Electrical and Instrumentation in Oil and Gas Engineering Course

Course Overview

This graduate certificate will equip you with the necessary skills to enhance your career in the onshore and offshore oil and gas industry. Upon completion of this program, graduates will have understanding of fundamental and some advanced knowledge in a range of engineering sub-disciplines to investigate, interpret, solve problems, manage and lead projects.

 

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Program Details

Graduates will gain an understanding of fundamental and some advanced knowledge in a range of engineering sub-disciplines to investigate, interpret, solve problems, manage and lead projects.

Furthermore, graduates will be able to identify, critically analyse and creatively solve intellectually complex, specialised professional engineering problems in industrial and instrumentation process, analyse functional safety lifecycle management in accordance with relevant standards.

You must complete 12 credit points comprising four core units. There are no electives in this program. The program duration is six months across two terms, and you will study two units per term. For further study, graduates may consider EIT’s Master of Engineering (Electrical & Instrumentation in Oil & Gas).

Unit Code Subjects Credit Points
MOG501 Introduction to Oil and Gas 3
MOG502 Instrument Engineering 3
MOG503 Process Control Systems 3
MOG505 E&I Design 3

Potential job roles include engineering and management positions in the following areas of expertise:

  • Project Engineer
  • Senior Production Engineer
  • Oil & Gas Engineer
  • Reservoir Engineer

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