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University of Adelaide

  • 28% international / 72% domestic

Master of Petroleum Engineering

  • Masters (Coursework)

Petroleum engineers help sustain society's way of life. They provide oil and gas in efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible ways.Our Master of Petroleum Engineering is designed for graduates of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or equivalent science and mathematics degrees.

Key details

Degree Type
Masters (Coursework)
Duration
1.5 years full-time
Course Code
3CM183, 083678M
Intake Months
Feb
International Fees
$52,000 per year / $78,000 total

About this course

A competitive edge in one of engineering's highest paid fields

Petroleum engineers help sustain society's way of life. They provide oil and gas in efficient, safe, and environmentally responsible ways.

Our Master of Petroleum Engineering is designed for graduates of a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) or equivalent science and mathematics degrees. It's also open to petro-technical professionals seeking to advance their technical careers with formal qualifications.

Our petroleum engineering degrees are developed and taught by industry-trained academics through the Australian School of Petroleum and Energy Resources. This is Australia and Southeast Asia's academic centre for petroleum research and education, and the only school of its kind in Australia.

Study locations

North Terrace

North Terrace Campus

What you will learn

  • Learn all about well testing and drilling engineering.
  • Explore unconventional resources and recovery.
  • Access our Tempest reservoir simulator.
  • Gain field experience at an Australian sedimentary basin.
  • Take integrated courses in business, economics and project management.
  • Complete a 6-unit research project thesis.

Career pathways

You'll graduate ready to enter the upstream sector of the petroleum industry. You could drill exploratory wells for oil, gas and energy companies. You might search for underground or underwater oil fields with a government agency. Perhaps you'll move into a supervising or managerial role.

Note: Mid-year entry into this program is open to domestic students only and is subject to availability. This entry point is best suited to applicants wishing to study part-time while continuing to work in the industry. Applicants seeking mid-year entry into this program should be aware that their program will only be available part-time and therefore cannot be completed in 1.5 years.



  • #1 in Australia and #7 in the world for petroleum engineering^
  • Home to Asia Pacific's leading centre for integrated petroleum research and education
  • Transfer your expertise into one of the highest paid engineering fields

^ARWU, 2021




Course structure

To qualify for the Master of Petroleum Engineering, students must satisfactorily complete 36 units, comprising a minimum of 30 units of core courses and a 6-unit capstone project.

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Engineering courses at University of Adelaide.
80.2%
Overall satisfaction
88.3%
Skill scale
73.9%
Teaching scale