Overview

At a Glance

The aim of the Petroleum Data Management programme of the University of Aberdeen is to provide education and training at postgraduate level for data managers both working in the petroleum sector or for those aspiring to work in the sector.

The MSc programme has been set up through a partnership between the University of Aberdeen and Common Data Access Ltd (CDA), a not-for-profit subsidiary of Oil & Gas UK, which provides data management services to the UK oil and gas industry.

The programme is also sponsored by leading multinational companies including Shell, Total and Chevron. and its content has been developed with input from our industry partners, to ensure that it is tailored to the needs of industry.

The content reflects the overall key data management activities of relevance to petroleum data managers, to provide individuals with job-ready expertise to move into the advanced data management roles that will meet the growing demand and expectations of the global oil and gas industry.

In particular, this programme is tailored to deal specifically with managing the physical and digital data that are used across the oil and gas industry, to understand and evaluate the subsurface and the petroleum reserves located there.

Flexible study options mean that the MSc Petroleum Data Management can be studied full time on campus or part-time online.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Database Systems and Big Data

Fundamentals of Petroleum Geoscience

The Nature of Geological and Geographical Data

Petroleum Data Governance

Data Science: from Data to Insight

Service and Project Management for Petroleum Data Managers

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months
Part-time
- 27 months
- Flexible

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2025-09-23 00:00:00
- Apply before 2025-09-08 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2025-08-04 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

IELTS

6.5

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PTE Academic

62

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TOEFL^® IBT

90

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Mining, Oil & Gas Data Science & Big Data View 411 other Masters in Data Science & Big Data in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Upper Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

6.5

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62

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90

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Other requirements

General requirements

A 2:1 (upper second class or above) UK Honours degree in a science discipline, or a science-based Honours degree from a non-UK institution which is judged by the University to be of equivalent worth

Those with a 2:2 may be considered if they can demonstrate they have at least 2 years of professional experience judged by the University to be of direct relevance to the programme. Please include an employer reference letter in this case

Applicants with other qualifications may also be considered if they can demonstrate 3+ years' experience in the area of data management in the petroleum industry

English Language Requirements

An up-to-date CV/Resumé

A degree certificate showing your qualifications

A full transcript showing all the subjects you studied and the marks you have achieved in your degree(s) (original & official English translation)

Personal Statement

Work experience

Those with a 2:2 may be considered if they can demonstrate they have at least 2 years of professional experience
Applicants with other qualifications may also be considered if they can demonstrate 3+ years' experience in the area of data management in the petroleum industry

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Tuition Fee

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International

22000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 22000 GBP per year during 12 months.
National

10000 GBP/year

Tuition Fee

Based on the tuition of 10000 GBP per year during 12 months.

Living costs for Aberdeen

729 - 1069 GBP /month

Living costs

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

Funding

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