BEng (Hons)

Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering

3 good reasons to study Petroleum and Mechanical Engineering at Salford:

Provides you with the knowledge and skills needed to become a Chartered Engineer
Gain a comprehensive understanding of both Mechanical and Petroleum engineering knowledge
Industrial Placement year available

This course contains classical mechanical engineering content, with the main emphasis on Structural Mechanics and Control, Fluid Mechanics and Thermodynamics, Energy Conservation, Engineering Design, Geology & Geophysics, Drilling Oil and Gas wells, Oil and Gas Production Engineering and Reservoir Engineering.

This unique course will enable you to acquire substantial knowledge and understanding of dealing with the complex multi-tasking issues in the process, design and management of the related petro-chemical and mechanical engineering industry.

There is also the choice to complete an appropriate period of industrial experience and receive a Diploma in Industrial Studies, in addition to your degree, when your University programme is successfully completed. The Engineering Institutions will normally accept this period on Industrial Placement as appropriate training which will assist you in gaining Chartered status. You can also choose to work abroad or work in the European Union through the ERASMUS scheme.

Course details

Neither pre-requisite nor co-requisite modules are required at any stage. The credit rating of all modules is 20 unless otherwise stated.

Year 1

Chemistry & Over view of Petroleum industry

Geology- Geophysics

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Structures & Engineering Dynamics

Engineering Thermodynamics & Fluid Mechanics

Engineering Materials & Petroleum Group Design

Year 2

Reservoir Engineering

Drilling Engineering

Engineering Mathematics

Engineering Thermodynamics - Fluid Mechanics

Structural Mechanics

Control Engineering & Petroleum Group Design

Year 3

Optional

Industrial Placement

Year 4 (or 3 without industrial placement)

Petroleum Production Engineering

Industrial Management & Project Preparation

Level 3 Project Part 2

Finite Element Analysis & Structural Mechanics

Open and Cased Hole Logging & Petroleum Economics

Energy Conservation & Management & Group Design Projects

Course Enquiries

For course enquiries please call us on:

T: +44 (0) 161 295 4545

Or Email us at:

Home/EU students
E: enquiries@salford.ac.uk

International students
E: international@salford.ac.uk