Responsible Mining and Metals Finance at Imperial College London

About

Course overview

Enhance your understanding of the technical and financial assessment of mining projects on this multidisciplinary Master's course, run jointly by Department of Earth Science and Engineering and Imperial College Business School.

Gain a broad understanding of mining geology, resource evaluation, quantitative finance and risk, and the environmental and social aspects key to the mining sector.

Deepen your knowledge and skills associated with the mining finance sectors and their application to a range of businesses and industries.

A fieldtrip includes visits to be both active mines and mining projects to apply the knowledge and skills acquired in earlier parts of the programme. The course culminates in a dissertation in which a resource project will be researched and evaluated.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

2:1 in Engineering, Physical Sciences or Economics with a substantial Mathematics component.

English Program Requirements

Duolingo English Test

Standard Level	Higher Level
115 overall with no less than 105 in any band score	125 overall with no less than 115 in any band score
*Test scores are only considered valid if taken within 2 years of the intended course start date.

Find out more on the Duolingo website.

IELTS – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT/Online)

Summary **of the table's contents**
Standard	Higher
6.5 overall (minimum 6.0 in all elements)	7.0 overall (minimum 6.5 in all elements)

*IELTS single score re-takes are not accepted. Candidates must meet the IELTS requirements on a single test sitting.

Imperial College London considers IELTS scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

Find out more on the IELTS website.

LanguageCert International ESOL

Standard level	Higher level
ESOL B2 Test (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with grade High Pass	ESOL C1 (Listening, Reading, Writing, Speaking) with grade pass in all components

*Test scores are only considered valid if taken within two years of the intended course start date.

Find out more on the LanguageCert website.

Occupational English Test

Standard Level	Higher Level
Grade C+/300 in all elements	Grade B/350 in all elements
Test results must be within 12 months of programme start date in order to be treated as valid and subject to online verification. OET Paper/Computer at test centre and OET@Home accepted.

Standard Level

Higher Level

Grade C+/300 in all elements

Grade B/350 in all elements

*Test results must be within 12 months of programme start date in order to be treated as valid and subject to online verification.

*OET Paper/Computer at test centre and OET@Home accepted.

Find out more on the Cambridge website.

PTE – Academic (Test-Centre/UKVI SELT)

Summary of the table's contents
Standard	Higher
62 overall (minimum 56 in all elements)	69 overall (minimum 62 in all elements)

Imperial College London considers Pearson (PTE) scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

For more information regarding Pearson, please visit the Pearson website.

PTE Academic online test results are only accepted (where valid) for entry for those starting courses up to 31 December 2023.

TOEFL (iBT) and (iBT Paper)

Summary of the **table's contents**
Standard	Higher
92 overall (minimum 20 in all elements)	100 overall (minimum 22 in all elements)

*ETS at Home accepted for admission

Imperial College London considers TOEFL scores to be valid for 2 years.

Scores must be valid at the beginning of your studies at Imperial if your application is successful.

You must meet the entry requirement in one test from your scaled scores ('My Best Scores' reported by TOEFL will not be considered).

For more information relating regarding TOEFL please visit the ETS website.

You must email your TOEFL scores to the relevant admissions teams.

Score reports sent via post will not be processed.

Fee Information

Tuition Fee

GBP 48,900

Application Fee

GBP

Responsible Mining and Metals Finance

Imperial College London

Imperial College London

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