Course Overview
A degree in Petroleum Engineering leads to exciting careers in the oil and gas industry, including reservoir, production and drilling engineering, which offer the scope to work across the world, in technically challenging and financially rewarding jobs. The University of Manchester graduates have a very high employability record, and the course is recognised as a leading programme by international oil companies. Those students who choose to study for an MEng progress in Year 4 to a programme that both enhances their capacity as individual learners, and deepens their understanding of Petroleum Engineering. Students in Year 4 undertake mandatory modules in Communication skills and fieldwork, as well as masters-level options in advanced petrophysics, reservoir engineering and petroleum technology. Half of the credits in year four are allocated to an individual research project, which is designed in collaboration with academics in both Earth Science and Chemical Engineering. Special features: The degree programme covers fundamental engineering and geological principles, with applied petroleum engineering course units using subsurface data from producing oil and gas fields. This course is led by industrially-experienced academics and external lecturers with many years of petroleum engineering experience. Students have access to dedicated teaching facilities, include computer suites running industry-standard software (provided by Schlumberger), and new analytical laboratories (core petrophysical equipment and PVT Fluid analysis laboratory). An Industrial Liaison committee comprising leading petroleum engineers from over 10 companies, including BP, Shell, Total and BG-Group, allows us to keep the course up to date and industry focussed. BP, BG-Group and Shell all provide campus ambassadors in Petroleum Engineering.
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