• Bachelor’s in Engineering Technology - Petroleum at Cape Breton University is offered as a 4-year teaching program.
  • This bachelor program has a co-op work option.
  • To be eligible to participate in a full-time Co-op Work Term, students must meet the GPA requirements.
  • The student to faculty ratio is 16:1 which bridges the gap between faculty and students.
  • Some of the main courses that students will study in this program are:
    • Drilling Engineering
    • Reservoir Engineering
    • Petroleum Process Simulation
  • At CBU, they help to capitalize on this career opportunity by giving students the skills one needs to build a solid foundation in this field.
  • As a small island with an incredible way of life that is delicately balanced, we know how petroleum and its by-products affect nearly every aspect of human life and occupation.
  • Students will have the skills and knowledge regarding the extraction, processing, and refinement of petroleum resources. They will also focus heavily on protecting the environment, a challenge that is necessary to tackle in today’s oil and gas industry.
  • Career positions may include: 
    • Drilling Engineer
    • Production Engineer
    • Chief Petroleum Engineer
    • Offshore Drilling Engineer
    • Reservoir Engineer, etc with an average salary of 36,475 USD per year.