Delivered from the oil capital of Europe, you will benefit from academics teaching on this course, who have a wealth of industry experience, which you will learn from whether you choose to study on-campus or via online distance learning. The course benefits from several industrial visits and state of the art drilling simulators. Typical students on this course include those working in areas such as oil and gas, energy, national oil companies, engineering firms and project service companies, and graduates have gone on to related work across the globe. You can study for this course full-time at our campus in Aberdeen or online via the university's virtual learning environment CampusMoodle. Each module comprises up to 52 hours of lectures and tutorials. For the ODL mode, this information is based on the assumption ODL students can complete one 15 credit module (or equivalent) per semester. Typically modules will be taken in the order in which they appear in the schedule. There is an element of flexibility to the order in which modules are taken and any change must be agreed with the School prior to commencement of the module. Students must normally complete all taught modules before progressing to the MSc Project (ENM214). For FT mode, modules will be taken in the order in which they appear in the corresponding schedule. Students must normally complete all taught modules before progressing to the MSc Project.

Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in Engineering or a relevant discipline such as Geology, Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics. Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.