Objectives
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The Program’s objectives can be summed up as follows:
- Prepare students to become successful professional engineers in the demanding field of oil and gas engineering.
- Provide students with the fundamental principles of science and engineering in order to cope successfully with the technological challenges of the oil and gas 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 the public on topics related to technical concepts, risks, and recommendations.
- Continue life-long learning process in the area of oil and gas engineering that are directly linked to industry and current state-of-the-art technology and participate in graduate education to remain as effective professionals in the workplace of the future.
- Provide the theoretical and computational skills necessary for the solution of both theoretical and practical engineering problems in the field of oil and gas energy.
The program offers the degree of Bachelor of Science (B. Sc.) in Oil & Gas Engineering. The candidate for the (B. Sc.) degree is required to pursue scholastic quality and complete a plan of study prepared with his academic advisor and approved by the Oil & Gas Engineering Department Council.The number of credit hours required for graduation is 180 (Cr. Hr.) spreading over 10 academic semesters. The program contains a sequence of courses that are designed according to the National Academic Reference Standards (NARS) and Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) for Oil and Gas engineering