Metallurgical Engineering, Minor

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This minor is open to all students in an ABET-accredited engineering major except Metallurgical Engineering. Courses may be used to satisfy the major and minor requirements simultaneously.

In addition to the general university requirements of at least a “C” (2.0) GPA for graduation, all Metallurgical Engineering minors must earn at least in “C” in those minor courses designated with and asterisk (*) and a “C” average for all courses used to satisfy the minor requirements.

Contact Information

Mining Engineering Department
265 Paul Laxalt Mineral Engineering Building
(775) 784-6961
Website: http://www.unr.edu/mining

I. Program Requirements (18 units)

A. Required courses (12 units):

MINE 322 - Mineral Processing I (3 units)
MET 410 - Pyrometallurgy (3 units)
MET 431 - Hydrometallurgy (3 units)
MET 433 - Solution Mining, Heap Leach Design and Optimization (3 units)

B. Elective Courses (6 units)

Choose 6 units from the following:

MINE 324 - Mineral Processing Laboratory (1 unit)
MET 422 - Advanced Mineral Processing (3 units)
MINE 411 - Mine Economics (2 units)
MSE 250 - Elements of Material Science (3 to 4 units) *