Curriculum 154 Credits

Petroleum Engineering curriculum (Total credit hours 154)

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester Cr   Second Semester Cr
SOC01301 Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism 3   ENG41301 English 1 3
MAT11301 Calculus 1 3   SOC01203 Scientific socialism 2
ELE31201 Foundations in Engineering 1 (+ Lab) 2   MAT11302 Calculus 2 3
CHE11301 General Chemistry 1 3   PET11105 Career Orientation Field Trip 1
CHE11101LAB General Chemistry Lab 1 1   INC31301 Foundations in Engineering 2  (+ Lab) 3
PHY21201 General Physics 1 2   PHY21202 General Physics 2 2
PHY21101LAB General Physics Lab 1 1   PHY21102LAB General Physics Lab 2 1
PET21201 Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry 2   SOC01205 History of Vietnamese communist party 2
SOC01202 Political economics of Marxism and Leninism 2   SOC01204 Ho Chi Minh's Ideology 2
ENG41000

English preparation

(120 hrs.*)

    PED11102 Physical Education 2 (1*)  
PED11101 Physical Education 1 (1*)     MIE01101 Military Education (165 hrs*)  
    19       19
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester Cr   Second Semester Cr
ENG42302 English 2 3   ENG42303 English 3 3
MAT12203 Calculus 3 2   MAT12305 Differential Equations 3
MEC32303 Theoretical mechanics 3   MEC32304 Strength of Materials (+ Lab) 3
MEC32301 Thermodynamics 3   PET12404 Reservoir Petrophysics (+ Lab) 4
GEO12302 Physical Geology 3   PET12306 Transport Processes in Petroleum Production Systems 3
PET12443 Petroleum Drilling Systems (+ Lab) 4   ELE32202 Electronics - Electricity (+ Lab) 2
SOC02206 Professional Skills for Engineers 2     Elective 2 2
  Elective 1 2   PET12107 Summer Internship 1 1
PED12103 Physical Education 3 (1*)          
    22       21

 

JUNIOR YEAR
First Semester Cr   Second Semester Cr
ENG43304 English 4 3   PET13313 Formation evaluation 3
PET13308 Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods 3   PET13414 Reservoir Engineering (+ Lab) 4
PET13309 Reservoir Fluids 3   PET13315 Well Testing 3
GEO13311 Petroleum Geology 3   PET13116 Senior Project 1 1
PET13310 Geomechanics 3   ECO13301 Petroleum Economics 3
PET13411 Petroleum Productions Systems (+ Lab) 4   PSE13201 Health Safety and Environment 2
PET13312 Drilling Engineering 3     Elective 4 2
  Elective 3 2   PET13117 Summer Internship 2 1
    24       19

 

 
SENIOR YEAR
First Semester Cr   Second Semester Cr
PET14318 Reservoir Simulation 3   PET14224 Graduation internship 2
PET14319 Integrated Reservoir Modeling 3   PET14825 Graduation thesis 8
PET14320 Production Engineering 3       10
PET14321 Petroleum Project Evaluation 3        
PET14222 Enhanced Oil Recovery 2        
PET14123 Senior Project 2 1        
  Elective 5 3        
  Elective 6 1        
  Elective 7 1        
    20        

 

ELECTIVE COURSES          
Course Title Cr   Course Title Cr
Elective 1 (Choose one)   Elective 5 (Choose one)
MEC32205 Hydraulic Equipments 2   PET14330 High Performance Drilling Design and Operational Practices 3
MEC33206 Measurement Engineering 2   PET14331 Solving Common Production Engineering Problems 3
GEO12234 Sedimentology 2   PET14333 Energy and Sustainability 3
Elective 2 (Choose one)   Elective 6: Special Topics
        Choose one from following
GEO12235 General Geophysics 2   PET14141 Field Decommissioning 1
PET13229 Drilling and Production Facilities and Operation 2   PET14140 Sand production and control 1
Elective 3 (Choose one)   PET14138 Heavy oil production 1
PET13226 Drilling Fluids (+ Lab) 2   PET14134 Drilling Technology in Complicated Conditions 1
PET13232 Cement (+ Lab) 2   Elective 7: Special Topics
        Choose one from following
Elective 4 (Choose one)   PET14136 Oil and Gas Production Technology at Vietnam Continental Shelf 1
PET12242 Geostatistics 2   PET14135 Directional and Extensional Drilling 1
PET13228 Processing and Transportation of Oil and Gas 2   PET14137 Oilfield Projects Development 1
PET13227 Well Completion and Stimulation 2   PET14139 Natural Gas production and Processing Engineering 1