying Cry for Geoscience in Australia
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Lost generations – late 90s, mid 00s• Late 90s: Many Australian geologists left the industry after a
major downturn
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• Because those students took jobs without completing
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• There is now a dearth of Australian PhD students in geosciences
• The ‘lost’ generation of the mid 00s require extra training...
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Minerals Tertiary Education Council• In 1998, a minerals
industry discussion paper
concluded that education
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Australia to build a world-class tertiary learning
environment for the
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for the Australian minerals
industry
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(the ‘G3’ group) now offer a
collaborative Masters of
National Minerals Geoscience Masters Program
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• The program was created by
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universit
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Business School
CET – The University of Western Australia
EGRU – James Cook University
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Objectives of the Masters Program• The short courses provide
cutting edge mineral
deposit research to
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mining ore deposits
• Designed for graduates
with 2 to 15 years
professional experience
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The U Tasmania Perspective• In 2011 the University of Tasmania’s Master of
Economic Geology (MEconGeol) degree program will
celebrate its 21st anniversary
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• It is managed by a full-time course coordinator who
assists students with any issues that arise during their
candidature• Our Masters course began in 1990 with 6 students,
and currently has 54 students enrolled
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Andrew Tunks,
Masters Coordinator 2001-2004
Bruce Gemmell,
Masters Coordinator 1990-2001
Tony Webster,
Masters Coordinator 2005-current
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•• 24 Australian24 Australian
•• 8 Australian8 Australian--based otherbased other 2%
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Country of Origin – M.Econ.Geol.
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•• 3 South America3 South America
•• 2 Indonesia2 Indonesia
•• 1 DR Congo1 DR Congo
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•• 1 China1 China
•• 1 South Korea1 South Korea
The Australian mining industry is the largest beneficiary of the
MEconGeol program but we export our expertise to the world
17%
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• Volcanology & Mineralisation in Volcanic Terrains
Shortcourses offered by U Tasmania
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All courses are available to industry participants and
to postgraduate students from other institutions
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• Applied Structural and Field Geology
• South African Ore Deposits Field Excursion
Shortcourses Offered by our Partners
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• Ore Deposit Conceptual Models
James Cook University (MSc Ore Deposit Geology)
• Business and Financial Management
• Advanced Field Techniques
• Advanced Techniques in Mining and Exploration Geology
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• Legal and Regulatory Environment
• Cost and Capital Investment Estimation• Resource Sector Management
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investigations on industry-related projects
•• 5353 MEconGeol research theses have been
Optional Masters Research Project
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• 10 international projects
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their degrees in December 2009their degrees in December 2009
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our 2our 2ndnd largest graduation of Masters studentslargest graduation of Masters students
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• Regional Exploration Manager (South America)
• Chief Geologist Exploration (Indonesia &
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• Senior Exploration Geologist (Victoria)
• Senior Exploration Geologist (Asia-Pacific)
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• Exploration Geologist (Mongolia)
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What Students Remember
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El Teniente, ChileEl Teniente, Chile Mt Lyell, TasmaniaMt Lyell, Tasmania
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What Students FORGET
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• Despite what the scenic pictures may suggest, and the fun and amazing geology
that everyone remembers, the courses are no holiday!!
Field lecture in the Sierra Gorda core shed, N ChileField lecture in the Sierra Gorda core shed, N Chile
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What Students Actually Do!On Campus: Lectures in the morning
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In the field: mapping, logging, site evaluationsIn the field: mapping, logging, site evaluations
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Conclusions
• Australia’s geoscience education sector suffers from cyclicalindustry employment opportunities, departmental closures and
mergers, and a general dearth of local postgraduate students
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excellent platform for further education of industry professionals
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• The diversity of coursework options allows individuals to design
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