Individuals who choose this field as a major will have to be proficient and adaptive in many fields of learning. Students will take advanced courses in the fields of physical metallurgy, mineral processing and extractive metallurgy and will be required to possess detailed information in each field. This is either an individual or team effort career, depending upon the position chosen.

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The required and elective courses you would take for Metallurgical & Materials Science majors vary considerably among institutions. Courses are listed here that are illustrative of the breadth of topics you are likely to experience were you to major in this field.

• Advanced Fluid-Solid Reaction Engineering
• Corrosion Engineering
• Dislocation Theory
• Energy Resources
• Extractive Metallurgy
• Fluid Flow
• High-Temperature Chemical Processing
• Hydrometallurgy
• Material and Energy Balances
• Mineral Processing
• Physical Metallurgy
• Process Engineering Statistics
• Processing and Analysis of Digital Images

• Materials Chemistry
• Science Technologies/technicians

Various specializations related to a major in Metallurgical & Materials Science may be offered by colleges and universities. These specializations may be of greater or lesser interest to you. A few of these specializations related to this field include, but are not limited to:

• Materials Chemistry
• Science Technologies/technicians