Level:  master academic studies

Upon end of the studies student will receive a title: Master engineer of mining

Master degree program focuses on the academic needs of its industry audience. Our program provides a core body of knowledge of advanced topics in petroleum engineering with the objective to prepare our graduates for leadership positions in drilling, reservoir, and production engineering, as well as economics and evaluation. Student chose one of 3 possible majors: Drilling Engineering - static and dynamic design of borehole construction, dynamics of drilling processes, planning, supervision and evaluation of deep drilling projects under technical end economic aspects; Petroleum Production Engineering - planning, design and maintenance of production systems (from reservoir to tank), HSE, assessment of projects (profitability, consideration of technical progress); Reservoir Engineering - Detailed characterisation of storage capacilty and flow properties of hydrocarbon reservoirs, gas storage facilities, estimation of reserves and recovery. Design and development planning for new discoveries and mature fields in the light of modern enhanced oil recovery techniques. Computer-aided construction and parameterisation of three-dimensional reservoir models; numerical simulation of multiphase flow patterns, mechanical, thermal and chemical behaviour of reservoirs and prediction of reservoir performance.

Goals are intensification and scientification of knowledge in petroleum engineering, a well-balanced combination of professional education on top level with special fundamental principles, additionally project work with use of industry data and commercial software packages.To cover the future demand for petroleum and natural gas there are efforts worldwide to tap new reservoirs and to improve the utilization of already existing reservoirs, for example by improved reservoir management. The complexity of the problems that have to be solved requires that the professionals not only possess technical universality but also sound background knowledge in economics and information technology as well as management skills. The education for petroleum engineers is designed to meet this qualification profile. Petroleum industry acts globally and demands that employees can work in an international environment. The aim of this study program is that professionals acquire the ability for interdisciplinary and multidisciplinary studies of complex natural, industry and business processes and systems.

Upon completion of the degree, students are able to perform advanced-level tasks in drilling, production, and reservoir engineering. Graduate studies move from the general overview of the industry that undergraduate programs provide to in-depth knowledge of specific areas.Graduate courses provide skills and tools for solving tough engineering problems, and graduate research projects help solve some of those problems. The combination of increased understanding of the problems with the skills and tools to solve them provides the path to developing the technology of the future. It is expected that graduates are capable of applying knowledge for the understanding of complex industrial systems in different contexts and in different proportions. Students should be trained in qualitative and quantitative data interpretation by using appropriate software packages, computer solving numerical problems and numerical modeling of different processes. The ability to use modern literature and modern means of communication, and all opportunities for continued career development are the essential learning outcomes that enable graduates for further academic education at the PhD level.

Completed Undergraduate academic studies in corresponding or related scientific field, with total amount of 240 ECTS credits, at least.

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