Exciting Petroleum Engineering career focusing on discovery, exploration, and processing of Earth’s energy resources using knowledge from basic sciences.
Program Description
Students will gain the following knowledge and skills:
- Identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- Apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- Communicate effectively with a range of audiences
- Recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- Function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- Develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- Acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
High school diploma or equivalent, English proficiency test (IELTS/TOEFL), personal essay, two recommendation letters
Core curriculum requirements (33 credits)
The remaining 7 credit hours required to satisfy the core are fulfilled by the concentration Science/lab (4 crs) and the capstone projects
PENG 4980 and PENG 4981 (3 crs).
Engineering and Science core requirements (52 credits)
ENGR 101/1001 – Introduction to Engineering (1 cr.)
CSCE 106/1001 – Fundamentals of Computer Science (3 cr.)
CHEM 105/1005 – General Chemistry I (3 cr.)
ENGR 115/1005 – Descriptive Geometry and Engineering Drawing (2 cr.)
PHYS 111/1011 – Classical Mechanics, Sound and Heat (3 cr.)
PHYS 123L/1012 – General Physics Laboratory I (1 cr.)
CHEM 115L/1015 – General Chemistry Laboratory (1 cr.)
PHYS 112/1021 – Electricity and Magnetism (3 cr.)
PHYS 124L/1022 – General Physics Laboratory II (1 cr.)
MACT 132/1122 – Calculus II (3 cr.)
ENGR 212/2102 – Engineering Mechanics I (Statics) (3 cr.)
ENGR 214/2104 – Engineering Mechanics II (Dynamics) (3 cr.)
ENGR 229/2112 – Strength and Testing of Materials (4 cr.)
ENGR 261/2122 – Fundamentals of Fluid Mechanics (3 cr.)
MACT 231/2123 – Calculus III (3 cr.)
MACT 233/2141 – Differential Equations (3 cr.)
ENGR 313/3202 – Engineering Analysis and Computation I (3 cr.)
ENGR 318/3212 – General Electrical Engineering (3 cr.)
ENGR 345/3222 – Engineering Economy (3 cr.)
MACT 317/3224 – Probability and Statistics (3 cr.)
Petroleum core requirements (68 credits)
SCI 250/2005 – Introduction to Geology (3 cr.)
PENG 000/2013 – Petroleum Industry Overview (1 cr.)
PENG 219/2413 – Fundamentals of Surveying (1 cr.)
PENG 301/3011 – Petroleum Geology and Exploration (3cr.)
PENG 302/3021 – Reservoir Rock Properties (3 cr.)
PENG 303/3022 – Petrophysics and Fluids Lab (1 cr.)
PENG 311/3111 – Drilling Engineering I (3 cr.)
PENG 313/3112 – Drilling Engineering I Lab (1 cr.)
PENG 305/3211 – Reservoir Fluids (3 cr.)
PENG 331/3215 – Reservoir Engineering Fundamentals (3 cr.)
PENG 333/4224 – Well Testing (3 cr.)
PENG 334/4222 – Well Testing Lab (1 cr.)
PENG 351/3225 – Natural Gas Engineering (3 cr.)
PENG 320/3227 – Formation Evaluation (3cr. + 1cr.)
PENG 321/3310 – Well Completion and Workover (3 cr.)
PENG 322/3311 – Production Engineering Fundamentals (2 + 1 Lab)
PENG 323/3321 – Surface Facilities (3 cr.)
PENG 361/3411 – Thermodynamics (3cr.)
PENG 411/4121 – Drilling Engineering II (3 cr.)
PENG 471/4223 – Reservoir Simulation and Modeling (2 cr. + 1 cr.)
PENG 412/4225 – Secondary and Tertiary Recovery (4 cr.)
PENG 461/4226 – Petroleum Economics (3 cr.)
PENG 000/4227 – Reservoir Description and Characterization (3 cr.)
PENG 000/4320 – Artificial Lift Methods (2+1)
PENG 497/4950 – Industrial Training (1cr.)
PENG 490/4980 – Senior Project I (1cr.)
PENG 491/4981 – Senior Project II (2cr.)
Electives (9 credits)
Students must select three courses (9 credits) out of the following electives.
PENG 000/4015 – Exploration Methods (3 cr.)
PENG 000/4125 – Advanced Well Construction (3 cr.)
PENG 000/4229 – Unconventional Reservoirs (3 cr.)
PENG 451/4313 – Oil and Gas Transmission and Storage (3 cr.)
PENG 000/4325 – Well Stimulation (3 cr.)
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The American University in Cairo