Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum) with Major
Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum) with Major
Petroleum engineering is one of the highest paid engineering field’s internationally, with exciting opportunities for qualified graduates. Petroleum engineers help sustain society’s way of life by ensuring we can meet our energy demands. They provide oil and gas in efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible ways. This degree allows students to…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
Petroleum engineering is one of the highest paid engineering field’s internationally, with exciting opportunities for qualified graduates.
Petroleum engineers help sustain society’s way of life by ensuring we can meet our energy demands. They provide oil and gas in efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible ways.
This degree allows students to undertake a major as part of their study in a five-year program.
What will you do?
Our Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Petroleum) with major is developed and taught by industry-trained academics through the Australian School of Petroleum. This is Australia and Southeast Asia’s academic centre for petroleum research and education, and the only school of its kind in Australia. You will:
learn about petroleum engineering, petroleum geoscience and the oil industry
take courses in business and project management
develop technical knowledge and network with potential employers
undertake interactive projects and field trips
complete an eight-week practical experience.
Majors are available in:
Chemical engineering
Civil engineering
Mechanical engineering
Mining engineering
Career Readiness
The Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum) is delivered by experts with strong regional, national, and international industry links. This enables graduates to develop networks with potential employers throughout their degree, providing a valuable professional head start when embarking on highly-paid, exciting careers all over the world From working in the field to the once, graduates can expect careers with oil, gas and energy companies, and government agencies in a diverse range of occupations.
This includes roles such as: geoscientists; reservoir drilling and production engineers; managers; commercial analysts; and in business development roles. Graduates may also find employment in other industries requiring strong analytical, business, and communication skills.
Industry Placement
Students are required to complete eight weeks of approved practical experience.
Potential careers
Petroleum Engineer, Petroleum Exploration, Petroleum Manager.
Majors
A major is a great way to specialise and pursue topics of interest without narrowing future career options. All graduates of this degree— irrespective of their major—qualify as petroleum engineers, and can pursue a career in any specialist field within the profession.
Majors are available across the following areas:
Chemical Engineering: Chemical engineering is a key engineering discipline that sustains and improves a range of industries, including petroleum refining and petrochemicals. Students develop skills in the design, development, and operation of process systems for the extraction, transformation and recovery of materials.
Civil Engineering: The Civil Engineering major develops students’ skills in the planning, design, construction and maintenance of infrastructure, in an environmentally sustainable manner.
Mechanical Engineering: Students develop knowledge of, and skills in technology and scientific principles involved in the design, development and manufacture of products, processes, machines, and moving mechanical engineering systems.
Mining Engineering: Students develop skills in the extraction and processing of valuable mineral and metal ores from the earth. Combining petroleum engineering with mining can provide graduates with a strong competitive edge and increased career options.
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of Adelaide unites and serves those striving to change the world—and themselves—for the better. It’s a place where history is made.Established in 1874, we’re home to over 29,000 students and 3,000 staff, all striving to create progress. For our community. For all. This is a university of outstanding quality—ranked as a top 100 global university—in the heart of the city of Adelaide.We were our country’s first university to welcome female students. The first to teach science and business. Our alumni have won Nobel Prizes, led the nation, and walked in space.
