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Unit Set Information

Petroleum Major

Effective from 01-JAN-2024 : Code MAAAKW

This major provides students with a core set of relevant technical skills that will enable them to practice at the engineering technologist grade in the petroleum engineering field. When students graduate from this unit set, they are expected to have gained an understanding of petroleum technology, reservoir thermodynamics, petroleum production systems and general engineering concepts, which will enable them to contribute to solving problems faced within the petroleum engineering industry.

Disclaimer

This unit set 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 unit and unit set offerings, as these differ according to course delivery location.

This Major can be studied in the following courses:

• Bachelor of Technology (Engineering)

Mode of Delivery

On Campus at Joondalup

Unit Set Coordinator

Dr Muhammad Rizwan AZHAR

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply broad discipline knowledge of the underpinning natural and physical sciences and in-depth understanding of specialist bodies of knowledge within the petroleum engineering domain.
2. Think critically, and apply established engineering methods and research skills to broadly defined petroleum engineering problems.
3. Apply systematic engineering synthesis and design processes to conduct and manage small-scale projects in the petroleum engineering domain, with some intellectual independence.
4. Demonstrate conceptual understanding of the mathematics, numerical analysis, statistics and computer and information sciences which underpin the petroleum engineering discipline and fluently apply engineering techniques, tools and resources.
5. Demonstrate clear and coherent oral and written communication in technical and lay domains.
6. Demonstrate a global outlook and knowledge of contextual factors impacting the engineering discipline, including respect for cultural diversity and indigenous cultural competence.
7. Demonstrate effective team membership and team leadership to implement engineering projects according to relevant standards of ethical conduct, sustainable practice and professional accountability.
8. Demonstrate responsibility for own learning, professional judgement and an understanding of the scope, principles, norms, accountabilities and bounds of contemporary practice in the petroleum engineering domain.

Related Careers

Petroleum Technologist, Oil and Gas Technologist, Reservoir Technologist, Drilling Technologist, Drilling Engineer, Production Technologist.

Employment Opportunities

Petroleum technologists work in a wide range of industries associated with oil and gas exploration, drilling and well completion, reservoir evaluation, oil/gas production as well as field development studies.

Major Structure

Note: Elective units must be approved by the Course Coordinator, and at least one must be an engineering unit.

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