Butte , Montana , United States
Overview
- Mineral processing engineers have the responsibility of accepting ore mined from the earth, comminuting the ore until liberation occurs, and then removing the valuable minerals in the form of concentrates.
- Extractive metallurgical engineers extract the valuable metals from the concentrates, remove impurities from the metals using aqueous or thermal chemistry, and then market the purified metal as a commodity.
- Physical metallurgical engineers accept various purified metals and alloy them to control a number of characteristics including strength and corrosion resistance.
- Materials engineers control the same characteristics but pertaining to plastics, composites, glasses, ceramics, etc.
Graduate research may be pursued in any of the following three areas of concentration:
- Mineral Processing Engineering deals with the extraction, separation, and concentration of minerals from raw ores.
- Extractive Metallurgy focuses on refining processes, such as pyrometallurgy, hydrometallurgy, and electrometallurgy, through which concentrates are refined into a pure metal form.
- Materials Science emphasizes the study of physical and chemical properties associated with metals, ceramics, glasses, plastics, and slag.
Placement
Career opportunities and placement for graduate students in the Metallurgical-Mineral Processing Engineering program of Montana Technological University have been excellent. Companies who have hired our graduate students in recent years include Pegasus Gold; Kaiser Aluminum; Stillwater Mining Co.; Placer Dome U.S., Inc.; Newmont Gold Co.; American Barrick Resources Corp.; Santa Fe Pacific Gold Corp.; ASARCO, Inc.; Phelps Dodge Corp.; AMAX Gold, Inc.; Magma Metals Co., and the USBM.Get more details
Visit official programme websiteProgramme Structure
Courses include:- Processing of Aqueous Systems
- Processing of Elevated Temperature Systems
- Aqueous & Elevated Temp Proc Lab
- Selected Topics Variable
- Advanced Transport Phenomena & Design
- Process Instrumentation & Control
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 12 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Language
English
Credits
30 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Materials Science & Engineering Energy & Power Engineering View 227 other Masters in Materials Science & Engineering in United StatesAcademic requirements
GPA Your GPA, or Grade Point Average, is a number that indicates how well or how high you scored in your courses on average. Usually a GPA scales between 1.0 and 4.0, however different countries and universities can have different grading systems. 3
GRE® The GRE® General Test is a widely administered admissions test that measures the skills needed in today's graduate and business school programs worldwide. It contains three sections - Verbal Reasoning, Quantitative Reasoning, and Analytical Writing. Three scores are reported: a Verbal Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, a Quantitative Reasoning score on a 130 - 170 score scale in one-point increments, and an Analytical Writing score on a 0 - 6 score scale in half-point increments. Required
English requirements
TOEFL® IBT The TOEFL iBT® is given online through the internet at designated testing site. The test measures your English-language abilities in an academic setting. The score refers to the total score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading), each subject has a range of 0 - 30. 78
IELTS The International English Language Test System (IELTS) tests your English-language proficiency on a scale of 1 – 9. The score refers to the combined average score of 4 subjects (writing, listening, speaking, and reading). 6.5
Other requirements
General requirements
- Official transcripts are required from all undergraduate and graduate schools attended
- An undergraduate GPA of 3.0 or above is required for full admission. For provisional admission status, an undergraduate GPA between 2.7 and 3.0 is required
- Personal/Professional Statement
- Three references are required for admission
- Students who have not attended a college or university in the United States or in the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, or New Zealand must provide evidence of English proficiency
- Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores
Tuition Fee
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International
25840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 12920 USD per semester and a duration of 12 months. -
National
25840 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 12920 USD per semester and a duration of 12 months. -
In-State
7980 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the original amount of 3990 USD per semester and a duration of 12 months.
Funding
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