Metallurgical engineers have a key role in converting raw metals and minerals into more useable formats, such as converting iron ore and coal into steel. They extract, refine and recycle resources used in everyday life – including energy production, food production, housing and transportation.

 

This course will teach you how to design, develop, optimise and manage the operation of metallurgical processing plants. You’ll learn how to transform low-value raw materials into high-value mineral and metal products, in an efficient and environmentally responsible way.

 

You’ll gain a thorough grounding in chemical and physical engineering; economic, environmental and sustainability principles; and the extraction of metals from ores.

 

Following your Engineering Foundation Year, you can choose to complete your second year at either Curtin Perth or Curtin Kalgoorlie. You'll complete your third and fourth years at Curtin Kalgoorlie, where our specialist laboratories and industry connections will enrich your learning experience.

 

This course gives you the flexibility to study specialisations, to either deepen your knowledge in metallurgical engineering or broaden your expertise in other disciplines.