Info
General Information
| Title Name | Graduate in Engineering of Energy Resources and Mining |
| Lenght of Program | 240 credit/4 years |
| Type of Learning | In-class attendance |
| Number of places available | 65 |
| Responsible Center offering the Title | Escuela Politécnica Superior de Belmez (University of Cordoba) |
| Title Code for the University Registry of Centers and Degrees (RUCT) | 2501795 |
| Knowledge Branch | Engineering and Architecture |
| Date of Council of Ministers | January 10, 2010 |
| Date Title was published in the BOE | BOE 11/11/2010 |
| URL for the Title at the RUCT | Enlace |
| Academic Year Title was Implemented | 2010/2011 |
| Number of Courses in the Implementation Phase | All Implemented |
| Language used in the delivery of the title | Spanish |
| Rules that determined length of program and good-standing | Download |
| Application for the verification of the official degree diploma | Download |
| “VERIFICA” document of the Degree curriculum | Download |
| PRINTED REQUEST FOR THE VERIFICATION OF OFFICIAL TITLES | Download |
| Publication of the Degree curriculum in the “BOE” | Link |
| Initial Relationship Agreements | Download |
Rationale
Rationale
The degree title of Engineer in Energy Resources and Mining is a generalist title with attributions in two specific technologies: the Exploitation of Energy Resources and the Exploitation of Mines. The degree title allows the graduate to exercise the profession associated to the current studies of Mining Engineering. It collects all the contents corresponding to the specialties of the current title of Technical Engineer of Mining and of general Engineer of Mining. In addition to those new contents that are considered relevant for the future engineer. The structure of these contents follows this path:
- Mining geology research. Modeling.
- Feasibility study. Project.
- Exploitation of theenergetic or mineral resource.
- Treatment, marketing, and application.
History
History of the Degree Title
The history of Mining has a tradition of more than three thousand years, and began in Spain in the Bronze Age by the Tartessians, who in the Sierra Morena already made metallurgy and exploited the copper-silver and gold seams. Its refinement is evident in the bell-shaped ceramic vessels. Furthermore, they initiated the multidimensional Iron Age.
However, the beginning of the studies of Mining Engineering date from much later. Thus with this condition King Charles III named the German engineer Enrique Cristóbal Störr, when he was appointed by Royal Order on July 14, 1777, Director of the Mines of Almaden. Then, it was created in Almadén the first center of technical higher studies in the country, the first School of Mines of Spain.
The Almadén School of Mines became the first institution of its kind in Spain, and it was only the fourth in the world after Freiberg (Saxony, 1767), Banska Stiavnica (Slovakia, formerly known by its German name Schemitz, 1770 ), and St. Petersburg (Russia, 1772). After the Almadén school, the fifth school of this type was created in Paris, which is still in operation today.
The success of these new professionals in mining extraction, both in Spain as well as in the American colonies, was demonstrated at the same time. This in turns demonstrated the need for personnel to take direct control of the exploitation, thus creating the figure of the mining foreman.
There was then a generalized expansion of the number of Mining Foremen Schools that were created successively in Spain. To Almadén, followed the schools of Mieres (1854), Cartagena (1865), Linares, Huelva, and Vera (Almería), among others. The latter would move later to the town of Belmez. In this way, the need for technicians referred to above was mitigated.
The increasing demands in this field of technology decisively influenced the incorporation and transformation not only of the teachings, but also the denominations of the Schools. This led to a greater knowledge base for those who joined them and to the transformation of their structures, perfecting them successively. So:
- On November 25, 1931, the regulations for the Schools of Optional Forces of Miners and Mineral Factories were approved. By these regulations the race increased in a year, passing from three to four courses, with the consequent extension of subjects and greater extension of the same contents.
- In 1950 a new restructuring of the teachings was carried out and the title of Foreman of Mining and Metallurgical Factories was changed to the Manager of Mining, and Mineral and Metallurgical Factories, maintaining the four years of teaching.
- By means of the Ministerial Order of June 20, 1962, the teachings of the degree are again undergoing a substantial transformation, with greater demands for admission to the Schools and a new title change. The curriculum is expanded to include a preparatory course, followed by another selective course and three more years, changing the title’s name, to the Manager of Mining Experts and Mineral and Metallurgical Factories.
- By virtue of a Law passed on April 29, 1964, the name of the title was changed once again becoming Technical Engineer. While the contents of the teachings and forms of access to the career are significantly modified and expanded, thus creating different specialties.
- By application of the General Law of Education and Financing of the Education Reform 14/1970 of August 4, there is the appearance of an experimental curriculum. This had six specialties: Working and Explosives, Fuels and Energy, Surveys and Mining Prospects, Metallurgy, Cement and Mineral, and Electromechanical Mining Facilities.
- On August 25, 1983, the Organic Law on University Reform was approved, and in accordance with the provisions of its article 29, as well as with article 10.2 of the Royal Decree 1497/1987, of November 27, once again the studies of the career of Technical Engineer of Mines are modified to include the following denominations:
- Technical Mining Engineer, specializing in Mine exploitation.
- Technical Mining Engineer, specializing in Mining and Metallurgy.
- Technical Mining Engineer, specializing in Mining Electromechanical Instalations.
- Technical Mining Engineer, specializing in Surveys and Mining Prospects.
- Technical Mining Engineer, specializing in Energy Resources, Fuels, and Explosives.
At the present time our educational system is expecting a new revision for the adaptation to the European Union guidelines, which will suppose that during this first decades of the 21st century we will witness a new transformation of the studies of Mining.
Labor
Labor Market Demand
About the labor market insertion, from data of the last five years, the majority of the graduates are working in a position related to their studies. None of the Mining Technical Engineers are unemployed and only 2.4% of the Mine Engineers are in this situation. In addition, only 1.5% and 5.6%, respectively, of the graduates are looking for their first job.
Both the Mining Engineers and the Technical Engineers of Mines registered with the INEM represent an unemployement of less than 6%. The long-term unemployment, defined as unemployed registered for a period of more than twelve months, is at minimum values: 1% for Mining Engineers and 1.6% for Technical Engineers of Mines.
The above indexes have been calculated for the total number of members (not on the number of graduates) and on the total number of registered as unemployed. Taking into account that each degree can be registered simultaneously in several different qualifications (or specialties), it is understood that the actual percentage of unemployment must be much lower. Using as an estimator the corresponding data only to registered with the generic name of the degree, we would obtain for both groups percentages around 2% (White Paper).
Therefore the current situation for the labor market for these degrees could increase the number of graduates. It can be understood that these graduates constitute a collective with a high index of insertion into the labor market. In many cases this insertion is made through self-employment, so that graduates do not need to enroll in the job pools or employment offices. The jobs are offered and managed through informal channels (teachers, schools, personal networks, etc.) that very effective and agile to find professionals.
Employement
Fields of Employment of the Graduates
The main fields of employment for the graduates of these degrees are the following:
- Mining: Metallic, industrial and ornamental rocks, cements, building materials, and energy mining.
- Tilling and Explosives.
- Energy: Fuels, production and distribution of electricity, energy and climatization.
- Energy from the Earth, and the Environment.
Areas
Areas of Professional Activity
These graduates in accordance to the current legislation, can exercise their activities in various departments of the State and in many branches of industry:
- Extractive industry in quarries and mines.
- Steelworks.
- Metallurgy.
- Petrochemical industry.
- Civil Works.
- Prevention of Occupational Hazards.
- Public Administration.
- Environmental Management.
- Consulting.
- Teaching.
Concentrations
Concentrations (degree)/Specialty (masters)
Concentration in two technologies: Exploitation of Mines and Energy Resources, Fuels and Explosives.
Options
Academic options in relation to other careers
When the degree is finished the student can do a Masters Degree in Mining Engineering, which will allow the graduate to practice in this area of engineering.
Profession
Regulated profession for which the Title qualifies the graduate
Access to the regulated profession of technical engineer of Mining:
- Ministry Council Agreement . (BOE. January 29, 2009) http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/01/29/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-1477.pdf
- Ministerial Order. (BOE. February 18, 2009) http://www.boe.es/boe/dias/2009/02/18/pdfs/BOE-A-2009-2736.pdf
The current legislation requires that the profession of Technical Engineer of Mining be a regulated profession whose exercise requires the possession of the corresponding official title of Graduate obtained in accordance with the provisions of article 12.9 of Royal Decree 1393/2007 of October 29. These establish the sequencing of the official university curriculum. Order CIN /307/2009, of February 9, establishes the requirements for the verification of the official university degrees that qualify for the exercise of the Technical Engineering of Mining.
In accordance with Law 12/1986 on the regulation of the professional attributes of Architecture and Technical Engineering, as amended by Law 33/1992, the following technical powers correspond to the technical engineers within their respective specialty:
a) The drafting and approval signature of projects for the construction, renovation, conservation, repair, maintenance, demolition, manufacturing, assembly or operation of any movable or fixed property, in their respective cases, both as main or ancillarry property, provided that they are included by their nature or characteristics by the techniques associated by each degree.
b) The management of the activities that are subject to the projects referred to in the previous section, even when proiects have been designed by third parties.
c) The performance of measurements, calculations, evaluations, appraisals, expert advise, studies, reports, work schedules and other similar works.
d) The practice of teaching in its various degrees in the cases and terms provided for in the corresponding regulations.
e) The management of all kinds of industries or operations and the application, in general with regards to the activities mentioned in the previous sections. Technical engineers of public works are fully competent to develop the managements of Companies and Services, the drafting and signatory approval of projects, management of works and activities and practice teaching both in the private as wells as public enterprise or management in their respective specialties.