Graduate Diploma in Petroleum Engineering

Graduate Diploma

Provides an opportunity for graduates from other fields to diversify their knowledge and skills in petroleum engineering.

Key details

Degree Type

Graduate Diploma

Duration

1 year full-time, 2 years part-time

Course Code

J69, 095661K

Domestic Fees

$24,500 per year / $24,500 total

International Fees

$37,350 per year / $37,350 total

About this course

Provides an opportunity for graduates from other fields to diversify their knowledge and skills in petroleum engineering.

This course provides an opportunity for engineering graduates from other fields to develop the fundamental specialist knowledge to pursue career opportunities in the oil and gas industry, both in Australia and internationally.

Study locations

Joondalup

What you will learn

Apply high level, independent judgement when analysing and evaluating complex petroleum engineering related problems to generate creative solutions.
Demonstrate management skills by initiating, planning, implementing and evaluating projects in the field of petroleum engineering.
Communicate advanced knowledge, concepts and skills to variety of audiences in the field of petroleum engineering.

Career pathways

The oil and gas, and related upstream and downstream processing industry, requires skills of the range provided in the course. Petroleum engineers work in a range of industry sectors, often related to oil and gas exploration, drilling and well completion, reservoir study, and hydrocarbon production from underground reservoirs.

Possible future job titles

Petroleum Engineer, Oil and Gas Engineer, Exploration Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Refining Engineer, Production Engineer.

Courses you can consider if you are interested in progressing further in this area.

Master of Engineering

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Engineering courses at Edith Cowan University (ECU).

84%

Overall satisfaction

87.2%

Skill scale

67%

Teaching scale

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