This Bachelor's degree aims to produce graduates who meet the needs of industry now and in the future. It includes a wide range of subjects which are relevant to the industry and meet the needs of the Petroleum Engineering profession.

It will allow you to undertake a wide range of technical and managerial careers across the sector, e.g. reservoir analysis and simulation studies, drilling production patterns, estimation of petroleum reserves, design and implementation of oil field production, construction, commissioning, operation, management to specialist consultancy and advanced research and development.

The degree programme will help you to cultivate the ability to apply your skills to real, practical engineering problems and deepen your understanding of petroleum engineering principles through problem solving, projects and assignments.

*MEng PETROLEUM ENGINEERING
BEng students who meet the progression requirements for the MEng programme may transfer programmes at the end of Year 2.

Programme content

First Year

BEng & MEng

• Mechanical Engineering Science 3
• Process Engineering A
• Geoscience A
• Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 3
• Process Engineering B
• Process Engineering C
• Process Design A
• Mathematics for Engineers and Scientists 4

Second Year

BEng & MEng

• Geoscience B
• Formation Evaluation
• Reservoir Engineering 1
• Drilling
• Production Technology 1
• Multiphase Thermodynamics
• Reservoir Engineering 2
• Advanced Fluid Mechanics

BEng students who meet the progression requirements for the MEng programme may transfer programmes at the end of Year 2.

Third Year

BEng & MEng

• Production Technology 2
• Sustainability, Health and Safety
• Field Development & Design Project A
• Energy & Petroleum Economics
• Reservoir Simulation
• Field Development & Design Project B

BEng ONLY

• Research Project A
• Oil and Gas Processing

MEng ONLY

• Subsea Drilling and Production
• Pipeline Engineering
• Industrial Training

Students undertake a compulsory industrial training placement.

Fourth Year

MEng ONLY

• Field Development & Design Project C
• MEng Research Project C
• Professional and Industrial Studies
• Well Testing
• Field Development & Design Project D
• MEng Research Project D
• Modelling Management
• Oil and Gas Processing

• Heriot-Watt University Malaysia Foundation in Science: CCCC
• GCE A-Level: BBC
• STPM: BBC
• The subjects studied must include Mathematics and Chemistry.
• Diploma deemed recognised by the Malaysian Government
• Any other relevant qualification deemed recognised by the Malaysian Government.

English language requirements

If English is not your first language, then evidence of proficiency equivalent to IELTS 6.0 is required.

September

Petroleum Engineering is a highly specialist course and graduates will find employment opportunities with a number of major energy providers and smaller specialist companies. Specialist topics in geology, reservoir simulation and economics provide graduates with the foundation for further specialist qualifications in these areas.