Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering
Al Ain, United Arab Emirates
DURATION
2 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
AED 1,600 / per credit **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* applications opens on 28th September 2021
** per credit hour
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Introduction
Overview
The goal of this program is to graduate master-level petroleum engineers who are highly qualified for a rewarding professional experience. Graduates may choose to work in the petroleum industry, continue on to other graduate-level degrees, or join consulting/contracting companies. Prospective students have to be motivated to seek life-long learning and professional development and be capable of becoming professionals and leaders in the global petroleum industries. (Total credit hours is 30 for these and 33 for no-theses).
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Curriculum
Degree Requirements
Required Credit Hours: minimum of 33 hours
Chemical and Petroleum Engineering and Geosciences
| Required Courses (6 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| CPSE600 | Graduate Seminar | 0 |
| STAT615 | Design/Analysis of Experiments | 3 |
| PETE619 | Advanced Petroleum Production Engineering | 3 |
Petroleum Engineering
| Required Courses (12 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| ELEC600 | Numerical Methods in Engineering | 3 |
| PETE612 | Advanced Natural Gas Engineering | 3 |
| PETE615 | Advanced Reservoir Engineering | 3 |
| PETE626 | Advanced formation evaluation | 3 |
| Elective Courses - 6 CH for Thesis option and 15 CH for non-thesis option (15 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| CPSE624 | Well Stimulation | 3 |
| CPSE695 | Technical Project 1 | 3 |
| PETE621 | Non-Thermal EOR Methods | 3 |
| PETE625 | Selected Topics in Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
| PETE608 | Advanced Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PETE627 | Advanced Reservoir Simulation | 3 |
| 1: Non-thesis option |
Thesis
| Required Course (6 hours) | Credit Hours | |
| CPSE699 | Thesis Research | 6 |
Merit Fellowship Award
To receive the Merit Award, students are expected to have high academic credentials and maintain their academic success at the UAEU. The Merit Fellowship Award offers financial assistance in form of a partial tuition waiver to qualified students. Students in STEM and strategic areas of the country (renewable energy, transportation, health, water resources, technology, space) will have priority.
Student Eligibility:
- Have Excellent Academic Standing (GPA ≥ 3.6/4.0).
- Maintain a GPA ≥3.6/4.0 during study at UAEU.
- Have no other financial sponsorship or award.
Benefits:
- 50% discount on tuition fees.
Duration:
- Valid until graduation as long as the student is abiding with the Student Eligibility conditions.
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Program Outcome
- To generate graduates with high levels of competence in fundamental and applied concepts of petroleum engineering.
- To provide opportunities to address industrially important problems and to propose and investigate possible solutions.
- To provide an environment in which students can embrace social and personal development.
- To motivate the students to seek life-long learning and professional development
- To enhance students recognition and understanding of the professional and societal responsibilities associated with working in the industry.
- To develop computational techniques and written and oral communication skills.
- To cultivate innovation and entrepreneurship through deeper understanding and advanced knowledge of the Petroleum Engineering principles and operations.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply advanced concepts of fundamental sciences and engineering to solve complex Petroleum Engineering problems.
- Demonstrate the ability to work effectively both independently and in teams of various backgrounds.
- Apply innovative and practical solutions to existing or novel processes in research.
- Search, evaluate and acquire information from relevant petroleum engineering literature.
- Design advanced approaches to conduct petroleum engineering experiments.
- Use advanced quantitative and qualitative methods to interpret research experimental results.
- Disseminate and discuss their professional and scientific work to the general public, as well as to experts in both writing and oral formats.
- Observe and apply ethical and professional codes and responsibilities.