• Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering at the University of North Dakota is a 2 years program.
  • It is an on-campus program offered on a full-time basis.
  • Students have to successfully complete 32 credits hours for this program.
  • The department offers both Petroleum Engineering Master of Science (MSc) and Master of Engineering (MEng) degrees.
  • UND's master's in petroleum engineering will prepare students to address challenges in the oil field.
  • The graduate students are conducting petroleum research in:
    • Geomechanics, production, and reservoir studies of hydraulic fracturing
    • Re-fracturing for optimization of production from unconventional shales
    • Data-driven modeling in unconventional reservoirs
    • Petrophysical and geochemical analysis of shale oil
    • Geophysics and seismic analysis of unconventional reservoirs
  • In general, an MEng program is more course-based, while the more popular MSc program includes a thesis and/or research project.
  • Students must also submit a peer-reviewed manuscript on which students are the first author, such as a conference or journal paper, or patent. application.