Curriculum

The department offers graduate programs in drilling, production, reservoir, natural gas, enhanced oil recovery, and geothermal engineering fields. A prospective graduate student is required to take at least one course from each of the predetermined Mathematics, Thermodynamics/Physical Chemistry/Strength of Materials, and Transport Phenomena course groups.

All graduate students must assign a thesis advisor and thesis topics by the end of the semester in which they start the program.

M.S in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

• PETE 500 M.S. Thesis NC
• PETE 580 Research Methods & Ethics
• PETE 590 Seminar (0-2)NC
• 7 Elective Courses *

Total Minimum Credit: 21

No of Courses with Credit (min): 7

* at least 2 of which are PETE courses

*2 of which should be taken from other departments (PETE 556 & PETE 557 are considered as non-departmental courses)

Ph. D. in Petroleum and Natural Gas Engineering

• PETE 580 Research Methods & Ethics*
• PETE 600 Ph.D. Thesis NC
• PETE 690 Graduate Seminar
• 7 Elective Courses**

Total Minimmum Credit: 21

No of Courses with Credit: 7

* is a must course if the course were not taken during M.S

** at least 2 of which are PETE courses

** 3 of which should be taken from other departments (PETE 556 & PETE 557 are considered as non-departmental courses)

 Some Courses included in Mathematics/Statistics/Modelling Groups

Some Courses included in Thermodynamics/Physical Chemistry/Strength of Materials