Petroleum Engineering is a specialised engineering discipline which prepares graduates for careers in the oil and gas industries. Its related operations apply physical, mathematical and engineering principles to identify and solve problems associated with exploration, exploitation, drilling, production and all the related economic and management problems associated with the recovery of hydrocarbons and alternative sources of energy from deep beneath the earth's surface.

The undergraduate program for the award of a Bachelor of Engineering in Petroleum Engineering requires four years of full-time study. This degree is fully accredited and recognised internationally.

Entry is normally into Year 1 of the program. Students who satisfy the requirements of other full-time engineering degree programs at UNSW or any other Australian tertiary institution may be admitted into Year 2 or Year 3 of the undergraduate Petroleum Engineering program. These students will need to complete an appropriately modified Year 2 or Year 3 of the program as the case demands. The same requirements apply to students from accredited tertiary institutions in other countries. The award of Honours in the Petroleum Engineering program requires students to have distinguished themselves in the formal work, as well as in related assignments and industrial training periods as advised by the Director of Undergraduate Studies of the School.

This program extends over four years and students study full-time during the day for 28 weeks of each year (excluding examinations and recess periods).

Successful completion of the BE degree program is accepted by the Engineers Australia, and the Institution of Chemical Engineers as sufficient academic qualification for corporate membership.

The Director of Undergraduate Studies may approve various program patterns involving full-time or part-time studies.

Note:
Petroleum Engineering is also available as a component of the combined degree programs

BE(Ptrl Eng)/Bsc, program 3047 program 3047
BE(Ptrl Eng)/BCom, program 3715 program 3715

For details of all academic requirements for this program, see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

The program structure below gives one sequence of courses that fulfils the requirements of the degree. The timing of the general education courses and elective courses may be modified to optimize the student's choice of courses. Suggestions for other course sequences consistent with timetabling and availability can be found on the School website athttp://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au While some courses are given twice a year, many courses are given only once a year. In addition, courses may have prerequisites and exclusions. Thus students should plan their enrolments appropriately.

PLEASE NOTE:

Plus choose 2 electives from the Year 1 Elective List
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/elective.htm

Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:

Please note PTRL2015 (in the above list) is 6 UOC

For information relating to Years 3 and 4 of the Flexible program structure please refer to the school website http://www.petrol.unsw.edu.au

PROGRAM STRUCTURE FOR STUDENTS WHO COMMENCED PRIOR TO 2006 IS AS FOLLOWS:

Students must take 6 units of credit of electives in Year 3

Students must take 6 UOC of electives in Year 4


Electives

Please seehttp://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see

http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

Please see http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/

For information regarding fees for UNSW programs, please refer to the following website:  https://my.unsw.edu.au/student/fees/FeesMainPage.html

Please see
http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au/rules/