SQU Programs

MSc in Petroleum Geosciences

The Department of Earth Sciences offers PhD degree in Earth Sciences and MSc degree in Petroleum Geosciences. The PhD programme is by research for up to four years (FULL TIME ONLY) in various fields of geology including petroleum geology, sedimentology, diagenesis and reservoir quality, sequence stratigraphy, structure geology, geochemistry and mineralogy, economic geology, hydrology and remote sensing. The MSc programme is by course work and research and is available as full- and part-time in Petroleum Geosciences. It spans over a period of two years for full-time and up to three years for part-time students. There are two semesters per year; Fall and Spring. Fall semester starts in September and ends in January whereas spring semester starts in February and ends in May each year. The MSc degree programme consists of eight taught courses; four cores and four electives (equivalent to 24 credit hours) followed by an independent research project (thesis).

Degree Plan

Core Courses

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

ERSC 6101

Petroleum System Analysis

3

ERSC 6102

Wireline Analysis

3

ERSC 6103

Seismic Interpretation

3

ERSC 6104

Reservoir Sedimentology and Basin Analysis

 

3

Elective Courses (Select Four Courses)

Course Code

Course Name

Credits

ERSC 6001

Geological Data Treatment

3

ERSC 6105

Exploration Techniques

3

ERSC 6106

Reservoir Structural Analysis using Outcrop Data

3

ERSC 6107

Stratigraphic Reservoir Analysis using Outcrop Data

3

ERSC 6108

Integrated Subsurface and Surface Analysis

3

ERSC 6015

Palynology: Principles and Applications

3

ERSC 6801

GIS and Remote Sensing

3

ERSC 6109

Reservoir Quality

3

ERSC 6110

Petroleum Geology of the Middle East

3

ERSC 6819

Selected Topics in Geosciences

3

ERSC7001   MSc Thesis (Research Project)