Metallurgical Engineering is the branch of engineering that is concerned with the development, processing, and production of ferrous, mineral materials and non-ferrous substances. Metallurgy lies at the base of the innovative products and new technologies developed in the field of, technology, industry, and medicine. The research in metallurgy is mainly focused on material design. A Masters Degree in Metallurgy focuses on ways of optimizing certain known materials, such as aluminum, steel, glass, magnesium, ceramic, etc. The researchers of this field deal with various issues related to surface technology, manufacturing, recycling, and processing using production process of state-of-the-art including the assurance of quality inspections.

Program Description

This program intends on providing in-depth understanding and knowledge of metallurgical engineering. Its precise focus lies on modern manufacturing process and industrial R&D practices. The sole aim of this program is to enhance the ability of the students in designing and managing projects so that they can lead and co-ordinate in future projects. Most universities ask one field to be chosen for their first semester from the available options, which are:

• Physical Metallurgy and Materials
• Metals and their Process Technology
• Mineral Materials and their Material Science
• Materials Science of Steels

The field of specialization decides the six basic courses associated with them, namely, Thermochemistry, Transport Phenomena, Physical Metallurgy, Process Control Engineering, Fabrication Technology of Metals, Mineral Materials, Mineral Materials and their Fabrication Technology, Metallic Materials, Recycling and Process Metallurgy along with their study majors.

The available areas of specialization in metallurgy are:

• Process Technology of Metals
• Continuous Casting and Melt Treatment
• Nonferrous Metallurgy and their Unit Operations
• Casting Alloys and Casting Processes
• Metal Forming- Fundamentals and Solving Methods
• Industrial Furnaces
• Physical Materials and Metallurgy
• Introduction to Texture Analysis
• Advanced Physical Metallurgy
• Micromechanics of Materials
• Comprehensive Physical Metallurgy Lab
• Physical Metallurgy Lab
• Materials Science of Steels
• Introduction to Texture Analysis
• Materials Characterization

After completing the course, the graduates will find themselves ready to face the competition of the world. However, apart from these, here is a list that explains the accomplishment of the graduates after course completion.

• Awareness of advanced theory;
• Advanced knowledge and skills development in materials and production technology;
• Through their choice of electives, they can choose to pursue a career according to their preference in academics as well as in the commercial field.
• Advanced language skills in English and/or German.

Career Prospects

Metallurgy is a market that never faces downfall, and the metallurgical engineers have the option of working in multitude fields in industries, including research and development, production planning, design, quality management, sales and distribution, and organization. The German universities award an M.Sc. degree for successfully completing MS in metallurgy, which is a well-recognized degree around the world.

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