Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering

Starting with a very generic approach important for any engineer nowadays, courses will become very specific towards the end of your Bachelor studies. The broad education in combination with the informal but challenging teaching environment enables you to build up high-end knowledge and technical skills in Petroleum and Mining Engineering. 

Study methods:

• The DPME is following a semester-based system, implementing the Bologna Process. The method of study depends on lectures, reports, study groups, presentation and laboratory, practical sessions. Students will be taught in different ways, from the classroom to individual or small-group reflection. Our different teaching formats equip you to be an effective independent learner. The assessment is achieved via class workloads, midterm exams, final exams, essays, and reports. Students on the course will be spending time on independent study which includes preparation for lectures and seminars, follow-up work, wider reading, practice completion of assessment tasks, or revision.

• In the first year of your English Language and Culture Bachelor's program, tuition will be in the form of lectures and tutorials:

• Lectures are a way of getting an overview of a large amount of information in a short amount of time; you and your fellow students will be listening to an expert in the field.

• Tutorials give you a chance to actively engage with historical issues yourself. You may have to give a presentation or discuss a topic amongst yourself or work on an assignment. There are plenty of opportunities for interaction and for asking questions.

Duration:

The duration of the study at the DPME  is 4 Academic years of full-time studies. Normally, an academic year starts in the first week of September to the end of June next year.

Program Course Modules taught at the Department:

Students who get a bachelor's degree from DPME programs are prepared to work as professional engineers. A complete list of Course Modules offered by this department may be found at the following website. Each course has a standard course module code that links to its own dedicated website, which contains all the course's details. Please note that you will be routed to the Academic Profile of the lecturer presenting the course on the website for each course module.

Course Modules:

Basic Courses (B)

The undergraduate petroleum and mining engineering program is designed to provide you with a solid foundation. Basic courses within the requirements of the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research in the Kurdistan Region, where these courses are considered university requirements for the first stages in universities, and these courses are Kurdistan Studies, English language, Computer skills, and Academic debates, where students must complete the requirements for success in these courses in the first stages in universities.

Relevance Courses (R)

You should have a thorough understanding of fundamental science in engineering disciplines as a College of Engineering compulsory course before diving into your rigorous petroleum and mining engineering courses throughout your junior and senior years. Physics, chemistry, general geology, engineering drawing, technical English, mathematics, thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, engineering mathematics, static strength of material, are just a few examples of crucial disciplines to learn.

Core Courses (C)

The Petroleum Engineering programs needed core courses to introduce you to a body of information and fundamental skills that you must master if you want to be a successful petroleum engineer. We focus on geology and geophysics, production engineering (process equipment design, well performance, and natural gas engineering), drilling engineering (drilling operations, well engineering, and directional drilling), reservoir engineering (fluid flow through porous media, rock and fluid properties, well testing, enhanced oil recovery, field development, research methods, and a group project) and drilling operations (drilling operations, well engineering, and directional drilling).

Mining engineering programs are designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills necessary for a successful career in the mining industry. These programs typically cover a range of subjects related to mining operations, mineral extraction, resource management, safety, and environmental sustainability. The courses of Principles of Mineral Exploration and Exploitation, Mineral Processing Engineering, Mining Surveying, Mine Design are a few examples of crucial disciplines to learn. 

Elective Courses (E)

Elective courses provide you the freedom to choose and choose courses that meet a specific educational requirement, as well as allow you to pursue new interests and acquire desirable employment skills and talents. The entire list of offered classes may be seen on a DPaME programs sheet.