MSc Petroleum Engineering (with Advanced Practice) at Teesside University

Programme overview

A two-year master's route that adds a guaranteed vocational or research internship to the one-year MSc Petroleum Engineering, covering petroleum and geoenergy fundamentals for the petroleum, CCUS and hydrogen industries.

Department: Engineering & Construction | Duration: 20 months (September start) or 2 years (January start), full-time | Intake: January, September | Study mode: full-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are Advanced Practice (a vocational or research internship), Hydrocarbon Exploration and Production Engineering, Petroleum Chemistry, Petroleum Economics and Simulation, Petroleum Reservoir Engineering, Quality, Health, Safety and Environment, Sustainability in Chemical Engineering and an Engineering Research Project.

Career pathways

Specialist roles in the upstream and downstream petroleum industry; oil and gas companies recruit from the course, and the internship adds work or research experience.

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Application information

Entry requirements

At least a 2.2 UK honours degree or equivalent in a relevant subject such as petroleum, mechanical, chemical or oil and gas engineering, chemistry or chemical process engineering. Applicants with a degree awarded outside the UK must also meet the University's minimum English language requirements; pre-sessional English courses are available.

Domestic applicants: GBP 5,417 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 20,000 for the whole programme (2026/27). International two-year Advanced practice/Applied master's total (GBP 10,000 per year); tuition only Source

Intake: January, September

Duration: 20 months (September start) or 2 years (January start), full-time

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