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Entry Requirements

Description
Associate of Science in Petroleum Engineering with a minimum GPA of 2.0.
Any other equivalent qualification in Petroleum Engineering from a recognised institution or college.
Mature applicants [21 years or older in the year of admission] with the relevant technical qualifications and experience and who have passed the University of Guyana Entrance Examination (UGEE) are eligible for admission into the programme and will be required to submit a Portfolio of their existing experience.

Courses

First Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
MEC1117 Fluid Mechanics for Petroleum Technicians 3
ENG1109 Communication for Technicians 2
EMT1105 Mathematics for Technician I (A) 4
PEG1102 Life Skills for Technicians 1
PHY1108 Physics for Technicians 4
PEG1100 Introduction to Health, Safety and the Environment 4
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG1201 Reservoir Engineering for Technicians 4
EMT1205 Mathematics for Technician II (A) 4
PEG1200 Drilling and Well Completion for Technicians 4
PEG1202 Surface Production and Operations 3
GEM1207 Geology for Technicians 4

Second Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG2102 Basic Logging 3
PET2103 Entrepreneurship for Technicians 2 This course replaces PEG2103 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025
PEG2103 Entrepreneurship for Technicians 2
PEG2100 Petroleum Project Economics 2
ELE2118 Workshop Training 3
PEG2101 Subsurface Oil and Gas Production 4
EMT2102 Mathematics for Technicians III (A) 4
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG2204 Engineering Fundamentals 4
CSE1204 Programming for Technicians 3
EMT2203 Engineering Mathematics I 4
MEC1116 Visualisation and Engineering Graphics for Technicians 3
PEG2202 Petroleum Industry Project 3
PET2204 Engineering Fundamentals 4 This course replaces PEG2204 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025

Third Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PET3102 Professionalism & Ethics 2 This course replaces PEG3102 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025
EMT3103 Engineering Mathematics III 3
PEG3103 New and Emerging Technologies 3
EMT3102 Engineering Mathematics II 3
PEG3102 Professionalism and Ethics 2
GEM3114 Sedimentary Rocks I 3
PEG3104 Petrophysics I 3
PEG3101 Project & Environmental Management for Energy Systems 3
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG3201 Phase Behaviour of Multicomponent Systems 3
PEG3203 Reservoir Engineering 3
PEG3205 Quality Assurance and HSE 3
EMT3202 Engineering Mathematics IV 3
PEG3202 Petroleum Economics and Risk Analysis 3
PEG3204 Fundamentals of Renewable Systems Engineering 3
PET3204 Fundamentals of Renewable Energy Systems 3 This course replaces PEG3204 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025

Fourth Year Semester 1
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG4103 Natural Gas Engineering 3
AAA4102 Additional Course (4 Credits) 4 Consult your Head of Department before using this course slot.
PEG4105 Basic Well Logging 3
PEG4101 Drilling and Well Completions I 3
GEM4111 Petroleum Geology: Basin and Trend Analysis 3
PEG4104 Improved Oil Recovery 3
PEG4100 Petroleum Engineering Design Project I 2
PEG4102 Production Engineering I - Downhole 3
Semester 2
Course Code Course Name Course Credits Remarks
PEG4201 Production Engineering – Surface 3
PEG4203 Entrepreneurship Management and Business Practices 3
PEG4202 Renewable Energy Systems 3
PEG4204 Well Testing 3
PEG4200 Petroleum Engineering Design Project II 4
PET4202 Renewable Energy Systems 3 This course replaces PEG4202 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025
PET4203 Entrepreneurship, Business & Management Practice 3 This course replaces PEG4203 with effect from the academic year 2024/2025