Program Overview

Chemical and Petroleum Engineering

The Chemical and Petroleum Engineering program is designed to provide students with a firm foundation for a career in research. This thesis-based program typically serves as the first step toward achieving greater things in the field.

Program Overview

As a degree that is typically the first step toward a career in research, the Chemical and Petroleum Engineering (M.Sc) program is designed to give students the firm foundation they need to achieve greater things. Besides taking courses in chemical/petroleum engineering fundamentals, each student produces and defends a thesis. Engineering fundamentals are usually the thesis topics for the M.Sc.

Completing this Program

• Courses (Excluding Petroleum Engineering): Topics may include mass transfer, chemical reactor design, heat transfer, fluid mechanics, and more.
• Professional Development Courses: Students take two professional development courses on communication styles, presentation skills, and more.
• International Internship: Students may participate in an international project outside of Canada for between four and six months.
• Petroleum Engineering: Core courses include Reservoir Simulation, Secondary and Tertiary Recovering, Thermal Recovery Methods, and more.
• Thesis: Students will be required to submit and defend an original thesis.

Specializations

• Chemical Engineering
• Petroleum Engineering
• Biomedical Engineering (thesis-based only)
• Engineering, Energy, and Environment (Interdisciplinary)
• Environmental Engineering (Interdisciplinary)

Outcomes

Graduates of this program can pursue careers in oil and gas, medicine, education, government sector, research, and consulting. Potential job titles include process engineer, petroleum reservoir engineer, petroleum production engineer, environmental engineer, software development, and documentation for chemical process/petroleum reservoir simulation software, sales.

Thesis-based Program

Students are required to prepare a thesis and successfully defend it in an open oral defense.

Courses

Three to five courses, depending on specialization.

Classroom Delivery

The program is delivered in a classroom setting.

Time Commitment

The program is designed to be completed in two years full-time, with a maximum of four years.

Supervisor

A supervisor is required, and must agree to oversee the student's research before admission will be granted.

Fees and Funding

Information on fees and fee regulations, as well as awards and financial assistance, can be found in the Graduate Calendar.

Admission Requirements

GPA

A minimum of 3.0 GPA on a 4.0 point system, over the past two years of full-time study (a minimum of 10 full-course equivalents or 60 units) of the undergraduate degree.

Minimum Education

A four-year baccalaureate degree, or equivalent from a recognized institution.

Work Samples

None required.

Documents

• Two official copies of final official transcripts and degree certificates (if degree is not clearly stated on transcripts) in signed sealed envelopes from the institution attended.
• Statement of Interest (not mandatory)
• CV (not mandatory)

Reference Letters

Two reference letters are required.

Test Scores

None required.

English Language Proficiency (ELP)

An applicant whose primary language is not English may fulfill the English language proficiency requirement in one of the following ways:

• Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL iBT including TOEFL iBT Home Edition) minimum score of 86 (Internet-based, with no section less than 20).
• International English Language Testing System (IELTS) score of 6.5 (with no section less than 6.0).
• Cambridge C1 Advanced or Cambridge C2 Proficiency minimum score of 180.
• Pearson Test of English (PTE) score of 59 or higher.
• Canadian Academic English Language test (CAEL) overall score of 70 (no section less than 60).
• Academic Communication Certificate (ACC) minimum of B+ in each course.
• Duolingo English Test obtaining a minimum score of 125 (with no sub-score below 105).

Deadlines

• For admission on September 1:
  • Canadians and permanent residents: July 15 application deadline
  • International students: March 15 application deadline
• For admission on January 1:
  • Canadians and permanent residents: November 15 application deadline
  • International students: July 15 application deadline
• For admission on May 1:
  • Canadians and permanent residents: March 15 application deadline
  • International students: November 15 application deadline

Supervisors

The following faculty members are available to supervise this degree:

1. Roberto Aguilera - Unavailable
   • Tight Oil and Unconventional Gas, Naturally Fractured Reservoirs
2. Jalel Azaiez - Accepting Inquiries
   • Flow Instabilities in Porous Media, Nano-Particle Systems, Micro-Fluidics, Numerical and Mathematical Modelling
3. Maryam Badv - Accepting Inquiries
   • Bioengineering Solutions for Health
4. Anne Benneker - Accepting Inquiries
   • Enhanced transport, Microfluidics
5. Matthew Clarke - Accepting Inquiries
   • Gas Hydrates, Biodiesel, High pressure phase equilibria
6. Hector De la Hoz Siegler - Accepting Inquiries
7. Chima Justin Ezekiel - Accepting Inquiries
   • Geothermal (hydrothermal, closed-loop, etc.), CO2 capture-utilization and storage (CCUS), CO2-based (plume) geothermal, Sustainable energy systems modeling (TEA, UQ, LCA, etc.), Energy storage
8. Josephine Hill - Accepting Inquiries
   • Catalysis
9. Ayodeji Jeje - Accepting Inquiries
10. Michael Kallos - Accepting Inquiries
    • Stem Cell Bioprocess Engineering, Suspension Bioreactor Shear Hydrodynamics, Biomaterials Development, Biomedical Engineering

Related Programs

If you're interested in this program, you might want to explore other UCalgary programs:

• Chemical and Petroleum Engineering
  • Thesis-based MEng
  • Course-based MEng
  • Course-based MEng (Petroleum only)
  • PhD
• Biomedical Engineering
  • Thesis-based MEng
  • Thesis-based MSc
  • Thesis-based PhD
• Chemistry
  • Thesis-based MSc
  • PhD
• Geoscience
  • Thesis-based MSc
  • Course-based MSc
  • PhD
• Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering
  • Course-based MEng
  • Thesis-based MEng
  • Thesis-based MSc
  • PhD
• Sustainable Energy Development
  • Course-based MSc

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