University of Western Australia

School of Oil and Gas Engineering
35 Stirling Highway
Crawley, WA 6009
Australia

Phone: + 61 8 6488 1970
Facsimile: + 61 8 6488 1964

Department email: oil-gas@uwa.edu.au
Department website: www.oil-gas.uwa.edu.au

Dean: Professor Mark Bush, Dean of Engineering, Computing and Mathematics
Chair: Professor Bob Hurle, Head of School, School of Oil and Gas Engineering

Contact Information

Petroleum Engineering Degree Information

http://www.oilgas.uwa.edu.au/all_courses/

Curriculum Description

Undergraduate:

The School of Oil and Gas Engineering has commenced a new 4 year Bachelor of Engineering degree in
Oil and Gas Engineering. Students are able to select from a wide range of Final Year Projects for 2004.

The Oil and Gas Engineering Degree is aimed at satisfying industry’s demand for graduates with
specialist education in the Oil and Gas area. The degree is built on a core of existing UWA engineering
units that span the traditional streams of Civil, Mechanical and Chemical Engineering, with additional
units added that give a broad background to Australia’s Oil and Gas resources and cover the specialist
option in greater depth.

The School of Oil and Gas Engineering has close links with industry and our graduates are well
regarded in the industry, with many of them getting the opportunity to work overseas even in the early years of their career.

Masters and Doctorate:

Master of Oil and Gas Engineering
This program is a collaborative venture involving UWA, Curtin and Murdoch universities. The aim of
this program is to provide across-the-board professional training for the oil and gas industry. The
program has been designed to maximise flexibility and qualifications may be obtained either through
thesis research, coursework, or by various combinations of coursework and research. Modules in the
two-year degree of Master of Oil and Gas Engineering (MOGE) are jointly offered as a half-year
Graduate Certificate and a one-year Graduate Diploma course. The modules may also serve as standalone short courses.

A total of 29 modules are currently available in the course. Completion of 24 modules is required for the Masters degree. These are arranged quite differently from the usual university semester systems. The academic year is split into six 7-week blocks extending from February to December. Up to 5 modules run in each block, with evening classes held twice weekly to facilitate industry attendance. The relatively short module length also increases the course”s convenience to industry students and instructors.

The overall program undergoes regular review to ensure that there is adequate coverage of oil and gas engineering topics, presented at the right level without overlap. Course instructors integrate global and local knowledge to show how technical developments around the world may be adapted to local conditions. A suitable balance is also necessary between the requirements for professional training, often influenced by short term corporate priorities, and the more generic academic rigour expected of a traditional, research intensive university.

Graduate Certificate in Oil & Gas Engineering/Graduate Diploma in Oil & Gas Engineering
These courses provide an orientation for graduates in engineering or science to professional work in the oil and gas industry and is convenient for those wishing to undertake advanced studies but not sure, initially, in which area to specialise. It also provides an overview of the industry for those with
experience in a particular discipline.

Modules are selected from the wide range of 1st and 2nd year MOGE modules and students with relevant qualifications and experience may apply for credit from equivalent modules.

The course may be completed in a short time frame: one year full-time or up to two years of part-time study and may be started at various times during the year.

Students successfully completing 6 modules are awarded a Graduate Certificate. Students successfully completing 12 modules are awarded a Graduate Diploma.

Graduates completing the Graduate Diploma with an average mark of 65% or better, may apply to enter the second year of the MOGE

PhD/MSc:
General Information
With 12 academic staff and links to a number of other schools at UWA, the Centre”s expertise is able to provide opportunities in a significant number of research areas.

Applicants for Master of Engineering Science (by research) and Doctor of Philosophy are encouraged
from graduates in an engineering discipline or a science subject (e.g. mathematics, physics, chemistry,
geology). Applicants should have a good honours degree or equivalent. The normal commencement of
studies is in January and it is recommended that prospective students submit an application for
admission a minimum of six months before they want to commence.

Prospective students are encouraged to contact the Centre by telephone, fax, email or in person to
discuss the research opportunities available.

Research Program
There is a very active research program ongoing with a number students enrolled for postgraduate
research qualifications. At the start of 2002, there were 10 PhD students and 2 Master of Engineering
Science students. Examples of current or recently completed research projects include:

• Human and organisational factors in design and reliability of offshore structures
• Float over deck installation in Australian waters
• Offshore structure damage and failure mechanism
• Platform reliability
• Automated measurement of phase behaviour in NWS petroleum and natural gas fluids using
  advanced microwave technology
• Sulphur deposition within natural gas transmission pipelines
• Response dynamics of floating offshore structure

Program Admission Requirements

Undergraduate:

http://admissions.uwa.edu.au/undergrad/requirements

Masters and Doctorate:

Master of Oil and Gas Engineering
Contact Debra Klein oil-gas@uwa.edu.au, +61 8 6488 1970, fax +61 8 6488 1964.
Graduate Certificate in Oil & Gas Engineering/Graduate Diploma in Oil & Gas Engineering
http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/__data/page/32405/Application_for_Course_Admission_2004.doc

PhD/MSc:
All enquiries to Debra Klein, oil-gas@uwa.edu.au , +61 8 6488 1970, fax: +61 8 6488 1964.

Faculty Information

Curriculum Analysis

Bachelor of Engineering (Oil and Gas) – Reservoir & Petroleum Engineering
http://www.ecm.uwa.edu.au/study_guides/be/be_oilgas4_2004#year2electives