<p>I'm accepted to two schools in Canada, </p>
<p>one for petroleum engineering (Saskatchewan)</p>
<p>and one for mining engineering with a minor in petroleum (Nova Soctia) </p>
<p>I like the option of learning mining and petro so I have more time to decide which career is best, but will a minor get me a job in petro if I go that route?</p>
<p>I tried to talk to my parents and they aren't a help so any input is great. thanks!</p>
<p>I’m not that entirely familiar with mining engineering… but what I can say, is that I’ve never met anyone with a mining engineering degree that works in petroleum (not saying they don’t exist). And I can’t speak for Canada, but in America, coal is on the hot seat. It seems, however, that there is still a great job market for mining engineers though, I’m just not sure how much longer it will last. I will say, if you want to go into petroleum, major in petroleum.</p>
<p>Mining engineering would actually be quite relevant to oil sands projects.</p>
<p>Dalhousie is a better-known overall but UofR would be closer to most of the action in the West.</p>
<p>There’s a Canadian petroleum engineering major who sometimes posts here. Hopefully he’ll see this thread and stop by to comment.</p>
<p>Yes a job in Mining with Petro Minor will get you in that route. Make sure you do summer jobs in between. </p>
<p>Mining is relevant to surface mining projects - these are for the shallow oil sands that can be mineable by huge trucks. In-situ projects are those that require steam injeciton - these are for deeper oil sands. I think even in-situ processes have some applications from Mining Eng. </p>
<p>I haven’t heard much from Nova Scotia so I can’t comment on the scene. UofSask generally have nice people. But Saskatchewan, I heard, is a boring place. </p>
<p>From my experience and from what I hear from Americans - it is easier to land a PetE job in Canada (compared to US) if you don’t have a PetE degree. In my mind this is not a question of Mining vs Petro - both programs will land you the job if you work hard enough and seek for opportunities. To me this is a question of UofS or Nova Scotia- try to see what’s a better fit. I’ve never been to both places, but I’m 100% sure these are very, very different settings.</p>
<p>In-situ techniques are used in a number of mining applications, including uranium and potash extraction.</p>
<p>I believe the petroleum program is at UofR, not UofS.</p>