Petroleum Engineering

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.

Course modules

An indicative list of topics covered on this course are:

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

Your dissertation will be an MSc project with industrial focus.

Career and progression 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.

Professional and industry links

LSBU gained approval for the creation of the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Student Chapter in March 2007. The interaction with SPE-London 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.

Entry requirements

Generally a good honours degree (or equivalent) in a physical science, engineering or other relevant technological discipline. We particularly welcome overseas and EU applicants with relevant qualifications.

If you are interested in studying at LSBU, please refer to our Standard Entry Requirements.

How to apply

Application methods for undergraduate part-time and postgraduate study vary depending on the course you are applying for. When applying use the LSBU codes listed below.

LSBU - FullTime - 3613/1FS00

LSBU - PartTime - 3614/1FS00

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