MSc Petroleum Engineering at Teesside University

Programme overview

An applied master's covering petroleum and geoenergy fundamentals for the petroleum, carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) and hydrogen industries, using project work on real field evaluation and development design problems. It is accredited by the Energy Institute on behalf of the Engineering Council as meeting the further learning requirements for Chartered Engineer registration when combined with a CEng-accredited honours degree.

Department: Engineering & Construction | Duration: 1 year full-time (September start) or 16 months (January start); part-time 2 years (September) or 28 months (January) | Intake: January, September | Study mode: full-time, part-time | Location: Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom

What you will study

Core modules are 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.

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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 8,365 a year (2026/27) Source

International applicants: GBP 17,000 a year (2026/27). International one-year postgraduate taught master's (MSc/MA); tuition only Source

Intake: January, September

Duration: 1 year full-time (September start) or 16 months (January start); part-time 2 years (September) or 28

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