To inform about the fundamental principles and application basics of metallurgical processes, along with industrial case studies starting from the ore; to understand the foundations of reaction stoichiometry and problem-solving methods; to acquire the logic of charge and composition calculations before casting; and to provide the groundwork for professional courses such as Iron and Steel Production, Ceramic Materials, Non-Ferrous Metal Production, and Principles and Technology of Casting. 

Metallurgical raw materials and preliminary treatments; ore preparation methods. Stoichiometric principles and sample metallurgical problem solutions. General characteristics of pyrometallurgical processes: drying, volatilization, roasting, calcination, sintering roast, smelting, matte formation and smelting, slag formation and smelting, refining processes, and problem solutions. Fundamentals of hydrometallurgy: leaching processes, solution treatment (metal recovery) methods, and problem solutions. Electrometallurgy and its basic principles: electrolysis, electrolytic reduction and refining, electrolysis with molten salts, electrothermal processes, and problem solutions.