Programs
The Department of Petroleum and Energy Engineering offers an extremely challenging and exciting career involving the discovery, exploration, and processing of the earth's energy resources through the knowledge of basic sciences, geosciences and petrosciences. Launched in Fall 2007, The program offers a BS in petroleum engineering and adopts an integrated approach striking a reasonable balance between petroleum engineering and gas technology. The program focuses on strengthening the ties with industry and gives its graduates excellent opportunities in the regional and global job markets.
Petroleum Engineering - BSc
This program focuses on exploration, drilling, reservoir and production operations. Economic and environmentally safe petroleum production requires the application of engineering principles in addition to chemistry, geology, physics, and mathematics.
Petroleum Engineering - Minor
The minor provides students with a world-class, accredited education within a liberal arts environment and prepares them for a successful career in the Petroleum industry.