Master in Metallurgy

Master in Metallurgy is one of 24 English-taught Engineering programmes at master’s level in the register, offered by 13 institutions. 24 of them list an annual fee for students from outside the EU, EEA and Switzerland, from EUR 727 to EUR 1,453; this programme lists EUR 1,453 a year. 16 are at a public university, where EU, EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters.

What you study

Metallurgy is the science of getting metals out of ores and shaping them into products. At Master's level at Montanuniversität Leoben you build on a Bachelor's in Metallurgy or a closely related subject. The register describes the programme as deepening and extending your scientific training for the profession.

The field as the register sets it out covers the whole chain: winning metals from ores, forming them into products, and today also further processing into components and systems. Closing the loops matters too, through recycling of metals and making use of the by-products that arise in the processes. The register calls metals the most important materials, which is why metallurgy holds a key position.

Admission, language and next steps

You need a Bachelor's in Metallurgy or another subject that fits, at the same higher education level. The register records no entrance examination for this programme.

Teaching is in German and English, so the programme is partly taught in English. Check with the institution which parts are in which language before you plan. The degree is a Diplom-Ingenieur/Ingenieurin (Dipl.-Ing.), worth 120 ECTS over four semesters, taught in Leoben.

There is no central application portal. You apply directly to Montanuniversität Leoben, and its own programme page gives the application period and the documents it wants. As a public university, EU/EEA and Swiss students pay no tuition within the standard duration plus two semesters; other students pay a fee per semester.

Das Masterstudium dient der Vertiefung und Ergänzung der wissenschaftlichen Berufsvorbildung auf der Grundlage des Bachelorstudiums Metallurgie oder eines anderen fachlich in Frage kommenden Studiums desselben hochschulischen Bildungsniveaus. Metallurgie ist die Wissenschaft von der Gewinnung der Metalle aus den Erzen und ihrer Formgebung zu Produkten. Miteingeschlossen sind heute die Weiterverarbeitung zu Bauteilen und Systemen und das Schließen der Kreisläufe durch Recycling der Metalle und Verwertung der in den Prozessen anfallenden Nebenprodukte. Metalle sind die wichtigsten Werkstoffe. Die Metallurgie nimmt daher eine Schlüsselposition ein.

There is no central application portal in Austria: you apply to the institution, here Montanuniversität Leoben. A public university sets the admission requirements and dates for this level, so read them on the programme page. Entrance examination, as the register states it: No. Entry requirements and language tests are set by the institution, so start from the official programme page. Our guides cover tuition fees, the student residence permit and housing.