Energy and Petroleum Engineering, M.E.

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The program, with an initial four specialization options in energy-related disciplines (Energy, Advanced Drilling, Data Analytics, Blockchain) is a direct response to the high demand of the Energy and Petroleum industry worldwide to employ graduates with these skills.

Curriculum Map and Program Structure

Students enrolled in the MEng program will need to complete 30 credits (typically, 10 courses of 3 credits each) to graduate.
Students with a bachelor’s degree in petroleum engineering shall select a minimum of five (5) specialized courses from a list of core courses under each discipline and the remaining courses can be taken as technical electives in the department or from other programs across campus. Students with other engineering or related science backgrounds will be required to take five (5) graduate courses in Petroleum Engineering as electives in addition to the five (5) core courses in their specialized area.
In some cases, and, if one without a prior degree in petroleum engineering, provides adequate evidence of past training or industry experience in the petroleum industry, the number of petroleum engineering electives may be reduced to allow for more courses in the specialized discipline.

Core Courses in Energy Engineering

This list is the general order of core courses that the students are recommended to take, based on their specialized discipline. Each course listed is 3 credits.

PETE 5050 - Life Cycle Analysis Credits: 3
PETE 5860 - Energy, Environment, and Materials Credits: 3
PETE 5020 - Thermodynamics Credits: 3
EPE 5010 - Subsurface Energy Storage Credits: 3 3
EPE 5020 - Petroleum and Geothermal Engineering Credits: 3 3
EPE 5030 - Exergy Credits: 3 3
EPE 5040 - Energy Economics Credits: 3
EPE 5050 - Life Cycle Analysis Credits: 3 3
EPE 5860 - Energy, Environment, and Materials Credits: 3 3

Core Courses in Advanced Drilling Engineering

This is the general order of core courses that the students are recommended to take, based on their specialized discipline. Each course listed is 3 credits.

PETE 5255 - Advanced Drilling Engineering Credits: 3
PETE 5215 - Electronics I Laboratory Credits: 3
EPE 5210 - Advanced Well Control Credits: 3 3
EPE 5220 - Drilling Problems and Solutions Credits: 3 3
EPE 5230 - Managed Pressure Drilling Credits: 3 3
EPE 5255 - Advanced Drilling Engineering Credits: 3

Core Courses in Data Analytics

This is the list and general order of core courses that the students are recommended to take, based on their specialized discipline. Each course listed is 3 credits.

PETE 5150 - Topics in Petroleum Engineering Credits: 1-3
EPE 5110 - Energy Data Analysis using Python Credits: 3 3
EPE 5120 - Visual Analytics for the Energy Industry Credits: 3 3
EPE 5130 - Data Analytics Applications in the Energy Industry Credits: 3
EPE 5140 - Temporal Analytics for the Energy Industry Credits: 3
EPE 5150 - Project Management in Energy Analytics Credits: 3 3
EPE 5160 - Graph Modeling for Energy Industry Credits: 3 3
EPE 5170 - Text Analytics for Energy Solution Credits: 3

Core Courses in Blockchain Technology

This is the list and general order of core courses that the students are recommended to take, based on their specialized discipline. Each course listed is 3 credits.

BKCH 3021 - Fundamentals of Blockchain Credits: 3
BKCH 4021 - Business Applications of Blockchain Credits: 3
BKCH 4121 - Case Studies in Block Chain Credits: 3
PETE 4820 - Blockchain in Energy Credits: 3
EPE 5310 - Applied Blockchain for Oil and Gas Credits: 3

Elective Courses

Students can take electives from all the specialization areas of MEng, PETE courses, or the following list of approved courses across campus. Each course is 3 credits. Other electives may be selected with advisor approval.

COSC 5010 - Graduate Topics in Computer Science Credits: 1-6
ESE 4460 - Solar and Geothermal Engineering Credits: 3
ESE 4470 - Wind and Ocean Energy Engineering Credits: 3
ME 5474 - Energy Methods Credits: 3
ME 5475 - Topics in Mechanical Engineering II Credits: 1-6
CE 5430 - Environmental Engineering Chem Credits: 3
CE 5470 - Water for Energy Credits: 3
CE 5700 - Civil Engineering Problems I Credits: 1-3 (Carbon Capture and Storage: Section 3)
CE 5810 - Groundwater Hydrology Credits: 3
CE 5870 - Water Resource Engineering Credits: 3
GEOL 4190 - Petroleum Geology Credits: 3
GEOL 5250 - Mathematical Geosciences Credits: 3
GEOL 5470 - Fire Ecology Credits: 3
GEOL 5777 - Geochemistry of Natural Waters Credits: 3
GEOL 5835 - Applied/Exploration Geophysics Credits: 3
ECON 4400 - Environmental Economics Credits: 3
ECON 4410 - Natural Resource Economics Credits: 3
ECON 4430 - Energy Economics Credits: 3
ECON 5400 - Advanced Resource and Environmental Economics Credits: 3
ERS 4050 - Solar Energy Conversion Credits: 3
ERS 4130 - Oil and Gas and the Law of Subsurface Property Credits: 3
ERS 4135 - Advanced Energy Law Credits: 3
ENR 4051 - Environmental Politics Credits: 3
ENR 4052 - Federal Land Politics Credits: 3
ENR 5050 - Techniques in Environmental Data Management Credits: 4
ENR 5150 - Environmental Science: Perspectives and Methods Credits: 3
ENR 5500 - Risk Analysis Credits: 4
ENR 5750 - ENR Law and Policy Credits: 3
MGT 5504 - Energy Industry Value Chain Credits: 3
MBAM 5506 - Energy Finance: Securities, Hedging, and Trading Credits: 3
MBAM 5501 - Energy Economics and Policy Credits: 3
EPE 5090 Energy Research Method
EPE 5890 Energy Technology Seminar