Petroleum Engineering
Program
Geological Sciences &
Engineering
Missouri University of Science and Technology
129 McNutt Hall
1400 N. Bishop
Rolla, MO, 65409
PE Phone: 573-341-4616
Missouri University of Science and Technology
Rolla, MO 65409-0230
GSE Office: (573) 341-4758
Fax: (573) 341-6935
Email: rocks@mst.edu
| First Semester | Second Semester | ||||
| Courses | Hrs | Courses | Hrs | ||
Freshman Year | FE 10 | Study and Careers in Eng | 1 | Phys 23 | Eng.Phys | 4 |
English 20 | Expo & Argumentation | 3 | Math 15 | Cacl. Eng. II | 4 | |
Hist 112, 175, 176 or Poly Sci 90 | 3 | IDE 20 | Eng.Design & Computer App. | 3 | ||
Chem 1 | General Chem | 4 | PE 121 | Intro Oil Well Drilling | 1 | |
Chem 2 | General Chemistry Lab 1 | 1 | GE50 or GEO51 | Geo. for Engineers/ Physical Geo. | 3 | |
Math 14 | Calc. for Eng I | 4 |
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Total hours | 16 | Total hours | 15 | |||
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Sophomore Year | Phys 24 | Eng.Phys. II | 4 | IDE 150 | Dynamics | 2 |
IDE 50 | Statics | 3 | Math 204 | Elem. Diff. Equations | 3 | |
Math 22 | Calc. w/Analytic Geom. II | 4 | Mining 232 | Statics & Mechanics of Rock materials | 3 | |
PE 240 | Properties of Petroleum Fluids | 3 | PE 241 | Petro Reservoir Eng. | 3 | |
GEO 340 | Petroleum Geo. | 3 | PE 242 | Petro Reservoir Lab | 1 | |
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| GEO 332 | Depositional System | 3 | |
Total hours | 17 | Total hours | 15 | |||
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Junior Year | Econ 121, 122 | Principle of Economics | 3 | ME 227 | Thermal Analysis | 3 |
CE 230 | Fluid Mechanics | 3 | Humanities/ Soc Science Elective2 | 3 | ||
PE 331 | Drilling & well Design | 3 |
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PE 341 | Well Testing | 3 | PE 316 | Well Performance & Production System | 3 | |
GEOP 377 | Seismic Interpretation (3D Seismic) | 3 | PE 232 | Well Logging | 3 | |
GEO 220 | Structural Geo. | 3 | PE 338 | Finite Element Analysis w/Applications in Petro Eng | 4 | |
Total hours | 18 | Total hours | 16 | |||
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Senior Year | IDE 110 | Mechanics of Materials | 3 | English 65 | Technical Writer in Bus. & Industry | 3 |
Humanities & Soc Science Elective2 | 3 | Humanities & Soc Science Elective2 | 3 | |||
PE Elective4 | 3 | PE 347 | Petro. Eng. Design | 3 | ||
PE 310 | Ethics and Professionalism3 | 1 | PE Elective4 | 3 | ||
PE 357 | Petro. Econs. &Asset Valuation | 3 | GE 315 | Geostatical methods in Eng. & Geo. | 3 | |
PE 366 | Mechanical Earth Modeling | 3 |
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Total hours | 16 | Total hours | 15 | |||
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Total : 128 hours | ||||||
Note :
1All freshmen petroleum engineering students must enroll for Chem 4.
2Humanities/ Social Science electives are to be selected from a list of approved courses to be taken in accordance
with the University policy. Petroleum engineering students especially encouraged to study foreign language.
3All petroleum engineering students must take the Fundamental of Engineering Examination prior to graduation.
A passing grade on this exam is not required to earn a B.S. degree, however, it is a first step to becoming
a registered professional engineering. Student must sign a release form giving the University access to
their fundamentals of engineering examination score.
4Select petroleum engineering electives in accordance with interest area.
Total number of credit hours required for a degree in Petroleum Engineering is 130.
Petroleum engineering students must earn the grade of "C" or better in all Petroleum Engineering courses
to receive credit toward graduation.
Sample of curriculum flow chart.
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