University of Johannesburg PhD in Metallurgical Engineering
University of Johannesburg

University of Johannesburg

PhD in Metallurgical Engineering

Johannesburg, South Africa

PhD

2 up to

3 years

English

Full time, Part time

ZAR 20,405 / per year **

* by noon

** average fee. Additional fees may apply

Key Summary

About: The PhD in Metallurgical Engineering at the University of Johannesburg develops engineers who apply fundamental engineering sciences and design and synthesis principles independently to societal problems. It builds advanced capability to conduct original fundamental engineering research, promotes lifelong learning, and prepares graduates to train other students. UJ is a vibrant, multicultural university in Johannesburg offering international partnerships, student support, sports, safe campuses, and on-campus health services. Keywords: metallurgical engineering, materials science, extractive metallurgy, alloy design, materials characterization, corrosion, process engineering.

Career Outcomes: Graduates can work as materials engineers, process engineers, research scientists in metallurgy and materials, metallurgical consultants, or university lecturers and supervisors.

The purpose of the Ph.D. in Metallurgical Engineering is to develop an engineer with advanced abilities in applying fundamental engineering sciences and/design and synthesis, and related principles independently to specific problems of society at large. One of the main objectives in this process is to develop an advanced capability to conduct fundamental engineering research of an original nature. It also promotes a lifelong learning approach and an aptitude for training other students in similar fields.

Reasons for studying at UJ

  • UJ offers not only a special program called the First Year Experience to help orientate students throughout the first year but we also offer a Senior Student Experience that gears students toward the workplace!
  • Grab the opportunity to participate in a variety of sports and train alongside Olympians and Paralympians on state-of-the-art pitches, tracks, and fields, or just keep fit by joining one of the gyms on each of our 4 campuses.
  • Be part of a young, vibrant, and agile university that reflects and adapts easily to our country’s aspirations, while maintaining global relevance through numerous international partnerships.
  • 178 Internationally respected and accepted qualifications.
  • Join a university that cares enough to have raised over R300 million since the start of 2016 in order to support the Missing Middle Campaign. UJ also ensures that more than 6 000 needy students have two healthy meals per day.
  • Study in the vibrant City of Gold – the economic hub of South Africa. Join a vibrant, cosmopolitan, progressive group of students and academics on their way to re-imagining the future!
  • UJ offers an amazing on-campus experience whether you live in one of UJ’s residences, belong to a day house, or whether you just want to socialize at the Student Centres on all campuses. 
  • We ensure the health, safety, and security of all our students through our own on-campus health services and UJ Protection Services.
  • Did you know that during the first five years of UJ’s existence it doubled its targeted research output and to this day, continues to break records!