Petroleum Engineering - 3045
Program Summary
Faculty: Faculty of Engineering
Contact: http://www.eng.unsw.edu.au
Campus: Sydney
Career: Undergraduate
Typical Duration: 4 Years
Typical UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC Per Semester: 6
Max UOC Per Semester: 24
Min UOC For Award: 192
UAC Code: 425650
International Entry Requirements: See International Entry Requirements
Award(s):
Bachelor of Engineering (Major)
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Program Description
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 is given by the Faculty of Engineering to students who have distinguished themselves in the formal work, as well as in related assignments and industrial training periods see Rules
This program extends over four years and students study full-time during the day for 26 weeks of each year (excluding examinations and recess periods).
Successful completion of the BE degree program is accepted by Engineers Australia 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 dual award degree programs:
- BE(Ptrl Eng)/Bsc, program 3047 program 3047
- BE(Ptrl Eng)/BA, program 3704 program 3704
- BE(Ptrl Eng)/BCom, program 3715 program 3715
- BE(Ptrl Eng)/LLB, program 4778 program 4778
- Bachelor of Music/BE (Ptrl Eng)
- program 3459
- Advanced Science/BE (Ptrl Eng)
- program 3941
- Advanced Mathematics/BE (Ptrl Eng)
- program3942
Program Objectives and Graduate Attributes
Program Structure
Year 1
Choose ONE of:
- MATH1131 Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A (6 UOC)
- MATH1231 Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
- MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B (6 UOC)
- PHYS1121 Physics 1A (6 UOC)
- PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A (6 UOC)
Electives
Suggested Year 1 electives for this program are:
- CHEM1011 or CHEM1031 are acceptable alternatives for MATS1101
- GEOS1111 is an acceptable alternative for GEOS3321 but please check with the School first as they highly recommend GEOS3321.
- If student chooses PTRL1010 and GEOS3321 as Year 1 electives, the student then must take two professional electives in Year 2.
- Not all courses are offered in both semesters but students should complete 24 UOC in each semester.
- CEIC2001 Chem Eng Fundamentals 1 (6 UOC)
- GEOS3321 Fundmtls of Pet. Geology (6 UOC)
- MATH2019 Engineering Mathematics 2CE (6 UOC)
- PTRL1010 Intro. to Petroleum Industry (6 UOC)
- PTRL2010 Business Practices - Pet Eng (6 UOC)
- PTRL2018 Introduction to Petrophysics (6 UOC)
- PTRL2019 Reservoir Engineering A (6 UOC)
- General Education (6UOC)
- Professional elective (6 UOC)
- Professional Elective (6UOC)
- General Education (6UOC)
- CEIC2000 Chemical Engineering Design 2 (6 UOC)
- COMP4920 Professional Issues and Ethics (6 UOC)
- ECON1101 Microeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
- ECON1102 Macroeconomics 1 (6 UOC)
- GEOS2101 Sedimentary Environments (6 UOC)
- GEOS3341 Spec Topics in Pet Geosc (3 UOC)
- MARK1012 Marketing Fundamentals (6 UOC)
- MATH2089 Numerical Methods & Statistics (6 UOC)
- MGMT1001 Fundamentals of Management (6 UOC)
- PTRL4024 Drilling Fluids & Cementing (6 UOC)
- SAFE3310 Social Issues in Sci & Tech ( UOC)
- SESC4211 Risk Management ( UOC)
General Education Requirements
Honours
Academic Rules
Fees
Industrial Experience Requirements
Area(s) of Specialisation