The following course-specific admission requirements are mandatory and must be satisfied by all applicants. These requirements are in addition to or supersede the minimum requirements outlined within the Academic admission requirements band section below.
All applicants are required to have Mathematics: Methods ATAR, with equivalents considered, and Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR or Chemistry ATAR or Mathematics: Specialist ATAR, with equivalents considered.
It is desirable that all applicants have Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR, with equivalents considered, students without Physics ATAR or Engineering Studies ATAR may need to take a bridging unit in the first year of their studies.
All applicants must meet the academic admission requirements for this course. The indicative or guaranteed ATAR is as published (where applicable) or academic admission requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
AQF Diploma or equivalent;
Undergraduate Certificate;
Successfully completed 0.5 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent);
Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
University Preparation Course;*
* Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.
For international students, requirements include your secondary school results.
Indigenous University Orientation Course; or*
Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment.*
English competency requirements may be satisfied through completion of one of the following:
Year 12 English ATAR/English Literature ATAR grade C or better or equivalent;
Special Tertiary Admissions Test;*
IELTS Academic Overall band minimum score of 6.0 (no individual band less than 6.0);
Successfully completed 1.0 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher in the UK, Ireland, USA, NZ or Canada;
University Preparation Course;
Indigenous University Orientation Course;*
Aboriginal University Readiness Assessment;*
AQF Diploma, Advanced Diploma or Associate Degree;
Successfully completed 0.375 EFTSL of study at bachelor level or higher at an Australian higher education provider (or equivalent); or
Other tests, courses or programs defined on the English Proficiency Bands page.
* Further information can be found on the Study course entry page.
Petroleum engineers work in a range of industry sectors, often related to the exploration, mining, production, delivery and downstream processing of fossil fuels.
These fossil fuels are derived from oil and gas reservoirs in the earth's crust, but may also include extraction from sands and shales. This course provides the foundations for a professional engineering career in the oil and gas industry, both in Australia and internationally. As well as providing core mechanical and chemical engineering skills, the course provides specialist knowledge in drilling, reservoir and petroleum production engineering.
The program focuses on the development of knowledge and skills relevant to professional engineering practice and along with a sound theoretical base, includes strong elements of practical problem solving, team work and project development. As a result, graduates will gain strong analytical skills, and have the ability to lead complex projects as well as having multiple technical and transferable skill competencies.
The course provides a sound basis in mechanics, mathematics, and the principles of engineering design in the first two years of study, along with core areas of engineering science including chemistry and materials science, fluid mechanics, process systems and thermodynamics. In the final two years of study, a range of more specialist petroleum engineering topics are covered to prepare students to enter their chosen profession with relevant knowledge and skills.
The first year of this course includes a set of eight units that are common across all engineering honours courses. This allows students the opportunity to develop a better understanding of the various engineering disciplines on offer and the flexibility, if desired, to switch to another engineering discipline/course without penalty after the first year of study.
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Year 1 - Semester 1
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS1154, Introduction to Engineering, 15
ENS1115, Materials and Manufacturing 1, 15
ENM1102, Engineering Drawing and Computer Aided Design, 15
MAT1250, Mathematics 1, 15
Year 1 - Semester 2
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS1101, Engineering Mechanics, 15
ENS1253, Electrical Engineering 1B, 15
ENS1180, Introduction to Energy and Resource Engineering, 15
MAT1251, Mathematics 2, 15
Year 2 - Semester 1
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS5170, Engineering Systems, 15
SCC1111, General Chemistry, 15
ENS2270, Reservoir Petrophysics and Formation Evaluation, 15
ENS2115, Process Engineering Fundamentals, 15
Year 2 - Semester 2
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS2113, Engineering Dynamics, 15
CSP2151, Programming Fundamentals, 15
ENS3208, Engineering Geology and Rock Mechanics, 15
ENS2160, Thermodynamics, 15
Year 3 - Semester 1
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS3301, Reservoir Thermodynamics and Fluid Properties, 15
ENS2159, Engineering Innovation and Ethics, 15
ENM3218, Fluid Mechanics, 15
ENS5566, Reservoir Engineering, 15
Year 3 - Semester 2
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS5162, Drilling Engineering, 15
ENS3125, Petroleum Geology, 15
ENS5567, Well Testing, 15
ENS5565, Reservoir Simulation, 15
Note: Students who receive a WAM of 70 per cent or above at the end of their third year of study will be invited to complete a graded Honours degree by taking the two Honours Thesis units in place of the standard project units in their fourth year. Students below this cut-off, or who decline the offer to undertake the Honours Thesis, will graduate with an ungraded Honours degree.
Year 4 - Semester 1
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS5111, Engineering Practicum,
ENS5564, Unconventional Oil and Gas Resources, 15
ENS5161, Environmental and Process Risk Management, 15
ENS4152 ^, Project Development, 15
Or
ENS5145 ^, Engineering Honours Thesis 1, 15
Elective Unit, x1, 15
Note: Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5145 Engineering Honours Thesis 1 in place of ENS4152 Project Development.
Year 4 - Semester 2
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS5165, Petroleum Production Engineering, 15
ENS5543, Engineering Management, 15
ENS4253 ^, Engineering Project, 15
Or
ENS5146 ^, Engineering Honours Thesis 2, 15
Elective Unit, x 1, 15
Note: Students undertaking the graded Honours pathway should enrol into ENS5146 Engineering Honours Thesis 2 in place of ENS4253 Engineering Project.
RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES
Unit Code, Unit Title, Credit Points
ENS2116, Process Systems Analysis, 15
ENS2102, Hydrostatics, 15
ENS3111, Chemical Thermodynamics, 15
ENS5445, Sustainability and Renewable Energy, 15
ENS5106, Hydrology and Hydraulics, 15
ENS3190, Mechanics of Solids, 15
SCC1201, Chemistry: Structure and Reactions, 15
Petroleum engineers work in a wide range of industries associated with the exploration, drilling and mining, development and operation of production and transport of raw and processed products as well as the downstream processing of fossil fuel derivatives.
Possible future job titles
Petroleum Engineer, Oil and Gas Engineer, Exploration Engineer, Reservoir Engineer, Drilling Engineer, Pipeline Engineer, Refining Engineer, Production Engineer
Insurance/year: 530 AUD/per year
