The program involves the training of scientific and scientific-pedagogical personnel in the field of science, engaged in the theoretical development and practical implementation of methods for assessing the quality and improving the properties of raw materials for the production of ferrous, non-ferrous and rare metals, technologies and designs of ore, fuel and other preparation units necessary for the production of metals and their alloys, materials, theoretical foundations for the production of metals and alloys in various aggregates based on the study of the patterns of the solid and liquid state of various systems, mass and heat transfer, solid-state processes, melting and crystallization of melts, fuel combustion, processes for the formation of by-products, in order to develop new approaches and the creation of new principles and methods of industrial production that make it possible to obtain metals and alloys of higher quality, significantly reduce the consumption of material and energy resources, and significantly reduce pressure on the environment.

Postgraduats of the program can carry out professional activities in the following organizations and institutions:
 educational organizations;
 research organizations and branch research institutes;
 industrial enterprises engaged in the research and production of non-ferrous metals and alloys, as well as the processing of technogenic raw materials.