Metallurgical Engineering, M.S.

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The department of Mining and Metallurgical Engineering offers graduate programs leading to the degree of Master of Science in Metallurgical Engineering with only thesis option. The students can elect to pursue in one of the following specialization fields, such as, physical metallurgy, extractive metallurgy, and Mineral Processing.

Program Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

explain extractive metallurgy, pyrometallurgy, and hydrometallurgy, as well as more specialized areas of metallurgical engineering.
conduct basic or applied research projects impacting metallurgical engineering practice.
communicate results through written and oral presentation.

Contact Information

Carl Nesbitt, Graduate Program Director
(775) 784-8287
carln@unr.edu

http://www.unr.edu/degrees/metallurgical-engineering/ms

Admissions Requirement

Please consult the Graduate School section of the catalog for general admission requirements. The Graduate Record Examination (GRE) is required. The deadline for completed applications (online) for fall semester is March 15; for spring semester, the deadline is September 15.

I. Program Requirements

The program of study is approved by the student’s Advisory Committee. Unless equivalent courses were completed at the upper-division undergraduate level, the program of study should include:

MET 610 - Pyrometallurgy (3 units)
MET 612 - Extractive Metallurgy Laboratory (1 unit)
MET 631 - Hydrometallurgy (3 units)
MET 633 - Solution Mining, Heap Leach Design and Optimization (3 units)
Approved Technical Electives (14 units - at least 12 units must be at the 700-level)
MINE 797 - Thesis (1 to 6 units)

Approved Technical Electives

Approved Technical Electives are chosen in consultation with the student’s Advisory Committee. The following is a list of commonly recommended classes:

CHEM 631 - Advanced Inorganic Chemistry (3 units)
MET 705 - Environmental Chemistry of Metals (3 units)
MET 773 - Precious Metals (3 units)
MINE 702R - Advanced Mining-Mining Law (1 to 5 units)
MINE 725 - Heat Mass Transport (3 units)
MSE 655 - Electrochemical Engineering (3 units)
MSE 703 - Advanced Physical Metallurgy (3 units)
MSE 728 - Interfacial Phenomena (3 units)
MSE 751 - Physics of Metals (3 units)

II. Program Total Hours (30 units)

A total of 30 credits required for completion including 6 units of thesis credits.

Undergraduate Prerequisites

A B.S. in an engineering discipline is recommended. Applicants without an undergraduate engineering degree are required to pass of the Fundamentals of Engineering (FE) exam as part of the Master’s degree. This may necessitate taking basic undergraduate engineering courses that do not carry graduate credit.