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MSc
Petroleum Engineering

Location
Southwark

Duration
1 year (full-time)
3 years (part-time)

Start date
September

Number of places
20

Simple timetable info
Full-time and part-time days only

How to apply
Direct to LSBU

Course contact
Dr Pedro Diaz
diazp2@lsbu.ac.uk – 020 7815 7953

Course units

Semester 1

– Research Methods

– Reservoir Engineering

– Petroleum Geosciences

– Drilling and Completion

Semester 2

– Petroleum Economics

– Petroleum Production Engineering

– Production Systems and Facilities

– Reservoir Simulation and Management

Dissertation

– MSc project with industrial focus


Course description

The MSc in Petroleum Engineering programme aims at broadening, strengthening and integrating knowledge and understanding of the oil and gas industry processes. You will learn the mathematics, science, computer-based methods, design, and engineering practice to solve petroleum engineering problems of varying complexity, taking in consideration the economic, social and environmental context.

At the end of the programme you should have obtained a deep and broad knowledge of the integrated model of the oil reservoir in order to predict, improve, maintain and to innovate the processes of oil and gas production. Main modules comprise reservoir engineering, petroleum geoscience, drilling engineering, petroleum economics, and production technology.

Career opportunities

The complexity of the oil and gas industry offers a wide variety of opportunities for career development to petroleum engineers. As a graduate of the MSc in Petroleum Engineering your profile will match the needs in different areas of oil and gas production, and reservoir engineering in large companies, which offer attractive graduate programmes, and in medium and small operating and consulting companies.

Typical background of applicant

Typical applicants have undergraduate degrees, class 2:2 Honours minimum, in sciences (i.e. chemistry, physics, and geology) and engineering (i.e. mechanical, chemical, industrial, and civil engineering).

Professional contacts/industry links

LSBU gained approval for the creation of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter in March 2007. The interaction with SPELondon allows our students to attend specialised conferences related to the oil industry, and also to have invited speakers from the industry, delivering presentations on relevant topics.