Oil and Gas

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

The programme will equip students for a career in the domain of IT solutions and management in the industrial computing of all sectors, especially 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.

• Have a good understanding of Information Technology applications in industrial computing.
• Are able to design, implement and evaluate IT services with the needs of the Industrial revolution 4.0 in any industry, and it's 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.

Key Points to Note

• Letter from the employer signed by HR and duly stamped indicating permission granted to study must be submitted prior to registration.
• This is a full fledge MoHE approved academic programme and is not a vocational programme.
• This programme is exclusively customized for employees working in Oil & Gas sector.

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.

Students are required to pass eight modules totalling 120 credits in each year (level). In total students must satisfactorily complete 480 credits (32 modules) with a combination of core and specialisation modules to be eligible for the award of the BSc (Honours).

Programme structures may be subject to change and modules may be offered in any of the semesters in an academic year