MSc Oil and Gas Management

Applicants should hold a minimum of a second-class honour’s degree in a relevant subject.

Candidates holding the equivalent of a good second-class lower degree may also apply. HND holders with at least five years working experience in the oil and gas industry may also be considered.

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Funding opportunities including scholarships available

Upon successful completion, you will be able to demonstrate advanced knowledge and understanding of:

• The theories, concepts and complexities of managing the processes, threats and challenges of the oil and gas industry in the 21st century.
• The methods and global best practices in managing health, safety and environment in exploration and production of oil and gas.
• Politics of oil and gas and threats to continued supply and renewable energy options.
• The development of effective leadership and management skills in the oil and gas sector and appropriate business policies and strategies within a changing operational and legislative context to meet stakeholders’ interest.
• The use and limitations of a range of research methods/techniques, both qualitative and quantitative for providing information and evaluating options in an uncertain and changing organisational environment.

Many of our past graduates have gone on to work for well-known companies like Shell, Chevron, Saudi Aramco, GNPC, SINOPEC, NNPC, TPDC, HIS and CNOOC, for universities both here in the UK and abroad, various international consultancies and the Petroleum Ministries of Ghana, Uganda, Tanzania, Oman, UAE, Nigeria and Angola, to name just a few.

• Global Petroleum Industry – Perspective and Prospects – 15 credits
• Oil Spills Science, Response and Remediation – 15 credits
• Petroleum Contracts, Economics and Geopolitics – 15 credits
• Principles of Applied Health and Safety Management System – 15 credits
• Project and Risk Management in the Energy Industry – 10 credits
• Energy and Carbon Trading – 15 credits
• Energy Finance, Investment & Decision Making – 10 credits
• Sustainability and Decommissioning – 15 credits
• Energy Transition in Oil and Gas Industry – 10 credits
• Research Project – 50 credits
• Leading Diverse Workforces – 10 credits

With work placement pathway

The ‘With work placement’ opportunity² enables you to apply in semester 1 for an optional work placement of up to 12 months, extending the duration of your master’s to 24 months. The placement provides an opportunity for you to develop expertise and experience in your chosen field with the aim of enhancing your employability upon graduation. The work placement would take place in semesters 3, 4 and 5.