Key information
- Programme code
- KPT/JPS (R2/0711/7/0001) (MQA/FA3474) 06/28
- Level
- Postgraduate Taught
- Delivery type
- Full Time, Part Time
- Degree qualification
- MSc
- Mode of delivery
- On-Campus
- Duration
- 1 year
- Location
- Malaysia
- Start date
- September, January
The MSc in Petroleum Engineering is a programme of lectures and project work, encompassing a wide range of petroleum engineering fundamentals, pertinent to the modern petroleum industry. Project work provides an opportunity for ideas and methods, assimilated through lectures and tutorials, to be applied to real field evaluation and development design problems.
The courses are applied in nature and have been designed so that a graduate is technically well prepared for, and has a sound knowledge of, the industry into which he or she will be recruited.
These courses provide specialist education tailored to the requirements of the upstream petroleum industry. The relevance of this education combined with careful selection of candidates has encouraged oil and oilfield service companies to target Heriot-Watt for recruitment of graduates over the years.
Teaching and Assessment
Our students experience a stimulating teaching environment which blends conventional lectures and tutorials with online material in our Virtual Learning Environment. Programmes are regularly reviewed by research-active staff in Edinburgh, Dubai and Malaysia to ensure that the learning material is relevant and current. Our classes are primarily conducted in person. However, the University may offer some classes online or in a hybrid format, scheduled across different time zones, as determined by the University.
Assessment of the taught component is through a balance of examinations and coursework.
Go Global
There are currently no Go Global opportunities for this particular programme. However, other Go Global opportunities may be available. Please contact studywithus@hw.ac.uk for more information.
Course content
January Intake - Malaysia
Mandatory January
- Production Technology
- Petroleum Economics
- Reservoir Simulation
- Reservoir Engineering - Well test Analysis
Mandatory September
- Drilling Engineering
- Formation Evaluation
- Geoscience with Integrated Data Science
- Reservoir Engineering
Mandatory Second January
- Field Development Project
- Individual Project
September Intake - Malaysia
Mandatory- September
- Drilling Engineering
- Reservoir Engineering
- Formation Evaluation
- Geoscience with Integrated Data Science
Mandatory - January
- Petroleum Economics
- Reservoir Engineering - Well test Analysis
- Production Technology
- Reservoir Simulation
Mandatory - May
- Individual Project
- Field Development Project
Fees and funding
| Status | Full Time | Part Time |
|---|---|---|
| Local | MYR 47,250 | MYR 23,625 |
| International | MYR 53,640 | MYR 26,820 |
Entry requirements
We have standard entry requirements for all of our courses that you will have to meet.
- A minimum of a second class Honours degree or an equivalent academic qualification in a related subject area.
- For postgraduate conversion courses, *non-related degrees will be considered.
- Corporate (or chartered) membership of relevant professional institutions will also be considered.
*Non-related degrees will be considered on an individual basis based on CV and work experience
Why Heriot-Watt
We are committed to producing future-ready graduates with high-quality British education. Located in Putrajaya since 2014, Heriot-Watt University Malaysia's purpose-built, state-of-the-art, lakeside campus in Putrajaya is the first “green campus” in Malaysia; catering to a global network of students.
Ranked in the top 10 for Research Impact in the UK, with campuses in Scotland and Dubai, we offer students the opportunity of a truly global seamless learning experience flourishing beyond academic excellence through our Purpose Driven Education approach.
Employability
The main graduate destination is the upstream oil and gas industry, however, it is expected that some graduates will find employment within both the upstream and downstream oil and gas industry. The programme is recognised by graduate-recruiting businesses globally, and many of our graduates are employed at the most senior technical and management levels in international oil and gas companies.
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