Overview
Overview
With the advantage of combining a specialisation in either Energy Economics or Mineral Economics with the Curtin MBA, the 450-credit MSc(MEE)/MBA is becoming a popular choice for students with experience in the resources area wanting consolidation of their business and management skills.
Students are streamed according to their undergraduate background into non-technical/business or technical/business options.
Reasons to choose Curtin for this course
DMEE offers one of only four Mineral and Energy Master of Science courses internationally and our student cohort represents 30 different countries. Originally established with the University’s Western Australian School of Mines (WASM) in the prominent mining town of Kalgoorlie (with which it maintains strong linkages), DMEE is now housed within the CGSB in Perth’s central business district. This complements the CGSB’s reputation as a leading provider of graduate management and leadership education with particular expertise in resources and energy markets.
Please refer to the handbook for additional course overview information.
How this course will make you industry ready
The teaching programs are offered in a highly flexible way to cater for busy professionals endeavouring to balance work and study commitments, and for students working on a fly-in-fly-out basis.
While the courses have a strong theoretical base, they are characterised by their practical relevance. All teaching faculty have considerable experience in industry. Participants also benefit from the global popularity of the courses providing great opportunities for international perspectives to be shared and for long-term international contacts and networks to be established.
What you'll learn
- examine and evaluate economic and financial models and trends that affect the minerals and energy sector
- analyse problems and issues that pertain to the mineral and energy sector and incorporate evidenced based solutions
- access appropriate database sources and evaluate and synthesise information from these and other sources to make valid and supported judgments about issues
- effectively communicate in a manner appropriate to their audience and their desired outcome
- select and use appropriate software packages to manipulate, transfer, access and manage data
- possess and be able to utilise lifelong learning strategies
- analyse the impact made by the mineral and energy sector on local. regional, national and international areas and how policies can alter that impact
- explore socioeconomic issues, such as native title, and the impact on indigenous Australians and their relationship between the land and resources
- recognise and respond appropriately to the needs of different groups and nationalities in terms of professional behaviour; work successfully in collaborative teams to achieve stated outcomes