Petroleum Engineering — study plan
- Credit hours
- 131
- Levels
- 8
- Courses
- 40
- Degree
- bachelor
A detailed plan for this major has not been published yet. Check the university's official link for the approved plan.
Year 1 - Fall 16 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CHEM 107 | General Chemistry for Engineering Students | 3 |
| CHEM 117 | General Chemistry Laboratory | 1 |
| MATH 151 | Engineering Mathematics I | 4 |
| ENGR 102 | Engineering Lab I - Computation | 2 |
| ENGL 104 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
Year 1 - Spring 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 152 | Engineering Mathematics II | 4 |
| PHYS 206 | Newtonian Mechanics | 3 |
| ENGR 216 | Experimental Physics and Engineering Lab II | 2 |
| GEOL 101 | Physical Geology | 3 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
Year 2 - Fall 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PHYS 207 | Electricity and Magnetism | 3 |
| MATH 251 | Engineering Mathematics III | 3 |
| PETE 201 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 3 |
| STAT 211 | Principles of Statistics I | 3 |
| MEEN 225 | Engineering Mechanics | 3 |
Year 2 - Spring 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| MATH 308 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| PETE 203 | Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods | 3 |
| PETE 301 | Formation Evaluation | 3 |
| MEEN 315 | Thermodynamics | 3 |
| ENGL 210 | Technical and Professional Writing | 3 |
Year 3 - Fall 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PETE 311 | Reservoir Fluids | 3 |
| PETE 321 | Drilling Engineering | 3 |
| PETE 331 | Reservoir Engineering I | 3 |
| PETE 355 | Petrophysics | 3 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
Year 3 - Spring 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PETE 401 | Reservoir Engineering II | 3 |
| PETE 411 | Production Engineering | 3 |
| PETE 421 | Well Testing | 3 |
| PETE 425 | Natural Gas Engineering | 3 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
Year 4 - Fall 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PETE 402 | Petroleum Project Evaluation | 3 |
| PETE 470 | Petroleum Engineering Design I | 3 |
| ENGR 482 | Engineering Ethics | 3 |
| TECH-EL | Technical Elective Elective | 3 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
Year 4 - Spring 15 credits
| Code | Course | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| PETE 471 | Petroleum Engineering Design II | 3 |
| PETE 481 | Reservoir Simulation | 3 |
| TECH-EL | Technical Elective Elective | 6 |
| UCC-EL | University Core Elective Elective | 3 |
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