Hey there!
Thought id just put a little bit down about my course as it doesnt seem to be on here, unyet you are all talking about engineeing courses.
I study Mining engineering at Camborne School of Mines at UEC (university of exter in cornwall)-bit long winded so CSM for simplicity.
Mining is booming everywhere in the world apart from the UK, although we do have just over 90 mines still working in the UK and thousands of Quarries.
We study Electronics,Mechanics,Fluids,Explosives,Blasting,planning,Mining and quarrying Methods and lots of other cool stuff. Literally all my friends doing other Engineering courses wish they were doing Mining! Starting wage for a Mining Graduate is over £25 grand a year and increases sooooo quickly. You can travel anywhere you want and the posibilities are endless.
We have our own Mine in conwall where we use Big rock drills, survey, use massive equipment and blow up rock!
CSM is a world recognised institute with a fantastic reputation!
We are not part of the engineering department of Exeter because we are an eath science but we get a BEng or MEng!!!
I have never had so much fun doing work! If you want to travel, have litterally 7 jobs to choose from when you graduate, make a shed load of money and do engineering then this is for you!
CSM is a really nice community we have our own society and we organise our own events (its like a bonus) We have a second freshers week purely for us so get the best of both worlds.
Engineering is great. I love practical work down the mine- infact so much that this May I am going to Chile to a Blasting convention and going to a couple of Mines, then hopefully Australia in the summer for a PAID vacation placement!
Sorry this goes on a bit but really want people to know how great this course is as so many people just go for the bog standard mech or elec- Do something fun and different!!!!!
Look up UEC or CSM
or contact me if you want any details- dont worry i wont bite.
Oh yeah its not just a guys course- there are a few of us girls, so come on ladies this is where we can make the money and prove we are just as good as guys-I won best driller last year!
Holly
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