Critical Metals and Minerals

Education facts

Code: 1MP022

This course provides an overview of the principles of classification and assessment of critical metals and minerals and their application globally, and specifically within the EU. The "peak metal" concept will feature. The supply of critical metals and minerals will be discussed. The mineralogy of critical metals, the metallogenetic context of present and near-future deposit types for critical metals and minerals, as well as deposit classification and distribution, will be covered. Problems surrounding substitution and recycling potential will be discussed.

Entry requirements

120 credits of which 90 credits in science/engineering (physics, chemistry, biology, mathematics, earth sciences, computer science, material science). Proficiency in English equivalent to the Swedish upper secondary course English 6.

Education offerings

Each offering has its own dates and conditions. Closed offerings are retained as history and do not mean that a new application is open.

• Critical Metals and Minerals

  Uppsala University

  Start date: 23 November 2026

  End date: 13 December 2026

  Pace of study: 100 %