MSc Petroleum Engineering
University of Aberdeen, Aberdeen
Overview
A twelve-month taught master's on campus in Aberdeen covering reservoir engineering, well testing, petrophysics, enhanced oil recovery and field development, with a 60 credit individual project. The page states accreditation by the Energy Institute and the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
Highlights
- Reservoir Engineering
- Well Testing: Analysis and Design
- Enhanced Oil Recovery
- Field Development, Petroleum Economics and Simulation
Entry requirements
- Academic
- A 2:2 UK Honours degree, or equivalent non-UK Honours degree, in Engineering or Applied Mathematics. Geology, Physics or Chemistry degrees may be considered with a 2:2 and 2 or more years of relevant work experience. Key subjects: Mathematics and Physics.
- English language
- Postgraduate tiers (IELTS Academic or UKVI Academic only): overall 6.5 in both tiers; Standard tier Listening 5.5, Reading 5.5, Speaking 5.5, Writing 6.0; Higher tier Reading 6.0 with the others the same. PTE Academic overall 62 with 59 in each component. Duolingo overall 120 (Listening 95, Speaking 95, Writing 105; Reading 95 Standard or 105 Higher). TOEFL iBT for tests from 21 January 2026: overall 4.5 with 4 in each component. The course page does not say which tier applies.
- Experience or portfolio
- Geology, Physics or Chemistry graduates need 2 or more years of relevant work experience.
- Applicants from Pakistan
- Pakistan page: applicants typically need a 4 year Bachelors Degree. A GPA of 2.6 is described as comparable to a UK 2.2, which the page puts at around 65% depending on the institution's grading scale. The page gives the figure as GPA, not CGPA, and gives no scale. Source
Careers
The page lists drilling, production, reservoir, subsurface and operations engineering roles.
Working after you graduate
Bachelor's and master's graduates on a Student visa may apply in the UK for the Graduate visa: two years if applying by 31 December 2026, or 18 months if applying on or after 1 January 2027.
Checked on 10 October 2026. Official source.
Scholarships for this course
- Aberdeen Alumni Discount20% off the full cost of eligible self-funded study
- Aberdeen Global Scholarship (Postgraduate)GBP 8,000 deducted from tuition fees
- Chevening ScholarshipsTuition fees, monthly living stipend, economy return flight, arrival and departure allowances and visa application cost
- Commonwealth Master's ScholarshipsFull tuition fees, return airfare, monthly stipend of GBP 1,712 (GBP 2,000 in the London area) and a study travel grant