Petroleum Engineering curriculum (Total credit hours 154)
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1st Year: Freshman |
2nd Year: Sophomore |
3rd Year: Junior |
4th Year: Senior |
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Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism- SOC01301 (3) |
English I - ENG41301 (3) |
English II - ENG42302 (3) |
English III - ENG42303 (3) |
English IV - ENG43304 (3) |
Formation evaluation - PET13313 (3) |
Reservoir Simulation - PET14318 (3) |
Graduation internship - PET14224 (2) |
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Political economics of Marxism and Leninism - SOC01202 (2) |
Scientific socialism - SOC02203 (2) |
Calculus III - MAT12203 (2) |
Differential Equations - MAT12305 (3) |
Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods - PET13308 (3) |
Reservoir Engineering (+ Lab) - PET13414 (4) |
Integrated Reservoir Modeling - PET14319 (3) |
Graduation thesis - PET14825 (8) |
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Calculus I - MAT11301 (3) |
History of Vietnamese communist party - SOC02205 (2) |
Theoretical mechanics - MEC32303 (3) |
Strength of Materials (+ Lab) - MEC32304 (3) |
Reservoir Fluids - PET13309 (3) |
Well Testing - PET13315 (3) |
Production Engineering - PET14320 (3) |
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Foundations in Engineering I + Lab - ELE31201 (2) |
Calculus II - MAT11302 (3) |
Thermodynamics - MEC32301 (3) |
Reservoir Petrophysics (+ Lab) - PET12404 (4) |
Petroleum Geology - GEO13311 (3) |
Senior Project 1 - PET13116 (1) |
Petroleum Project Evaluation - PET14321 (3) |
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General Chemistry 1 - CHE11301 (3) |
Career Orientation Field Trip - PET11105 (1) |
Physical Geology - GEO12302 (3) |
Transport Processes in Petroleum Production system - PET12306 (3) |
Geomechanics - PET13310 (3) |
Petroleum Economics - ECO13301 (3) |
Enhanced Oil Recovery - PET14222 (2) |
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General Chemistry Lab 1 - CHE11102LAB (1) |
Foundations in Engineering II + Lab - INC31301 (3) |
Petroleum Drilling Systems (+ Lab) - PET12443 (4) |
Electronics - Electricity (+ Lab) - ELE32202 (2) |
Petroleum Production Systems) (+ Lab) - PET13411 (4) |
Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry - PSE13201 (2) |
Senior Project 2 - PET14123 (1) |
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General Physics I + Lab - PHY21301 (3) |
General Physics II (+ Lab) - PHY21302 (3) |
Professional Skills for Engineers - SOC02206 (2) |
General Geophysics - GEO12233 (2) |
Drilling Engineering - PET13312 (3) |
Well Completion & Stimulation - PET13227 (2) |
Sustainable energy - PET14333 (3) |
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Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry - PET21201 (2) |
Ho Chi Minh's Ideology - SOC01204 (2) |
Measurement Engineering - MEC33206 (2) |
Summer Internship 1 - PET12107 (1) |
Drilling Fluid (+ Lab) - PET13226 (2) |
Summer Internship 2 - PET13117 (1) |
Sand production and control - PET14140 (1) |
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Physical Education 1 - PED11101(1*) |
Physical Education 2 - PED11102 (2*) |
Physical Education 3 - PED12103 (1*) |
Well Abandonment - PET14141 (1) |
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English preparation - ENG41000 (120 hrs*) |
Military Education - MIE01101 |
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University requirements: 27 credits (18%) |
Math& Basic Sciences: 38 credits (25%) |
Basic Engineering: 28 credits (18%) |
Core courses: 61 credits (40 %) |
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The 38 credits of mathematics and basic sciences are as follows:
| Mathematics | 14 credits | |
| MAT11301 | Calculus I | 3 credits |
| MAT11302 | Calculus II | 3 credits |
| MAT12203 | Calculus III | 2 credits |
| MAT12305 | Differential Equations | 3 credits |
| PET13308 | Petroleum Engineering Numerical Methods | 3 credits |
| Chemistry | 4 credits | |
| CHE11301 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 credits |
| CHE11102LAB | General Chemistry Lab 1 | 1 credit |
| Physics | 9 credits | |
| PHY21301 | General Physics I +(Lab) | 3 credits |
| PHY21302 | General Physics II (+ Lab) | 3 credits |
| MEC32303 | Theoretical mechanics | 3 credits |
| Geosciences | 11 credits | |
| GEO12302 | Physical Geology | 3 credits |
| GEO12233 | General Geophysics – Elective 2 | 2 credits |
| GEO13311 | Petroleum Geology | 3 credits |
| PET14333 | Sustainable energy – Elective 5 | 3 credits |
| Total (mathematics and basic sciences) | 38 credits | |
Engineering Topics
The PE program at PVU requires 89 credit hours of Engineering Topics or 58% of the total hours, exceeding the ABET minimum of 45 credit hours or 29.2%. Courses in this category are divided into Basic Engineering (highlighted in pink in Table 5-2) which are required across multiple engineering disciplines, and Core courses or Petroleum Engineering courses (highlighted in blue in Table 5-2) which are specific to the discipline).
| Basic Engineering | 28 credits | |
| ELE31201 | Foundations in Engineering I | 2 credits |
| INC31301 | Foundations in Engineering II + Lab | 3 credits |
| MEC32301 | Thermodynamics | 3 credits |
| MEC33206 | Measurement Engineering – Elective 1 | 2 credits |
| MEC32304 | Strength of Materials (+ Lab) | 3 credits |
| PET12306 | Transport Processes in Petroleum Production system | 3 credits |
| ELE32202 | Electronics - Electricity (+ Lab) | 2 credits |
| PET13310 | Geomechanics | 3 credits |
| ECO13301 | Petroleum Economics | 3 credits |
| PET14321 | Petroleum Project Evaluation | 3 credits |
| PET14141 | Well Abandonment – Elective 6 | 1 credit |
| Core courses | 61 credits | |
| PET21201 | Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry | 2 credits |
| PET11105 | Career Orientation Field Trip | 1 credit |
| PET12443 | Petroleum Drilling Systems (+ Lab) | 4 credits |
| PET12404 | Reservoir Petrophysics (+ Lab) | 4 credits |
| PET12107 | Summer Internship 1 | 1 credit |
| PET13309 | Reservoir Fluids | 3 credits |
| PET13411 | Petroleum Productions Systems) (+ Lab) | 4 credits |
| PET13312 | Drilling Engineering | 3 credits |
| PET13226 | Drilling Fluids (+ Lab) – Elective 3 | 2 credits |
| PET13313 | Formation evaluation | 3 credits |
| PET13414 | Reservoir Engineering (+ Lab) | 4 credits |
| PET13315 | Well Testing | 3 credits |
| PET13116 | Senior Project 1 | 1 credit |
| PET13227 | Well Completion & Stimulation – Elective 4 | 2 credits |
| PET13117 | Summer Internship 2 | 1 credit |
| PET14318 | Reservoir Simulation | 3 credits |
| PET14319 | Integrated Reservoir Modeling | 3 credits |
| PET14320 | Production Engineering | 3 credits |
| PET14222 | Enhanced Oil Recovery | 2 credits |
| PET14123 | Senior Project 2 | 1 credit |
| PET14140 | Sand control – Elective 6 | 1 credit |
| PET1422 | Graduation internship | 2 credits |
| PET14825 | Graduation thesis | 8 credits |
| Total (Engineering Topics) | 89 credits | |
The elective courses are listed as follows:
| Elective courses 1, 2, 3, 4 | ||
| MEC32205 | Hydraulic Equipments | 2 credits |
| MEC33206 | Measurement Engineering | 2 credits |
| GEO12233 | Introduction to Geophysics | 2 credits |
| PET12242 | Geostatistics | 2 credits |
| GEO12234 | Sedimentology | 2 credits |
| PET13226 | Drilling Fluids (+ Lab) | 2 credits |
| PET13232 | Cement (+ Lab) | 2 credits |
| PET13227 | Well Completion & Stimulation | 2 credits |
| PET13228 | Processing and Transportation of Oil and Gas | 2 credits |
| PET13229 | Drilling & Production Facilities and Operation | 2 credits |
| Elective courses 5 | ||
| PET14330 | High Performance Drilling Design and Operational Practices | 3 credits |
| PET14331 | Solving Common Production Engineering Problems | 3 credits |
| PET14333 | Sustainable energy | 3 credits |
| Elective courses 6 (select 2 courses) | ||
| PET14134 | Drilling Technology in Complicated Conditions | 1 credit |
| PET14135 | Directional and Extensional Drilling | 1 credit |
| PET14136 | Oil and Gas Production Technology at Vietnam Continental Shelf | 1 credit |
| PET14137 | Oilfield Projects Development | 1 credit |
| PET14138 | Heavy oil production | 1 credit |
| PET14139 | Natural Gas production & Processing Engineering | 1 credit |
| PET14140 | Sand production and control | 1 credit |
| PET14141 | Well Abandonment | 1 credit |
General Education and Others
Petroleum Engineers have an obligation to practice their profession in a socially responsible manner and their education must prepare them for these responsibilities and make them aware of the constraints imposed by societal factors. Thus, the Petroleum Engineering curriculum requires the study of 16 courses totaling 27 credit hours of general education and others (Table 5-1). The general education component of the curriculum consists of the following courses:
| General Education and Others | 27 credits | |
| SOC01301 | Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism | 3 credits |
| SOC01202 | Political economics of Marxism and Leninism | 2 credits |
| PED11101 | Physical Education 1 (1*) | 0 credit |
| ENG41000 | English preparation (120 hrs*) | 0 credit |
| ENG41301 | English I | 3 credits |
| SOC02203 | Scientific socialism | 2 credits |
| SOC02205 | History of Vietnamese communist party | 2 credits |
| SOC01204 | Ho Chi Minh's Ideology | 2 credits |
| PED11102 | Physical Education 2 (1*) | 0 credit |
| MIE01101 | Military Education | 0 credit |
| ENG42302 | English II | 3 credits |
| SOC02206 | Professional Skills for Engineers | 2 credits |
| PED12103 | Physical Education 3 (1*) | 0 credits |
| ENG42303 | English III | 3 credits |
| ENG43304 | English IV | 3 credits |
| PSE13201 | Health Safety and Environment in Petroleum Industry | 2 credits |
