About this program
MSc Petroleum and Gas Engineering
If you want to turbo-charge your engineering career in the gas and petroleum industry – and get a postgraduate qualification while developing your current skills and experience too – our MSc Petroleum and Gas Engineering degree course is the perfect choice.
You'll unpack key industry themes, such as Formation Evaluation, Reservoir Engineering and Reservoir Simulation. You'll learn to evaluate technologies for safe production and for enhancing the recovery of hydrocarbon oil and gas, and you'll discover new trends and technologies that are shaping the future of the industry, such as data science and artificial intelligence.
And because you'll be taught by industry professionals and expert academic staff, you'll develop a skillset that's specifically designed to meet the demand for petroleum and gas specialists in the industry.
Admission requirements
Qualifications or experience
- A second-class honours degree or equivalent in a Science or Engineering subject. Professionals with other qualifications and a minimum of three years relevant industrial experience may also be considered.
English language requirements
- English language proficiency at a minimum of IELTS band 6.0 with no component score below 5.5.
For more information about admission requirements, please visit the university website.
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Full-time (1 year)
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
- Individual Project
- Petroleum Geoscience and Exploration
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation
- Unconventional Resources
- Well Engineering and Production Technology
- Well Testing
Part-time (3 years)
Year 1
- Petroleum Geoscience and Exploration
- Unconventional Resources
- Well Engineering and Production Technology
Year 2
- Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
- Reservoir Engineering and Simulation
- Well Testing
Year 3
- Individual Project
Scholarships & funding
Several scholarship options are available. Please check the university website for more information.
Tuition
UK/EU/Channel Islands and Isle of Man students
- Full-time: £9,200
- Part-time: £3,070per year
International students
- Full-time: £17,600
- Part-time: £5,870per year
Qualification
On this course you'll:
- Learn about the key themes in the industry, including Petroleum Fundamentals and Exploration, Well Testing, Reservoir Engineering and Simulation, Well Engineering, Unconventional Resources, Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Engineering
- Learn how data science and artificial intelligence are improving productivity and resource management in the energy industry
- Complete an industry-relevant project on a subject of your choice
- Use the latest experimental and computational facilities in our labs. Our computer suites feature analysis and simulation software used by professionals including the Schlumberger package (ECLIPSE, Petrel), IPM Suite, Techlog, Kappa and CMG
- Sharpen your knowledge of current hardware and software development tools for design, development and implementation
- Be able to explore mud rheology and drilling as well as reservoir characterisation and simulation
- Benefit from the extensive resources available in our University library, including books, DVDs, electronic resources and maps
Career paths
When you graduate, you'll have the skills and knowledge for a successful career in the expanding Petroleum upstream industry.
What can you do with a Petroleum and Gas Engineering degree?
Career opportunities include:
- Oil and gas exploration
- Reservoir modelling
- Engineering and management
- Drilling and production
- Product marketing
- Management and finance
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About this institute
University of Portsmouth
Join us at the UK's only island-city! At Portsmouth, we have five faculties: Business and Law, Science, Creative and Cultural Industries, Humanities, and Technology. Our highest ranking courses are in the field of Biology, but we also have a long...
Why study at University of Portsmouth
Portsmouth is consistently within the top-ranked institutions in the UK for student satisfaction, which is reflected in the teaching quality, but also the experience that students enjoy with us.
Students can live a few minutes' walk away from their faculty buildings on campus, with only a 5-10 min walk to the seaside.
The cost of living and accommodation in Portsmouth are significantly lower than in the larger cities in the UK, meaning you'll be able to live more comfortably here. The city is so compact that you don't need to take any public transport and most students/lecturers get around by bike.
The city has a population of around 200,000 and over 10% of this is made up of our student population. We have 5,000 students from overseas on campus.
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