Oil and Gas Engineering
(BSc, 4 Years)
Duration
4 years
Qualification Awarded
Oil and Gas Engineering (BSc, 4 years)
Level of Qualification
Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle)
Language of Instruction
English
Mode of Study
Full-time or Part-time
Minimum ECTs Credits
240
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Oil and Gas Engineering (BSc, 4 Years)
Duration | 4 years |
Qualification Awarded | Oil and Gas Engineering (BSc, 4 years) |
Level of Qualification | Bachelor Degree (1st Cycle) |
Language of Instruction | English |
Mode of Study | Full-time and part-time |
Minimum ECTS Credits | 240 |
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Profile of the Programme
The general objectives of the programme are to:
- Prepare students to become successful professional engineers in the demanding field of oil and gas engineering;
- Provide students the necessary knowledge and technical skills to excel in the oil and gas industry either as operational leaders in the field, technical experts, or researchers;
- Provide students with the fundamental principles of science and engineering in order to cope successfully with the technological challenges of the oil and gas industry;
- Cultivate analytical skills, problem solving tactics, and critical thinking;
- Promote engineering ethics, job responsibility, and moral practices;
- Develop skills for effective communication with co-workers, managers, and the public on topics related to technical concepts, risks, and recommendations.
The specific objectives of the programme are to:
- Provide fundamental knowledge, analytical skills, and engineering tools to students in order to cope successfully in a technologically challenging environment in the oil and gas industry;
- Facilitate learning in areas of oil and gas engineering that are directly linked to industry and current state-of-the-art technology;
- Provide the theoretical and computational skills necessary for the solution of both theoretical and practical engineering problems in the field of oil and gas energy;
- Provide practical and experimental hands-on experience that allows the students to link directly to fundamental knowledge and theory;
- Prepare students to work alone or in groups in order to provide engineering solutions;
- Prepare students to design/implement systems and processes towards the solution of engineering problems in the field of oil and gas energy;
- Develop communications skills including the abilities to write technical reports and present their work before an audience;
- Provide students with the opportunity to develop a greater technical competence in their area and become successful professionals throughout their lifetime;
- Prepare students for post-graduate studies and research in the field of oil and gas engineering.
Career Prospects
It is expected that the discovery of oil and gas in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone will prompt the establishment of new companies and operations with an increasing number of job opportunities. This will result to more science-oriented technical staff who would like to attend an undergraduate program that will turn them into high-level technical/engineering staff for the various operational technologies and processes in the oil and gas fields.
The oil and gas industry offers a variety of careers for graduates of this program to work at its refineries, terminals, chemical plants, or on exploration and production on-shore/off-shore facilities. The following are examples of some of the career options available either off-shore or on-shore:
- Petroleum Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Drilling Engineer
- Reservoir Engineer
- Process Engineer
- Petroleum Geologist
- Project Engineer
- Research & Development
Access to Further Studies
After completion of the BSc programme in Oil & Gas Engineering, graduates may opt to broaden and deepen their academic skills by pursuing post-graduate (masters and doctoral) studies in this or a related field either in Cyprus or abroad.
Academic Admission
The minimum admission requirement to an undergraduate programme of study is a recognized High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) or equivalent internationally recognized qualification(s). Students with a lower HSLC grade than 7.5/10 or 15/20 or equivalent depending on the grading system of the country issuing the HSLC are provided with extra academic guidance and monitoring during the first year of their studies.
English Language Proficiency
The list below provides the minimum English Language Requirements (ELR) for enrollment to the programme of study. Students who do not possess any of the qualifications or stipulated grades listed below and hold IELTS with 4.5 and above, are required to take UNIC’s NEPTON English Placement Test (with no charge) and will receive English Language support classes.
- TOEFL – 525 and above
- Computer-based TOEFL – 193 and above
- Internet-based TOEFL – 80 and above
- IELTS – 6 and above
- Cambridge Exams [First Certificate] – B and above
- Cambridge Exams [Proficiency Certificate] – C and above
- GCSE English Language “O” Level – C and above
- Michigan Examination of Proficiency in English (CaMLA) – Pass
- Pearson PTE General – Level 3 and above
- KPG (The Greek Foreign Language Examinations for the State Certificate of Language Proficiency) – Level B2 and above
- Anglia – Level B2 and above
- IEB Advances Programme English – Pass
- Examination for the Certificate of Proficiency in English (ECPE) Michigan Language Assessment by: Cambridge Assessment English & University of Michigan – 650 average score for ALL skills and above
Course assessment usually comprises of a comprehensive final exam and continuous assessment. Continuous assessment can include amongst others, midterms, projects, and class participation.
Letter grades below are calculated based on the weight of the final exam and the continuous assessment and the actual numerical marks obtained in these two assessment components. Based on the course grades the student’s semester grade point average (GPA) and cumulative point average (CPA) are calculated.
The student must complete 240 ECTS and all program requirements. A minimum cumulative grade point average (CPA) of 2.0 is required. Thus, although a ‘D-‘ is a PASS grade, in order to achieve a CPA of 2.0 an average grade of ‘C’ is required.
Upon successful completion of this programme the graduates are expected to:
- Have an in-depth knowledge and understanding of the processes and technologies involved in the production, separation, and secure transport of oil and gas;
- Use analysis tools and skills acquired to plan for drilling and safe recovery of oil and gas for different types of reservoirs;
- Use mathematics, basic science, and engineering techniques to solve problems related to oil and natural gas production;
- Be familiar with the elements of oil and gas systems and their important role in the recovery and production of hydrocarbons;
- Use available measurement data and simulation software to reconstruct a three-dimensional model of hydrocarbon reservoir;
- Have in-depth understanding of system design and operation of oil and gas transport in different environments including testing and monitoring of the system using computer simulations and laboratory equipment;
- Be aware of the impact and role of hydrocarbons on social, economics, and environmental factors;
- Have a good understanding of the economics associated with the recovery and production of hydrocarbons;
- Have deep knowledge of engineering concepts and technical requirements associated with surface production facilities;
- Have a good understanding of the impact of geological properties and heterogeneities on the overall performance of the hydrocarbon reservoir;
- Be aware of possible faults related to reservoir connectivity and ways of dealing with faults and accidents.
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
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MENG-260 | Thermodynamics I | 6 |
MENG-280 | Fluid Mechanics | 6 |
MENG-290 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 6 |
OGEE-101 | Introduction to Oil and Gas Engineering | 8 |
OGEE-225 | Petrophysics | 8 |
OGEE-310 | Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry | 6 |
OGEE-320 | Drilling Engineering | 8 |
OGEE-325 | Reservoir Engineering I | 8 |
OGEE-340 | Formation Evaluation | 6 |
OGEE-350 | Well Construction and Completion Design | 8 |
OGEE-360 | Production Engineering | 8 |
OGEE-370 | Offshore Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-401 | Health, Safety and Environment | 6 |
OGEE-420 | Natural Gas Production Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-425 | Reservoir Engineering II | 6 |
OGEE-430 | Hydrocarbon Recovery Techniques | 6 |
OGEE-460 | Geophysical Methods | 6 |
OGEE-492A | Capstone Design Project I | 6 |
OGEE-492B | Capstone Design Project II | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
OGEE-435 | Petroleum Systems Modelling and Simulation | 6 |
OGEE-445 | Materials Science and Corrosion Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-450 | Hydrocarbon Flow Assurance | 6 |
OGEE-465 | Geomechanics | 6 |
OGEE-470 | Natural Gas Compression Systems | 6 |
OGEE-480 | Oil and Gas Transmission Systems | 6 |
OGEE-490 | Special Topics in Oil and Gas Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-491 | Internship | 6 |
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-332 | Technical Writing and Research | 6 |
Semester 1
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
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CHEM-106 | General Chemistry | 8 |
GEOL-110 | Physical Geology | 6 |
MATH-190 | Calculus I | 8 |
OGEE-101 | Introduction to Oil and Gas Engineering | 8 |
Semester 2
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
CHEM-126 | Chemistry for the Petrochemical Industry | 8 |
GEOL-210 | Petroleum Geology | 6 |
MATH-191 | Calculus II | 8 |
PHYS-150 | General Physics I | 8 |
Semester 3
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
ENGL-101 | English Composition | 6 |
MATH-330 | Ordinary Differential Equations | 6 |
MENG-250 | Engineering Mechanics: Statics | 6 |
OGAS-105 | Introduction to Energy Management and Markets | 6 |
OGEE-290 | Probability and Statistics for Engineers | 6 |
Semester 4
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
BADM-332 | Technical Writing and Research | 6 |
MENG-270 | Strength of Materials | 6 |
MENG-280 | Fluid Mechanics | 6 |
OGEE-300 | Computational Methods | 6 |
PHIL-120 | Ethics | 6 |
Semester 5
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
OGEE-220 | Rock and Fluid Properties | 8 |
OGEE-310 | Economics of the Oil and Gas Industry | 6 |
OGEE-320 | Drilling Engineering | 8 |
OGEE-330 | Petroleum Reservoir Engineering | 8 |
Semester 6
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
OGEE-111 | Programming for Engineers | 8 |
OGEE-340 | Formation Evaluation | 6 |
OGEE-350 | Well Construction and Completion Design | 8 |
OGEE-360 | Production Engineering | 8 |
Semester 7
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
OGEE-370 | Offshore Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-400 | Safety and Reliability Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-410 | Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-420 | Natural Gas Production Engineering | 6 |
OGEE-440 | Pipeline Design, Laying and Maintenance | 6 |
Semester 8
Course ID | Course Title | ECTS Credits |
---|---|---|
MENG-290 | Heat and Mass Transfer | 6 |
OGEE-430 | Hydrocarbon Recovery Techniques | 6 |
OGEE-450 | Hydrocarbon Flow Assurance | 6 |
OGEE-470 | Natural Gas Compression Systems | 6 |
OGEE-492 | Capstone Design Project | 6 |