Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering with Honours

Under a well-balanced curriculum that aims to provide both breadth and depth across petroleum engineering specialisations, students will build a solid foundation in oil and gas exploration, production and development as they master core topics in petroleum geology, petroleum economy and well completion.

At the Faculty, students will have access to well-equipped laboratories and sophisticated computers equipped with licensed engineering software such as NEXUS, COMPASS, t-navigator and other commercial reservoir simulation software. Industrial-based projects will also open the way for insights from industry experts. By the end of this four-year programme, they will have learnt to address pressing issues and design innovative solutions that benefit society and organisations. 

Courses Offered

Year 1

• Statistics
• Technical Communication
• Mathematical Methods for Engineers I
• Mathematical Methods for Engineers II
• Engineering Design and Drawing
• Engineering Physics
• Organic Chemistry
• Physical Chemistry
• Material Engineering
• Material Engineering Laboratory

Year 2

• Safety, Health and Environment
• Programming for Engineers
• Fluid Mechanics
• Numerical Analysis
• Physical Geology
• Elements of Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties
• Thermodynamics
• Thermofluid Laboratory
• Numerical Analysis Laboratory
• Petrophysics Laboratory
• Internship I

Year 3

• Engineers in Society
• Engineering Management and Economics
• Reservoir Engineering I
• Reservoir Engineering II
• Oil and Gas Production Operations
• Well Completion
• Drilling Engineering
• Petroleum Geology
• Petroleum Geology Laboratory
• Drilling Engineering Laboratory
• Fieldwork
• Internship II

Year 4

• Final Year Project A
• Enhanced Oil Recovery
• Natural Gas Engineering
• Formation Evaluation
• Reservoir Simulation
• Petroleum Economy
• Well Diagnosis and Treatment
• Final Year Project B
• Field Development Project I
• Field Development Project II

Elective courses (select one stream only)

Stream 1: Advanced Oil Field Operation
Advanced Reservoir Simulation
Advanced Deilling Engineering
Production System Planning

Stream 2: Advanced Management in Energy Engineering
Energy Management and Conservation
Energy and Carbon Auditing
Economics of Energy Systems

Stream 3: Interdisciplinary (Select 3 courses only)
Renewable Energy
IoT and Data Analytics
Machine Learning
Technopreneurship
Nanotechnology

General Courses (MPU) are compulsory for all students.

For Malaysian students:

1. U1 - Appreciation of Ethics and Civilisations (Penghayatan Etika dan Peradaban)
2. U1 - Philosophy and Contemporary Issues (Falsafah dan Isu Semasa)

For foreign students:

1. U1 - Philosophy and Contemporary Issues
2. U1 - Communication in Bahasa Melayu 3 (Bahasa Melayu Komunikasi 3))

All students:

1. U3 - Kursus Integriti dan Anti-Rasuah (KIAR)
2. U4 - Extra-curricular Learning Experience 1 to 3