Profile of the Programme

The general objectives of the programme are to:

Prepare students to become successful professional engineers in the demandin
g field of oil and gas engineering;
Provide students the necessary knowledge and technical skills to excel in th
e oil and gas industry either as operational leaders in the field, technical exp
erts, or researchers;
Provide students with the fundamental principles of science and engineering
in order to cope successfully with the technological challenges of the oil and g
as industry;
Cultivate analytical skills, problem solving tactics, and critical thinking;
Promote engineering ethics, job responsibility, and moral practices;
Develop skills for effective communication with co-workers, managers, and th
e public on topics related to technical concepts, risks, and recommendations.
The specific objectives of the programme are to:
Provide fundamental knowledge, analytical skills, and engineering tools to s
tudents in order to cope successfully in a technologically challenging environme
nt in the oil and gas industry;
Facilitate learning in areas of oil and gas engineering that are directly li
nked to industry and current state-of-the-art technology;
Provide the theoretical and computational skills necessary for the solution
of both theoretical and practical engineering problems in the field of oil and g
as energy;
Provide practical and experimental hands-on experience that allows the stude
nts to link directly to fundamental knowledge and theory;
Prepare students to work alone or in groups in order to provide engineering
solutions;
Prepare students to design/implement systems and processes towards the solut
ion of engineering problems in the field of oil and gas energy;
Develop communications skills including the abilities to write technical rep
orts and present their work before an audience;
Provide students with the opportunity to develop a greater technical compete
nce in their area and become successful professionals throughout their lifetime;
Prepare students for post-graduate studies and research in the field of oil
and gas engineering.
Career Prospects
It is expected that the discovery of oil and gas in the Cyprus Exclusive Economi
c Zone will prompt the establishment of new companies and operations with an inc
reasing number of job opportunities. This will result to more science-oriented t
echnical staff who would like to attend an undergraduate program that will turn
them into high-level technical/engineering staff for the various operational tec
hnologies and processes in the oil and gas fields.
The oil and gas industry offers a variety of careers for graduates of this progr
am to work at its refineries, terminals, chemical plants, or on exploration and
production on-shore/off-shore facilities. The following are examples of some of
the career options available either off-shore or on-shore:
Petroleum Engineer
Production Engineer
Drilling Engineer
Reservoir Engineer
Process Engineer
Petroleum Geologist
Project Engineer
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