Minor, a secondary focus of study, offered to undergraduates at PUC-Rio, aims to meet the current demand of society through continuing and specialized education.
DEQM offers two minors: Metallurgical Processes and Materials for Engineering. Both have two groups of subjects: compulsory and optional. Requirements the department has adopted are shown below, although the university’s website shows an outdated version. By fulfilling the requirements shown below, students will also be fulfilling the ones found on the university’s website.
Environmental Engineering, Materials and Nanotechnology, Production and Chemistry students can take Metallurgical Processes with a lower number of credits, since some subjects are already a part of their curriculum. In the field of Materials for Engineering, the number of credits for Materials and Nanotechnology, Mechanics, Oil and Production students is reduced.
Metallurgical Processes – a minimum of 26 credits must be taken, distributed in 11 compulsory and 15 optional courses. For potential course students:
| Course | Compulsory Courses | Optional subjects | Total credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental engineering | 3 credits | 8 credits | 11 |
| Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology | 3 credits | 2 credits | 5 |
| Production engineering | 7 credits | 6 credits | 13 |
| Chemical engineering | 3 credits | 5 credits | 8 |
| Type | Code | Course name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory 10 or 11 credits |
ENG1028 or ENG1701 |
Thermodynamics I or Thermodynamics for Mechanical Engineering |
4 |
| ENG1312 or ENG1809 |
Reactions and Processes Kinetics or Reactor Calculation I |
4 or 3 |
|
| ENG1301 | ICPOM | 3 | |
| Optional 15 or 16 credits |
ENG1800 or ENG1802 |
Introduction to Chemical Processes or Introduction to Chemical Engineering |
4 or 3 |
| ENG1810 | Reactor Calculation II | 2 | |
| ENG1813 | Unit Operations A | 4 | |
| ENG1821 | Chemical Process Technology | 4 | |
| ENG1311 | Natural Resources and Mineral Processing | 4 | |
| ENG1313 | Extraction and Synthesis A | 3 | |
| ENG1314 | Electrochemistry and Engineering Applications | 3 | |
| ENG1315 | Extraction and Synthesis B | 3 | |
| ENG1319 | Mining-Metallurgical Processes and Projects | 2 | |
| ENG1351 | Industrial Pollution Sources / Control | 3 |
Engineering Materials – a minimum of 26 credits must be taken, distributed in 12 compulsory and 14 optional subjects. For potential course students:
| Course | Compulsory Courses | Optional subjects | Total credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Materials Engineering and Nanotechnology | 0 credit | Open image | 1 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 8 credits | 5 credits | 13 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 8 credits | 10 credits | 18 |
| Production engineering | 12 credits | 9 credits | 21 |
| Type | Code | Course name | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mandatory 12 credits |
ENG1028 or ENG1701 |
Thermodynamics I or Thermodynamics for Mechanical Engineering |
4 |
| ENG1331 | Material Structure | 4 | |
| ENG1332 | Phase Transformations | 4 | |
| Optional Minimum of 14 credits |
ENG1301 | ICPOM | 3 |
| ENG1961 | Characterization of Nanomaterials | 4 | |
| ENG1962 | Characterization Laboratory of Nanomaterials | 3 | |
| ENG1709 or ENG1333 |
Mechanical Behavior of Materials (MEC) or Mechanical Behavior of Materials (MATNANO) |
5 or 4 |
|
| ENG1016 | Engineering Materials | 4 | |
| ENG1342 | Material Specification and Selection | 2 | |
| ENG1319 | Mining-Metallurgical Processes and Projects | 2 | |
| EQM2215 * | Ceramic Materials | 3 | |
| EQM2216 * | Polimécos Materials | 3 | |
| EQM2217 * | Composite materials | 3 | |
| *Graduate courses – the student must meet all University criteria, including a GPA ≥ 6.0 | |||