What is Metallurgical Engineering?
Metallurgical engineering is the study of metals and how metals can be safely transformed into products that benefit humanity such as surgical implants, computer chips, cars, materials for space exploration, and more.
This program offers an accelerated master’s program.
What does a metallurgical engineer do?
Metallurgical engineers conduct testing to ensure the safety of materials, develop sustainable materials and processes for recycling existing materials, investigate material failures, and create testing procedures to ensure materials can withstand extreme environments.
As a metallurgical engineering major at South Dakota Mines, you will be part of one of the only metallurgical engineering programs in the country. We offer a unique and “true” metallurgical engineering program with an emphasis on processing and engineering. You will learn in a project-based environment, enjoying labs to get hands-on experience in the field.
Courses for this Degree
• Properties of Materials
• Mineral Processing and Resource Recovery
• Metallurgical Thermodynamics
• Steelmaking
• High Temperature Extraction, Concentration, and Recycling
• Principles of Metallurgical Design
• Physics of Metals
• Thermomechanical Processing
• Aqueous Extraction, Concentration, and Recycling
• Welding Engineering and Design of Welded Structures
Course Curriculum
Catalog Links: Metallurgical Engineering
Internships and Co-ops
On average, 73% of South Dakota Mines students have applicable work experience when they graduate thanks to internships and co-ops. For these co-ops and internships, students receive an average salary of $22.62/hour. Some of the companies where our students intern include:
• NASA
• Intel
• Freeport-McMoRan
• Nucor
• Alcoa
• Exxon-Mobil
• Logan Aluminum
• Steel Dynamics
• Boeing
• Ball Aerospace
• Lincoln Industries
• Newmont Mining