Petroleum Geoscience
Summary
- Type of degree
- MSc
- Subject
- Energy, Resources and the Environment
- Location
- Edinburgh, United Kingdom of Great Britain – England, Scotland, Wales
- Course language
- English
- Website
- http://www.findamasters.com/search/masters-degree.aspx?course=29752
Description
The main objective of this MSc program is to provide a thorough training in aspects of subsurface geology, geophysics and geo-engineering, relating to the exploration, appraisal and development of subsurface resources. Although the program concentrates on exploration for hydrocarbon resources, and delineation of hydrocarbon reservoirs in the subsurface, the skills learned in this subject are applicable to all subsurface geoscience areas, including groundwater exploration, waste disposal or CO2 sequestration.
The programme is deliberately intensive, typically consisting of working a full 5 days per week of lectures and practical work, including labs or tutorial exercises designed to teach practical skills in addition to learning theory. Project work, both as groups and individually is part of the programme. Two fieldtrips are a permanent part of the course, the second as part of the Wessex Basin Team Project which aims to integrate basin scale and reservoir scale exploration tasks, similar to those that students will encounter working in Oil and Gas employment.