Program Overview

Oil and Gas Engineering, MSc

Introduction

Delivered from the centre of the Energy Capital of Europe, this programme provides students with a theoretical and practical grounding in the key technologies to pursue careers in the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry.

Study Information

Study Options

• Learning Mode: On Campus Learning
• Degree Qualification: MSc
• Duration: 12 months
• Study Mode: Full Time
• Start Month: September or January
• Location of Study: Aberdeen

Programme Fees

Semester 1

Compulsory Courses

• PD5506 Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (0 credit points)
• EG556N Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science for the Petroleum Industry (15 credit points)
• GL5534 Fundamentals of Petroleum Geoscience (15 credit points)
• EG55F8 Flow Assurance (15 credit points)
• EG551W Well and Production Engineering (15 credit points)

Semester 2

Compulsory Courses

• MSc Individual Project (EG59M2)

Semester 3

Compulsory Courses

• EG501L Reservoir Engineering (15 credit points)
• EG50S2 Safety and Risk Management (15 credit points)
• EG504K Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) (15 credit points)
• EG5067 Project Management (15 credit points)

Programme Structure

The programme is divided into three stages:

Stage 1

• PD5006 Getting Started at the University of Aberdeen (0 credit points)
• EG501L Reservoir Engineering (15 credit points)
• EG50S2 Safety and Risk Management (15 credit points)
• EG504K Carbon Capture, Ultisation and Storage (CCUS) (15 credit points)
• EG5067 Project Management (15 Credit Points)

Stage 2

• EG556N Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science for the Petroleum Industry (15 credit points)
• GL5534 Fundamentals of Petroleum Geoscience (15 credit points)
• EG55F8 Flow Assurance (15 credit points)
• EG551W Well and Production Engineering (15 credit points)

Stage 3

• MSc Individual Project (EG59F1)

Available Programmes of Study

• MSc Oil and Gas Engineering (12 months, On Campus Learning, Full Time, January, Aberdeen)
• MSc Oil and Gas Engineering (12 months, On Campus Learning, Full Time, September, Aberdeen)

Funding Opportunities

• Shell U.K. Limited is offering three £20,000 scholarships for students starting a Masters programme aligned with the Centre for Energy Transition (CET) commencing in September 2024.
• NEO Energy, an independent full-cycle energy business in the UKCS, are offering two postgraduate scholarships in a variety of taught degree programmes at the University of Aberdeen. Each scholarship is valued at £20,000.

Scholarships

• All eligible self-funded international Postgraduate Masters students starting in September 2025 will receive an £8,000 scholarship.

Related Programmes

• Petroleum Engineering
• Process Safety
• Project Management
• Subsea Engineering

Entry Requirements

• 2:2 UK Honours degree, or an Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth in any branch of Engineering or Physics.
• Key subjects: Mathematics.

English Language Requirements

• IELTS Academic: 6.5 (with 5.5 in Listening, 5.5 in Reading, 5.5 in Speaking, and 6.0 in Writing)
• TOEFL iBT: 90 (with 17 in Listening, 18 in Reading, 20 in Speaking, and 21 in Writing)
• PTE Academic: 62 (with 59 in Listening, 59 in Reading, 59 in Speaking, and 59 in Writing)
• Cambridge English B2 First, C1 Advanced, C2 Proficiency: 176 (with 162 in Listening, 162 in Reading, 162 in Speaking, and 169 in Writing)

Document Requirements

• CV
• Degree Certificate
• Degree Transcript
• Personal Statement

Careers

• Directional Driller
• Drilling Engineer
• Drilling Operations Support Engineer
• Field Engineer
• Graduate Design Verification Engineer
• Process Engineer
• Safety Engineer

Accreditation

• Institution of Mechanical Engineers
• The Energy Institute

Programme Coordinator

• Dr Roozbeh Rafati

Other Experts

• Dr Henry Tan
• Dr Lateef Akanji

Information About Staff Changes

• You will be taught by a range of experts including professors, lecturers, teaching fellows, and postgraduate tutors. However, these may be subject to change.