Petroleum Engineering MSc

Postgraduate

In Currie

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    Postgraduate

  • Location

    Currie (Scotland)

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    Different dates available

Home Postgraduate study Petroleum Engineering Petroleum EngineeringPetroleum Engineering MScHow to apply »DeliveryFull-time, Distance learningProgramme typeTaughtStudy locationEdinburghEntry dateSeptemberOverviewProgramme contentEntry requirementsFees & scholarships Scholarship opportunity for international students The Institute of Petroleum Engineering is offering a new scholarship worth up to £3,000 per student for International applicants from outside the European Union. Get full details of the application criteria. OverviewThe MSc in Petroleum Engineering is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to tackle the oil and gas industry’s most challenging problems. Upon graduating students will be able to understand, frame and solve the most complex of upstream problems in today’s petroleum industry. These courses provide specialist education tailored to the requirements of the upstream petroleum industry. The relevance of this education, combined with careful selection of candidates, has encouraged oil and oilfield service companies to target Heriot-Watt for recruitment of graduates since 1976. The Petroleum Engineering degree is delivered by the Institute of Petroleum Engineering, a world-leading Institute committed to delivering research and training programmes that meet the needs of the international petroleum industry. Students have been attending the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University to study for the MSc programme in Petroleum Engineering since 1975. Programme content The MSc in Petroleum Engineering is a programme of lectures and project work, encompassing a wide range of petroleum engineering fundamentals, relevant to the current petroleum engineering industry. Project work provides an opportunity for ideas and methods, assimilated through lectures and tutorials, to be applied to real field evaluation and development design problems. The courses on this programme are...

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Course programme

Scholarship opportunity for international students

The Institute of Petroleum Engineering is offering a new scholarship worth up to £3,000 per student for International applicants from outside the European Union. Get full details of the application criteria.

Overview

The MSc in Petroleum Engineering is designed to equip students with the knowledge and skills to tackle the oil and gas industry’s most challenging problems. Upon graduating students will be able to understand, frame and solve the most complex of upstream problems in today’s petroleum industry.

These courses provide specialist education tailored to the requirements of the upstream petroleum industry. The relevance of this education, combined with careful selection of candidates, has encouraged oil and oilfield service companies to target Heriot-Watt for recruitment of graduates since 1976.

The Petroleum Engineering degree is delivered by the Institute of Petroleum Engineering, a world-leading Institute committed to delivering research and training programmes that meet the needs of the international petroleum industry. Students have been attending the Institute of Petroleum Engineering at Heriot-Watt University to study for the MSc programme in Petroleum Engineering since 1975.

Programme content

The MSc in Petroleum Engineering is a programme of lectures and project work, encompassing a wide range of petroleum engineering fundamentals, relevant to the current petroleum engineering industry.

Project work provides an opportunity for ideas and methods, assimilated through lectures and tutorials, to be applied to real field evaluation and development design problems. The courses on this programme are applied in nature and have been specifically designed so that our students are technically well prepared for, and have a sound knowledge of, the industry.

Our students

Students on the Petroleum Engineering programme come from a wide variety of backgrounds, including directly from undergraduate degrees such as chemical, mechanical, mining and petroleum engineering as well as geology and applied chemistry. Others are oil and gas industry professionals looking to broaden their knowledge and extend their technical expertise.

Our students come to us from all parts of the world, in the last few years the students in all three MSc programmes within the Institute of Petroleum Engineering have come from over 30 different nations.

Industry links

Students on the Petroleum Engineering MSc will benefit from the excellent links with industry and research activities by staff at the Institute of Petroleum Engineering. The Institute also has an industry-based Strategic Advisory Board who monitors activities in the wider context of the needs of the industry and offer guidance on the programme ensuring content is up to date and relevant to current industry needs. Seminar sessions are also conducted by staff from a variety of petroleum engineering companies.

Career opportunities

Graduates of our Petroleum Engineering programme are much sought after by oil operating and oilfield service companies both in the UK and worldwide. Graduates go on to work for major global oil and gas operating companies, service companies as well as smaller consultancies in petroleum engineering. The programme also provides an excellent springboard for graduates wishing to pursue a career in research.

Flexible study options

This programme can be studied full-time, part-time at our Edinburgh campus or via flexible online Independent Distance Learning (IDL), ideal for those in employment or with other commitments, providing flexible study options that fit around work or family. As an IDL student you will not be required to attend any lectures, tutorials or other events at any of Heriot-Watt University’s campuses.

Programme duration

The only significant difference with the on-campus delivery is the design project, which is configured as an individual assignment for distance learning candidates.

Mode of study Duration Full-time Part-time Independent Distance Learning (IDL) 1 year 2 years 2-7 years*

* An IDL programme can be completed in a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 7 years. Students studying the Petroleum Engineering MSc via Independent Distance Learning are expected to spend 12-15 study hours per week and should therefore be able to complete the programme within about three years.

How do I apply?

You can apply via the online application system.

It will tell you which information you'll need to provide, including financial and English language documents. You must also complete a supplementary application form.

The Programme Director may arrange to hold a telephone interview with you.

Additional information

Programme contentStudents on the Petroleum Engineering MSc undertake eight taught courses and two research projects. Please find below the course descriptions. Reservoir engineering Students will gain an understanding of the rock and fluid properties of a hydrocarbon reservoir. They will also learn to describe the nature of the fluid flow and pressure distribution in a reservoir as well as develop an understanding of the effects of production/ injection on recovery of reserves. Petroleum geoscience Concerns the origin, structure and internal geometry of reservoirs and the...

Petroleum Engineering MSc

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