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Learning Outcomes

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Graduates will be able to exhibit a respect for, and understanding of, professional engineering practice in the petroleum engineering discipline (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies 1.6 and 3.1). This capability is enhanced in the Master's program via the PE project, engineering and technical management electives, compulsory design courses, and compulsory industrial training.
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate proficiency in applying engineering techniques, tools, and resources (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 2.2). This outcome is developed within the Master's program via the compulsory design proficiency course and PE project.
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Graduates will be able to engage in effective professional communication (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 3.2). This capability is enhanced by the Masters program, particularly via the PE project but also through the management electives, design course and industrial training. Graduates will be able to effectively communicate with each other, with other professional groups, and with the general community, in order to convey the principles and merits of designs and innovation, and of analytical results.
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Graduates will be able to proficiently apply systematic approaches to carrying out engineering design and projects (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competencies 2.3, and 2.4). This outcome is developed within the Master's program via the PE project and compulsory design proficiency course. Graduates will develop an appreciation of, and ability to, engage in research and engineering design.
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Graduates will be able to apply established engineering methods to complex engineering problem solving (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 2.1). After entry, this capability is enhanced by the Master's program, particularly via the compulsory PE project and core design course, such that students have the ability to analyse, criticise, and undertake design. Graduates will be capable of exercising advanced and creative problem solving skills when applied to unique and unfamiliar problems.
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate in-depth as well as broad understanding of the specialist body of knowledge of petroleum engineering (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.3) This learning outcome is firstly developed within the Master's program following a sufficient foundation from an existing 4-year bachelor's degree, but particularly enhanced via substantial professional development and postgraduate elective choice. Graduates should be thoroughly versed in, and be able to apply, the advanced technologies relevant to their chosen discipline.
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Graduates will be able to discern knowledge development and research directions within the petroleum engineering discipline (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.4). This is particularly enhanced in the Master's program via postgraduate electives which reflect the current developments and research directions in the relevant discipline.
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Graduates will be able to demonstrate knowledge of contextual factors impacting the petroleum engineering discipline (satisfying Engineers Australia Stage 1 competency 1.5). This capability is primarily attained via the engineering and technical management electives as well as compulsory industrial training.
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Graduate Capabilities

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Available in Program(s)
Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:

Master of Engineering - ME8621 - Engineering

Specialisation Structure
96 Units of Credit:

Students must complete 96 UOC.

DISCIPLINARY CORE COURSES

Students must take 24 UOC of the following courses.

PTRL5006
6 UOC
Field Development Geology
PTRL5009
6 UOC
Well Drilling Equipment and Operations
PTRL5014
6 UOC
Petroleum Geophysics
PTRL5019
6 UOC
Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering A

RESEARCH CORE COURSES

Students must take 18 UOC of the following courses.

PTRL9451
4 UOC
Masters Project A
PTRL9452
4 UOC
Masters Project B
PTRL9453
4 UOC
Masters Project C

ADVANCED DISCIPLINARY ELECTIVES

Students must take at least 30 UOC of the following courses.

PTRL5004
6 UOC
Numerical Reservoir Simulation
PTRL5011
6 UOC
Petroleum Production Engineering
PTRL5012
6 UOC
Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery
PTRL5016
6 UOC
Well Completions and Stimulation
PTRL5021
6 UOC
Reservoir Characterisation
PTRL5022
6 UOC
Drilling Systems Design and Optimisation
PTRL5107
6 UOC
Petrophysics
PTRL5119
6 UOC
Geothermal Engineering

DISCIPLINARY ELECTIVES

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

PTRL5008
6 UOC
Petroleum Production Economics
PTRL5100
6 UOC
Geomechanics A
PTRL5101
6 UOC
Petroleum Geomechanics B
PTRL5102
6 UOC
Digital Core Analysis
PTRL5010
6 UOC
Natural Gas Engineering
COMP9021
6 UOC
Principles of Programming
CEIC8330
6 UOC
Process Engineering in the Petroleum Industry
MATH5165
6 UOC
Optimization

ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT ELECTIVES

Students must take at least 12 UOC of the following courses.

CVEN9888
6 UOC
Environmental Management
CVEN9892
6 UOC
Sustainability Assessment and Risk Analysis
GSOE9210
6 UOC
Engineering Decision Structures
GSOE9360
6 UOC
Academic Discourse in Engineering
GSOE9445
6 UOC
Entrepreneurial Engineering
GSOE9510
6 UOC
Ethics and Leadership in Engineering
GSOE9712
6 UOC
Engineering Statistics and Experiment Design
GSOE9810
6 UOC
Process and Product Quality in Engineering
MANF6860
6 UOC
Strategic Manufacturing Management
MANF9400
6 UOC
Industrial Management
MANF9472
6 UOC
Production Planning and Control
MATH5165
6 UOC
Optimization
MATH5846
6 UOC
Introduction to Probability and Stochastic Processes
SOLA5056
6 UOC
Sustainable Energy for Developing Countries
SOLA9103
6 UOC
Renewable Energy System Modelling & Analysis

INDUSTRY TRAINING

Completion of 60 days of Industrial Training (IT) related to the specialisation (Petroleum Engineering) is a further requirement of the stream.

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Additional Information

Notes:  

  1. Not all courses may be available in a given year; available courses will be as per the School of Minerals and Energy Resources Engineering program for that year.
  2. Sessions (T1, T2 and T3) are as per 2019 teaching allocations and can change from one year to another.
  3. Please see the School website for further information about this stream.

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