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B Engineering (Petroleum Engineering)
2008 Stage 1 Syllabus (click to view)
2008 Stage 2 Syllabus (click to view)  
2008 Stage 3 Syllabus (click to view)  
2008 Stage 4 Syllabus (click to view)  
2009 Syllabus
   
   
Combined Degree B Engineering (Petroleum Engineering) + B Science
2008 Syllabus
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Combined Degree B Engineering (Petroleum Engineering) + B Commerce
2008 Syllabus
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Course Descriptions
2008 Online Handbook
   
   
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Stage 1 - 2008 (Click on Subject Name for more information)

Year 1 Courses
MATH 1131 Mathematics 1A or MATH1141 Higher Mathematics 1A
MATH 1231 Mathematics 1B or MATH1241 Higher Mathematics 1B
PHYS 1121* Physics 1A or PHYS1131 Higher Physics 1A
COMP 1811* Computing for Engineers or COMP 1911 Computing 1
ENGG 1000* Engineering Design & Innovation
3 Year 1 Electives
         
Year 1 Flexible Plan (Click on Subject Name for more information)        
   
Units of Credit
Hours Per Week
S1
  
S1
S2
S1
S2
MATH 1131 (Higher) Mathematics 1A
6
  
6
  
ENGG 1000* Design & Innovation / Elective
6
  
6
  
PHYS 1121* (Higher) Physics 1A / Elective
6
  
6
  
S2
          
COMP 1811* Computing for Engineers / Elective  
6
  
6
MATH 1231 (Higher) Mathematics 1B  
6
  
6
           
Total Units of Credit Session 1 = 24        
  Units of Credit Session 2 = 24        
  Hours per Week Session 1 = 24        
  Hours per Week Session 2 = 24        
           
Year 1 Required Elective (Click on Subject Name for more information)
Units of Credit
Hours per Week
Code Name
S1
S2
S1
S2
MATS 1101* Engineering Materials & Chemistry  
6
  
6
           
Year 1 Recommended Electives        
Code Name
S1
S2
S1
S2
PTRL 1010* Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
6
  
4
  
GEOS 3321 Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology  
6
  
4
           
 
Total
24
24
    
           
NOTE: It is strongly recommended that students who wish to follow the PETROLEUM ENGINEERING program take
these 2 Recommended Electives. It will allow them to finish the program in the minimum amount of time at the lowest cost.
NOTE: Course codes marked with an asterisk(*) are offered in both semesters.
NOTE: Courses that can be substituted: COMP1811 by COMP1911, GEOS3321 by GEOS1111, MATS1101 by CHEM1011
           
Year 1 - List of Electives (Click on Subject Name for more information)
Units of Credit
Hours per Week
Code Name
S1
S2
S1
S2
PTRL 1010 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
6
  
4
  
GEOS 3321 Fundamentals of Petroleum Geology  
6
  
4
MATS 1100 Engineering Materials and Chemistry  
6
  
5
BIOM 1010 Engineering in Medicine and Biology  
6
  
4
BIOS 1201 Molecules, Cells and Genes
6
  
5
  
CEIC 1000 Intro. to Production Design, Manufacturing & Marketing  
6
  
4
CEIC 1001 Engineering Chemistry  
6
  
6
CHEM 1011 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A (session 1 or session 2)
6
  
6
  
CHEM 1021 Fundamentals of Chemistry 1A (session 2 or summer)  
6
  
6
CHEM 1031 Higher Chemistry 1C
6
  
6
  
CHEM 1041 Higher Chemistry 1D  
6
  
6
COMP 1921 Computing1B (session 1 or session 2)
6
6
6
6
CVEN 1011 Engineering Mechanics or  
6
  
5
MINE 1300 Engineering Mechanics or
6
  
4
  
MMAN 1300* Engineering Mechanics (session 1 or session 2)
6
6
5
5
CVEN 1710 Environmental Principles and Systems  
6
  
5
ELEC 1111* Electrical Circuits (session 1 or session 2)
6
6
6
6
GEOS 1111 Fundamentals of Geology
6
  
4
  
GMAT 1400 Land Studies  
6
  
5
GMAT 1110* Surveying and GIS 1 (session 1 or session 2)
6
6
5
5
MINE 1010 Resources Engineering
6
  
4
  
MMAN 1130* Design for Manufacture (session 1 or session 2)
6
6
7
7
PHYS 1231 Physics 1B (session 2 or summer)  
6
  
6
SOLA 1070 Sustainable Energy
6
  
3
  
PSYC 1001 Psychology 1A
6
  
5
  
           
The choice of one or more of Physics 1B, Computing 1B, Chemistry 1B as an elective requires the corresponding
Physics 1A, Computing 1A, Chemistry 1A to be taken in session 1




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Stage 2 - 2008 (Click on Subject Name for more information)

   
Units of Credit
Hours Per Week
   
S1
S2
S1
S2
PTRL 1010 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry
6
  
4
  
PTRL 2019 Reservoir Engineering A
6
  
6
  
PTRL 2010 Business Practices in the Petroleum Industry
6
  
4
  
CEIC 2000 Chemical Engineering Design 2
6
  
4
  
PTRL 2015 Well Design and Simulation  
6
  
6
PTRL 2018 Introduction to Petrophysics  
6
  
6
GEOS 3321 Introduction to Petroleum Geology  
6
  
4
MATH 2019 Engineering Math 2E  
6
  
5
           
Total Units of Credit Session 1 = 24        
  Units of Credit Session 2 = 24        
  Hours per Week Session 1 = 16        
  Hours per Week Session 2 = 23        
           
NOTE: Students who have taken PTRL 1010 Introduction to the Petroleum Industry and / or PTRL 1011Introduction
to Petroleum Geology as an Elective in Year 1, can replace these courses in Year 2 by bringing forward the 2 GENED
courses and / or selecting a Professional Elective from the list shown in at the end of this document. Guidance and approval
by the Director of Undergraduate Studies will be required for the selection of the Professional Elective




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Stage 3 - 2008 (Click on Subject Name for more information)

   
Units of Credit
Hours Per Week
   
S1
S2
S1
S2
PTRL 3003 Field Development Geology and Geophysics
6
  
6
  
PTRL 3025 Petroleum Economics
6
  
6
  
  Professional Elective
6
  
4
  
GENX xxxx General Education
3
2
GENX xxxx General Education
3
2
PTRL 3009 Reservoir Engineering B  
6
  
6
PTRL 3002 Reservoir Reservoir Characterisation & Modeling  
6
  
6
PTRL 3021 Design Project for Petroleum Engineers  
6
  
4
PTRL 3023 Formation Evaluation  
6
  
6
           
Total Units of Credit Session 1 = 24        
  Units of Credit Session 2 = 24        
  Hours per Week Session 1 = 20        
  Hours per Week Session 2 = 22        
           




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Stage 4 - 2008 (Click on Subject Name for more information)

   
Units of Credit
Hours Per Week
   
S1
S2
S1
S2
PTRL 4016 Natural Gas Engineering
3
  
3
  
PTRL 4017 Well Technology
6
  
6
  
  Professional Elective
6
  
4
  
  Professional Elective
6
  
4
  
GENX xxxx General Education
3
 
2
 
PTRL 4001 Integrated Oil/Gas Field Evaluation  
9
  
6
PTRL 4015 Numerical Reservoir Simulation  
3
  
3
PTRL 4018 Petroleum Production Engineering  
3
  
3
  Professional Elective  
6
  
4
GENX xxxx General Education
 
3
 
2
           
Total Units of Credit Session 1 = 24        
  Units of Credit Session 2 = 24        
  Hours per Week Session 1 = 19        
  Hours per Week Session 2 = 18        
           
Professional Electives (Click on Subject Name for more information)
Units of Credit
Hours per Week
   
S1
S2
S1
S2
MATH 2089* Numerical Methods and Statistics
6
6
6
6
SESC 3101 Risk Assessment & Safety Engineering
6
  
4
  
SESC 3310 Social Issues in Science and Technology
3
  
2
  
SESC 4211 Risk Management
6
  
3
  
SESC 9221 Major Hazards Management
6
  
3
  
MGMT 1001 Fundamentals of Management
6
  
3
  
GEOS 2101 Sedimentary Environment
6
  
3
  
GEOS 3341 Specific Topics in Petroleum Geoscience  
3
  
3
PTRL 3024 Drilling Fluids and Cementing  
6
  
6
SESC 3601 Safety, Health & Environmental Management Systems  
6
  
4
COMP 4920 Professional Issues and Ethics  
3
  
2
MARK 1012 Marketing Fundamentals  
6
  
4
ECON 11101* Microeconomics 1
6
6
6
4
ECON 1102* Macroeconomics 1
6
6
6
4
           
Other courses may be approved by the Director of Undergraduate Studies.        




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