Aluminium is the third most abundant element in the earth's crust, and the most abundant metallic element. For the last 50 years, it has been second only to iron in its industrial use. One essential stage in the process is the extraction of alumina (Al2O3) from the ore bauxite, and an efficient method to do this was developed by Karl Joseph Bayer in 1888. To this day, the Bayer and the Hall–Héroult processes have remained the most economical methods for the production of commercial quantities of aluminium, and are the mainstay of the primary aluminium industry. This course will include 20 hours of theory lectures including key topics related to alumina extraction, primary aluminum production, secondary aluminum production, casthouse metallurgy of aluminium, quality issues in aluminum castings, processing and applications of aluminium and its alloys, and production of aluminum powders. The course will also include a 2-hour in-class course project and case study competition on some selected topics related to the theory taught in this course.