MSc Subsurface Energy Engineering / Careers

Year of entry: 2024

Career opportunities

Petroleum engineering and Dr Vahid ignited my interest in reservoir engineering, it is a fascinating field where one is constantly catching up to nature. I

I took on the Ph.D. under his supervision, my life’s best decision. Petroleum engineering and a Ph.D. in Multiphase flow in porous media has given me a solid understanding of the fundamental principles in reservoir engineering.

Rimsha Aziz / BEng Petroleum Engineering and PhD graduate. Now a Production Optimisation Reservoir Engineer

Our graduates have secured roles at organisations including:

  • Shell;
  • BP;
  • TOTAL;
  • Jacobs;
  • Aspen Tech

What do our graduates do? Students will acquire a deep and systematic conceptual understanding and practical engineering skills needed for diverse industrial applications such as reservoir engineering, geothermal engineering, and carbon sequestration. Additionally, the course offers unique opportunities to talented students to work with the industry during their MSc research project.

What's more, graduate with a degree from us and you'll be in demand among the top graduate employers by attending one of the most targeted universities according to The Graduate Market in 2023 - High Fliers Research.

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