Overview

The MSc Oil and Gas Engineering course offered at the Robert Gordon University is aimed at students who wish to work in the oil and gas industry and specialise in offshore operations. It will prepare you for a range of professional careers through suitable flexible study options.

It has been developed in close collaboration with industry which ensures the specialist subject areas relevant to the oil and gas life-cycle covered are up-to-date, and provide the essential knowledge and skills required for an engineering career within the upstream oil and gas industry.

Job Prospects

This course gives you the opportunity to work in the oil and gas industry in a very wide-range of roles with great job prospects around the world.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Business Essentials

Materials and Corrosion Science

Well Completions and Subsea Systems

Engineering Project Management

Environmental Impact and Risk Management

Key information

Duration

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

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-09-21 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-07-10 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2026-09-07 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-02-01 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-11-14 00:00:00 , International
- Apply before 2027-01-19 00:00:00 , National

More details

Online option deadlines:

September - 7 September

January - 19 January

Language

English

IELTS

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Credits

180 alternative credits

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

Aberdeen, United Kingdom

Disciplines

Mining, Oil & Gas View 49 other Masters in Mining, Oil & Gas in United Kingdom

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Academic requirements

GPA

Lower Second Class

English requirements

IELTS

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Other requirements

General requirements

Applicants normally hold a 2:2 undergraduate honours degree or its equivalent in Engineering or a relevant discipline such as Geology, Physics, Chemistry or Mathematics.
Applicants with a lower degree classification and / or relevant work experience will be considered on a case by case basis.

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

International Applies to you

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Non-residents

19530 GBP / year

≈ 19530 GBP / year
Domestic Applies to you

Applies to you

Citizens or residents

5890 GBP / year

≈ 5890 GBP / year

Additional Details

Rest of UK and EU students: £6640 per year

PT for All Student:

Year 1 and 2 £4840
Year 3 £3210

Living costs

Aberdeen

United Kingdom

729 - 1069 GBP / month

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

Funding

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Academic requirements

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