Our Petroleum Engineering Option will give you a competitive advantage in the petroleum industry. Available to both undergraduate and graduate engineering students, this four-course concentration covers topics in the refining, fuels, natural gas mining and processing, and petrochemical industries.
As a student pursuing this concentration, you will learn how to use Aspen HYSYS, the energy industry’s leading process simulation software that’s used by top oil and gas producers, refineries and engineering companies for process optimization in design and operations. Our graduates have gone on to work for top companies, including Exxon, Lummus and Air Products.
In addition to the six required chemical engineering core courses, you will take the following:
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Course Name
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Credits
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CHMG 748
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Petroleum Refinery Processing I
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3
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CHMG 749
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Natural Gas Processing I
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3
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Choose two from the following:
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CHMG 754
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Petroleum Refinery Processing II
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3
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CHMG 755
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Natural Gas Processing II
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3
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CHMG 756
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Oxidative Conversion of Shale Gas Components
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3
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