Petroleum Systems courses

About Applied Petroleum Geoscience in University of Derby

Achieving this MSc will help raise your profile as a skilled, confident and versatile petroleum geologist with high standards of professional judgement.

• Build on your existing geoscience knowledge to develop a thorough understanding across all aspects of the petroleum system
• Gain the practical abilities to evaluate the technical and commercial risks that affect success in the oil industry
• Put theory into practice with fieldwork in various parts of the UK, including logging core at the British Geological Survey
• Benefit from our small class sizes where you will receive plenty of attention, time and support as you work towards your goals
• Choose a study route to suit you: the course can be completed in a year full time or up to five years part-time if you want to study while you work
• Work with the same technical software packages you will use in the petroleum industry
• Enhance your career prospects in industry roles ranging from subsurface analysis and wellsite operations to technical and commercial support

Our MSc Applied Petroleum Geoscience provides the ideal combination of academic and practical teaching to help you embark on a fulfilling career, or advance your existing career, in the petroleum industry.

We have drawn on our strong links with the oil industry to design and deliver this course. Group work and team projects are devised with the advice of our industry colleagues to ensure they prepare you for professional work practices.   

Our tutors have extensive experience of research and consultancy in areas such as petroleum exploration, basin evaluation and petroleum reservoir sedimentology. You will also benefit immensely from the expertise of our associate lecturers who are active in the industry and ensure the course content reflects latest developments.

As part of your studies, you’ll have the opportunity to network with employers at professional regional meetings, conferences and careers days held by bodies such as the Petroleum Exploration Society of Great Britain, the London Petrophysical Society and the American Association of Petroleum Geologists.

An undergraduate degree or equivalent in a geoscience subject.

International students should have the above or an international equivalent. If English is not your first language, you will need to hold IELTS 6.0 or above in all categories.

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