301727 v.2 Master of Petroleum Engineering

Introduction

This course is comprehensive in nature and provides multidisciplinary education and hands-on training in petroleum engineering. Candidates completing the course successfully are expected to work as fully qualified petroleum engineers requiring minimum supervision in the upstream oil and gas industry. The teaching staff in the Department are professionals with many years of working experience in the oil and gas industry. This course is structured around a modular approach and each module takes one month of intensive lectures and application training on actual oil and gas field examples.

Course Entry Requirements/Prerequisites

A recognised degree in engineering and certain science subjects.

Recognition of Prior Learning

Applications for recognition of prior learning are assessed on an individual basis.

Duration and Availability

This fee-paying course is three semesters full-time, but may be completed over one year or equivalent part-time study. Continuing progress is subject to satisfactory performance. A student will not be permitted to progress in the Masters program unless a mark of 65% is achieved in all units. Students who do not achieve this level of academic performance may apply for an intermediate award.

Intermediate Awards I

A student who has successfully completed the requirements of an approved intermediate award, may apply for graduation in that award subject to approval of the Head of School/Department. Fees apply. Intermediate awards approved for this course appear below.

Intermediate Awards II

Postgraduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering

Course Organisation

The course is organised on a block modular format with almost fifty per cent of the time spent on applications of the knowledge using real oil and gas field data. Depending upon academic background, work experience and career aspirations, candidates may choose a range of modules from an extensive unit list offered by various disciplines and acknowledged lecturers from other educational institutions and industry worldwide. Unit selection shall be under the guidance of and subject to approval by the coursecoordinator. Continuing progress in this course is subject to satisfactory performance. A student will not be permitted to progress iin this program unless a mark of 65% is achieved in all units. Students who do not achieve this level of academic performance may apply for an intermediate award.

Additional Course Expenses

Students may be expected to purchase a number of textbooks, readers and other vital study materials.

Special Note

Extensive computer hardware and software are available for use as is the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) online information library.

Availability

The information displayed above refers to study periods and locations where the course is available for first time entry. Students are normally only offered or admitted to a course once.

*The course itself may not be available either solely internally or externally but individual units may be offered in either or both of those modes. Prospective students should contact the Course Coordinator for further information.

^Course and associated units are offered in this mode permitting International Onshore student enrolment.

#Course and associated units are offered in this online only mode and DO NOT permit International Onshore student enrolment.

Curtin University of Technology
Current as of: July 11, 2005
Curtin University of Technology, Perth CRICOS Provider Code 00301J
The Sydney Campus of Curtin University of Technology CRICOS Provider Code 02637B