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PhD Petroleum Engineering at University of Oklahoma

University of Oklahoma, United States

Programme overview

The PhD in Petroleum Engineering requires 90 hours, completion of all coursework and research for a petroleum engineering MS (or equivalent), a dissertation, and two consecutive 16-week semesters in residence.

Faculty: Mewbourne College of Earth and Energy  |  Department: Mewbourne School of Petroleum and Geological Engineering  |  Duration: 90 credit hours; at least three years beyond the bachelor's degree  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Norman, OK, United States

What you will study

Prerequisite master's coursework in Advanced Drilling, Advanced Production Engineering, Advanced Reservoir Engineering and an applied math course; at least 12 hours beyond the master's, 12 hours of electives, 6 hours of thesis research and 36-48 hours of dissertation research. Before defense the student needs a first-author refereed paper in a Web of Science journal with impact factor of at least 0.5 and a first-author conference proceeding.

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Application information

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Graduate applications for Norman and Tulsa campuses require a fee of $50 for U.S. citizens and permanent residents and $100 for international applicants; the Graduate College does not offer application fee waivers.

Apply through the official page: https://www.ou.edu/gradcollege/apply

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