B.Sc. in Petroleum Engineering

The objective of Petroleum Engineering program is to produce graduates who are ethical professionals. Following their graduation by three to four years, they are expected to use their petroleum engineering knowledge and experience, and soft skills to:

• Successfully practice the profession of Petroleum Engineering and engage in a professional career.
• Be prepared to solve project-related challenging problems and demonstrate innovation and critical thinking in engineering design to solve the energy needs of the region.
• Assume leadership responsibilities and exceed the expectations of employers in the petroleum industry, academia, and government.

Attainment of this degree prepares students and graduates to enter the professional practice with:

• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science and mathematics.
• An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
• An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
• An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed decision, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions, in global, economic, environmental and societal contexts.
• An ability to function on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
• An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze, and interpret data, and use judgment to draw conclusions.
• An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed using appropriate learning strategies. (ABET, 2019)

The course structure of the Public Policy Program is divided as follows:

Requirements	Type	No. of Courses	Credit Hours
General Education	Complementary	5	15
Math & Science	Compulsory	13	41
Engineering	Compulsory	22	67
Total		40	123

List of Elective Subjects:

Elective Subjects -I

s/n	Courses	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
1	PEG410	Natural Gas Engineering	3	PEG400
2	PEG411	Reservoir Geophysics	3	PEG307
3	PEG412	Production Logging	3	PEG307
4	PEG413	Unconventional Energy Resources	3
5	PEG414	Reservoir Rocks Mechanics	3	PEG306
6	PEG415	Petroleum Economics and legislation	3	MGNT107
7	PEG416	High Temperature high Pressure Reservoirs	3	PEG303, PEG306
8	PEG417	Advanced Well Test	3	PEG309
9	PEG418	Shale Gas Reservoir	3

Elective Subjects-II

s/n	Courses	Title	Credit Hours	Prerequisite
10	PEG419	Surface Production Facilities	3	PEG303
11	PEG420	Offshore Drilling and Production Systems	3	PEG303, PEG 306
12	PEG421	Well Stimulation	3	PEG 303
13	PEG422	Advanced Simulation	3	PEG 406
14	PEG423	Reservoir Management	3	PEG 308
15	PEG424	Petroleum Transportation and Storage	3	HSE303
16	PEG425	Gas Condensate Reservoir Engineering	3	PEG 308
17	PEG426	Artificial Intelligence in Petroleum Industry	3	MATH 310
18	PEG427	Corrosion in oil and gas industry	3	CHEM118

The study plan summarizes the course’s subject requirements and indicates when planned subjects should be studied.

With a degree in Petroleum Engineering, you can work as:

• Drilling Engineer: Drilling Engineers Prepare drilling program and performing all aspects of drilling engineering works for the successful, cost effective and safe implementation of drilling activities in all oil and gas companies
• Reservoir Engineer: Reservoir Engineers work closely with other technical departments including Geology and Geophysics, to find and extract oil and gas from existing fields as well as searching for potential new development targets. Also works closely with the Commercial department. Mainly employed by Operators or Geoscience Consultancy firms in oil and gas companies.
• Production Engineer: Production Engineer’s job involves designing and selecting the equipment that will get the well to produce oil and gas after it is drilled. … Production Engineers work both in an office and out in the field at well sites in oil and gas companies.
• Petroleum Engineer: Petroleum Engineer work in petroleum service companies and research centers related to conventional and non-conventional energy resources.

You can set your study pace according to your circumstances and convenience:

• Minimum 3.5 years, upon the successful completion of 12 courses per year.
• Standard 4 years, upon the successful completion of 10 courses per year.
• Maximum 5 years, upon the successful completion of 8 courses per year.

* This study duration does not include English language courses.

Academic Year Breakdown:

Semester	Start Date	End Date	Duration	Type
Fall	30 August	6 December	14 weeks	Mandatory
Spring	10 January	22 April	14 weeks	Mandatory
Summer	June	August	8 weeks	Optional

* The start and end dates are subject to changes.

Semester:

Instructional period of 14 weeks plus a final examination period offered twice a year
(referred to as Fall and Spring semester). Additional instructional periods include
intersessions and Summer sessions.

The American University of Kurdistan’s annual tuition fees per academic program is 8000$ (for 30 credits). However, self-funded students can benefit from a newly implemented 15% discount on the tuition fees. This discount does not apply to international students. For self-funded students and those awarded Merit Scholarships, the below tuition rates apply:

Baccalaureate %	Annual tuition fees payment	Annual tuition fees payment after 15% discount (NEW)	Scholarship
98.0 – 100	$0	–	Mustafa Barzani Merit Scholarship
90.00 – 97.99	$2,500	$2,150	Chairman Masrour Barzani Merit Scholarship*
80.00 – 89.99	$5,000	$4,250	Board of Trustees Merit Scholarship*
<79.99	$8,000	$6,800
International Students	$10,000	Not Applicable

• The above rates are applicable for students register for courses at AUK from January, 2021.
• Annual tuition is based on registration as a full-time student and the successful completion of 30 credits.
• Only a limited number of Merit Scholarships are available.
• The American University of Kurdistan accepts students receiving Political
  Prisoners Aid and Martyrs Aid. Learn more
  about how you can finance your education.
• Tuition fees installments are paid per semester.
• Other fees are applicable.

National students graduated from one of the following:

• High School: Science
• Technical Institute: Petroleum Technology
• 5-Years Institute: Petroleum Technology

Learn more about admissions requirements for International Students, Transfer of Credits and Readmission.

• Students must be high school or Institute graduates.
• Proof of English Proficiency. Learn more about our English language requirements and exemptions.

Petroleum Engineering can offer the following two minor specializations that will be available for the students of PE:

• Drilling and Production Engineering
• Reservoir Engineering

In case of inquires you can email our admissions office on admissions@auk.edu.krd
and/or call us on 07517414102/07517414103 (Viber/WhatsApp), during working hours from Sunday to Thursday, 9:00 am – 2:00pm