Rethinking metallurgy - with technology, responsibility and vision
Metals are more than just materials. They form the foundation of modern technologies, open up prospects for the energy transition and ensure the progress of industrial innovation.
The Master's degree program in Metallurgical Engineering at the Technical University of Leoben is all about technologies for the sustainable extraction and processing of metallic materials. Current economic and ecological conditions play a central role here.
The course brings highly specialized knowledge to the point: from metal extraction from primary and secondary raw materials to refining and materials and production technology, always with a view to efficiency and responsibility. The focus is also on the recycling of metallic residues as a decisive step on the way to new, high-quality materials.
You can expect a technical Master's program with depth and structure. The modular structure consisting of core areas, selectable module groups and selective specializations creates the freedom to focus on individual interests. This degree program is the right challenge for anyone wishing to gain a holistic understanding of the metallic materials cycle.
What to expect from the study programme?
After successful admission, you can start straight away: The first semester introduces you to the basics:
- Metallurgy,
- thermodynamics
- physical chemistry,
- production engineering,
- materials technology
- and industrial economics.
The course is taught entirely in English and has an international focus.
You then determine the direction: two freely selectable module groups allow you to specialize in the areas of
- Sustainability and recycling,
- metallurgical process engineering,
- materials technology
- or production technology.
Selective additional modules expand your technical profile, for example in numerical simulation, economics and management science, corrosion or metallurgy.
The student research project and the final Master's thesis bring theory and practice together. You will delve deeper into scientific issues, work in an interdisciplinary manner and develop a heightened awareness of ethical contexts and scientific responsibility. In this way, the course not only prepares students for the technical challenges of the industry, but also for their social significance.
What are your career opportunities?
The Master in Metallurgical Engineering stands for a specialized, methodologically sound education at the cutting edge of technology. The program is designed to provide long-term, sustainable knowledge and enables you to gain further academic qualifications as part of a relevant doctoral program, as well as to enter a broad industrial environment.
Possible fields of employment range:
- from the steel and non-ferrous metal industry
- to the foundry industry,
- the metal processing industry,
- metallurgical plant engineering
- and the supply industry.
What is needed here are the skills to manage and design complex production, research and development processes.
The Master's degree program prepares you specifically to understand and further develop technical processes and to take on responsibility in an industry that not only shapes materials, but also shapes the future.