Bachelor in Metallurgical and Materials Engineering

Metallurgical and Materials Engineering focuses on understanding and controlling the structure and properties of metals, ceramics, polymers, and composite materials used across industry. Students study the physical and chemical behavior of materials, including how processing methods such as casting, forming, and heat treatment change a material's mechanical properties, corrosion resistance, and durability. Coursework typically includes materials science fundamentals, thermodynamics, phase diagrams, extractive and physical metallurgy, and testing methods used to evaluate strength, hardness, and failure behavior. Laboratory work gives students direct experience with metallography, mechanical testing, and characterization techniques used to analyze material samples, connecting theoretical coursework to practical industrial processes. Because materials selection and processing affect nearly every manufactured product, the discipline also touches on quality control, failure analysis, and the development of new materials for specific engineering applications. Students learn to evaluate trade-offs between cost, performance, and manufacturability when recommending materials or processes for a given application. Graduates work in the steel, automotive, aerospace, and manufacturing industries, as well as in materials testing laboratories, quality assurance roles, and research and development departments developing new alloys or composite materials. The field connects closely with mechanical and industrial engineering, and graduates often collaborate with those disciplines on product design and manufacturing decisions. This bachelor's program is delivered in English over 4 years at Karabük University in Karabük, Turkey, a city historically tied to Turkey's iron and steel industry, giving students regional industry context for coursework on metals processing. The four-year program builds from general materials science fundamentals toward specialized metallurgical processing and testing coursework in later years.