The course content addresses the following topics:
- Towards a Greener Economy, Critical Raw Materials, History and Definitions, the Materials Transition
- Critical Raw Material Usage in the Modern World: in High-tech Electronics, in Batteries, in Electric Vehicles, and in Energy Storage
- The Critical Elements Needed for a Greener World
- Mechanisms Responsible for Concentration of Critical Metals into Viable Ore Deposits
- Supply and Demand of Critical Raw Materials: a Global Perspective
- Supply and Demand of Critical Raw Materials: an African Perspective
- Costs of Production and the Challenges to the Industry
- Governance of Critical Raw Materials (Ethics and Leadership in Sustainability)