The BSc (Computing) programme prepares students to demonstrate in-depth skills and knowledge in relation to IT applications that support business needs.

Salient Features of the Oil & Gas Pathway

The programme will equip students for a career in the domain of IT solutions and management in the Oil and Gas Industry. Graduates of the BSc (Hons) Computing (Oil & Gas) programme will be ideally positioned to acquire a job in the oil and gas industry among its IT solution providers. The programme is the first of its kind and is specifically designed for students looking to gain the required competency to help fill a major skills gap within the oil and gas industry. It will provide hands-on experience with technologies like SCADA, Wireless Sensor Network, Industrial Computing, Oil and Gas processes and Industrial Data networks.

This course will produce computing practitioners who:

• Have a good understanding of Information Technology applications in the Oil and Gas industry.
• Are able to design, implement and evaluate IT services with the needs of the Oil and Gas industry and its IT providers in mind
• Possess a deep understanding of professional, ethical, legal and security issues in the industry
• Are able to integrate the use of IT tools and techniques into the framework of an appropriate development methodology to develop high quality software solutions.

Awards

• Diploma in Higher Education
• BSc (Honours)

Mode of delivery: Full-time and Part-time

Students must register for a particular award in order to qualify for that award

Pathway Objectives

This pathway aims to provide students with:

• A good understanding of the IT requirements of the Oil and Gas Industry.
• The ability to align IT services with the needs of the Oil and Gas industry and its IT providers.
• Proficiency in the use of modern industrial computing environment
• The skills needed to design and develop computing solutions for the oil and gas industries.

Job Opportunities include

• System Support Manager
• Industrial Computing Executive
• Oil & Gas Network Manager
• SCADA System Administrator
• Wireless Network Architect
• Sensors Network Administrator

Fee Structure

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Modules in First Year (Level 3)

#	Module Name	Credits
1	Arabic Language and Society (Arabic speakers) / Omani Culture and Civilization (Non-Arabic Speakers)	15
2	English Vocabulary in Use	15
3	Fundamentals of Business Management	15
4	Fundamentals of ICT	15
5	English for General Reading and Writing	15
6	Professional Communication Skills in English	15
7	Business and Entrepreneurship	15
8	Logical and Problem Solving Skills	15
	Total Credits	120

Modules in Second Year (Level 4)

#	Module Name	Credits
1	Integrated Language Skills	15
2	Mathematical and Statistical Skills	15
3	Computer Systems and Networking	15
4	Introduction to Programming	15
5	Academic Reading and Writing	15
6	Digital Logic Design	15
7	System Analysis and Design	15
8	Data Structure and Algorithms	15
	Total Credits	120

Modules in Third Year (Level 5)

#	Module Name	Credits
1	English for Employability Skills	15
2	IT Research Methods	15
3	Database Management Systems	15
4	Local Area Networks	15
5	Oil and Gas Business Processes	15
6	Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition	15
7	Industrial Data Networks	15
8	Data Visualization Techniques	15
	Total Credits	120

Modules in Fourth Year (Level 6)

#	Module Name	Credits
1	Project Management Methods and Tools	15
2	Database Administration	15
3	Wireless Sensor Networks in the Oil and Gas Industry	15
4	Data Warehousing and Data Mining	15
5	Enterprise Information Management	15
6	Entrepreneurship and Small Business	15
7	Technology Project (Dissertation)	30
	Total Credits	120