冶金工程师主要致力于将原金属和矿物转化为更有用的形式，例如将铁矿石和煤炭转化为钢。他们提取，提炼和回收用于能源生产，食品生产，住房，交通运输和其他在日常生活的各个方面都起着重要作用的其他领域的金属和矿物。在这门专业中，您将学习设计，开发，优化和管理冶金加工厂的运营，这些工厂将以经济和环保的方式将低价值的原材料转变为有用的高价值的矿物和金属产品。您将在化学和物理工程，经济，环境和可持续原则以及从矿石中提取金属方面获得扎实的基础。该课程还包括强大的管理组件。在珀斯获得工程学基础年之后，您可以直接前往科廷的卡尔
Metallurgical engineers mostly work in converting raw metals and minerals into more useable formats, such as converting iron ore and coal into steel. They extract, refine and recycle metals and minerals that are used in many areas of everyday life, including energy production, food production, housing and transportation.In this major you will learn to design, develop, optimise and manage the operation of metallurgical processing plants that transform low-value raw materials into useful, high-value mineral and metal products – and in an economical and environmentally responsible way.You’ll gain a thorough grounding in chemical and physical engineering, economic, environmental and sustainable principles, and the extraction of metals from ores. This course also includes a strong management component. You can study a Bachelor of Engineering (Metallurgical Engineering) with a Bachelor of Commerce.