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Master of Technology (Petroleum Engineering)

Effective from 01-JAN-2022 : Code J70

Petroleum Engineers work in a range of industry sectors, often related to oil and gas exploration, drilling and well completion, reservoir study, and hydrocarbon production from underground reservoirs. This course provides a pathway for engineering graduates from other discipline areas to extend their knowledge and build the foundations for a professional engineering career in the oil and gas industry. Students who have completed ECU’s Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering can enter this course with one year of advanced standing and will be able to complete with one additional semester of full-time study

Disclaimer

This course information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester. In particular please check the course requirements and the unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

Course Learning Outcomes

  1. Reflect critically on a complex body of petroleum engineering knowledge, research principles and methods to demonstrate mastery of scholarship.
  2. Apply cognitive, technical and creative skills to investigate, evaluate and synthesise complex ideas, concepts and theories in authentic situations.
  3. Apply communication and collaboration skills to design innovative contributions to professional practice.
  4. Use high-level self-management skills to initiate, plan and execute a substantial project.

Admission requirements

Admission requirement (Band 8)

  • Bachelor degree in a cognate discipline; or
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience.

English Language requirement (Band 4)

English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:

  • IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.5 (no individual band less than 6.0);
  • Bachelor degree from a country specified in the Admissions Policy;
  • Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at postgraduate level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
  • Where accepted, equivalent prior learning, including at least five years relevant professional experience; or
  • Other tests, courses or programs as defined in the Admissions Policy.

Course Specific Admission Requirements

All applicants are required to have completed a Bachelor of Engineering, or a Bachelor of Technology, or a Bachelor of Science in geoscience, geology, physics/applied physics, chemistry/applied chemistry, or mathematics/applied mathematics, with equivalents considered.

Course Delivery

  • Joondalup: Full Time, Part Time

Course Coordinator

Dr Alireza KESHAVARZ

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
ENS5564Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources15
ENS5566Reservoir Engineering15
ENS6201Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties15
ENS6202Reservoir Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
ENS5567Well Testing15
ENS5565Reservoir Simulation15
ENS5162Drilling Engineering15
ENS5165Petroleum Production Engineering15
Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code Unit Title Credit Points
ENS6166Process Engineering Fundamentals15
ENS6139Engineering Innovation and Ethics15
ENS6100Fluid Mechanics15
ENS6226Master of Technology Project15

Students who are unable to complete the degree may be able to exit with a Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering with Course Coordinator approval.

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

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