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General Information on Undergraduate Program

The Department of Metallurgical and Materials Engineering is concerned with the generation and application of knowledge on engineering materials. It comprises such aspects as the extraction and refining processes, synthesis and processing of materials, factors affecting the internal structure of solids, methods of altering the structure, properties and performance of materials and factors affecting the materials behavior in service. Materials are crucial in all other fields of engineering, since innovations in materials often lead to improvements in design or sometimes to the emergence of brand new products. In short, most fields of work or study have a bit of metallurgy and materials in them!

Materials of concern are metals and alloys, ceramics, glasses, polymers and their composites. The undergraduate curriculum comprises a core program that emphasizes principles basic to all these classes of materials. It builds upon courses on physics, chemistry and certain aspects of solid mechanics with a series of courses on internal structure of solids covering both chemical and physical aspects and structure-property-performance relations. The core program also gives fundamentals of scientific computing and a large variety of simulation techniques used in materials engineering to cover all possible length and time scales from atomistic to mesoscopic and macroscopic scales, on the introductory level. From the fifth semester on, the core curriculum addresses to career opportunities in metallurgical and materials engineering. These include the metal industries, ceramic industries and other small/medium scale industries that normally deal with a variety of materials. Energy, automotive, aerospace and defense industries, iron and steel plants, non-ferrous industries, foundries, heat treatment shops, ceramic and glass industries, research institutions are some examples for the employment opportunities.

The Metallurgical and Materials Engineering undergraduate program was accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, http://www.abet.org (in 1996, 2004 and 2009).

MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT: METU-Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department's mission is to carry out educational programs to graduate high quality, nationally and internationally recognized engineers with strong backgrounds in materials related scientific and engineering problem-solving methods.
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES: The general educational objective of the Materials and Metallurgical Engineering undergraduate program is to provide its graduates with fundamental knowledge to function effectively in materials related positions in industry, government and academics consistent with the mission of the Middle East Technical University. The following specific Program Educational Objectives were established for the graduates of the program to insure the accomplishment of this general objective. Accordingly, the graduates of the METU Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department are engineering professionals who
1. are preferred in areas of new and conventional materials technology and/or materials product and process development,
2. work effectively and efficiently in the priority fields such as defense, energy and transportation
3. are preferred by leading/important private and public institutions as engineers and researchers,
4. follow graduate education in the prestigious universities’ relevant engineering and science departments and have a successful academic career,
5. are distinguished in their careers as leaders and experts,
6. are engaged in appropriate professional societies and continuing education activities.

STUDENT OUTCOMES: 

METU Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department aims its graduates to acquire the following knowledge, skills and behaviors

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics

2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with Consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences

4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts

5.An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives

6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions

7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies

DEPARTMENT SPECIFIC OUTCOMES:

1. Knowledge of the scientific and engineering principles underlying the four major elements of the field; structure, properties, processing and performance related to material systems;
2. An ability to apply and integrate knowledge from each of the four major elements of the field to solve materials and/or process selection and design problems.

Undergraduate Curriculum

First Year » First Semester

First Year » Second Semester

Second Year » Third Semester

Second Year » Fourth Semester

Third Year » Fifth Semester

Third Year » Six Semester

Fourth Year » Seven Semester

Fourth Year » Eight Semester

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