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Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering with Honours

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Course Overview

Qualification: Bachelor

Study Mode: Full Time

Intakes: March, July, September

Duration: 4 Years

Tuition Fee: RM 128,000

English Requirement: IELTS : 5.0, TOEFL IBT : 40

Course Details

What you will be learning:

This programme is specifically designed to provide students with:

  • High quality undergraduate engineering education that combines petroleum, gas and exploration engineering to cater for the ever-demanding oil and gas industry.
  • The ability to apply engineering principles to the design, development and operation of systems for locating, extracting, processing and refining crude petroleum and natural gas, including mining and drilling systems, processing and refining systems and facilities, storage facilities, transportation systems, and related environmental and safety systems.

Dual Degree Programme

Students who are under Bachelor’s Degree Programme will have the option to opt-in for the APU-DMU Dual Degree Scheme. Under this Scheme, students will receive 2 Degree Certificates & Transcripts upon graduation: 1 from Asia Pacific University (APU), Malaysia and 1 from De Montfort University (DMU), UK.

Admission requirements :

please contact our educational consultants or submit your application for Admission assessment.

Fee Structure

Fee TypeAmount (MYR)
1st Year FeeRM 30,400
2nd Year FeeRM 31,399
3rd Year FeeRM 32,500
4th Year FeeRM 33,698
Deposit (Refundable)RM 1,500
International Student Admission FeeRM 5,800
Visa and Insurance FeeRM 2,550

Curriculum

First Year Curriculum

Common Modules
  • Engineering Materials
  • Programming with Python
  • Engineering Mathematics 1
  • Introduction to C Programming
  • Engineering Mathematics 2
  • Engineering Statics and Dynamics
  • Fundamentals of Entrepreneurship
  • Engineering Design
Specialised Modules
  • Fundamental of Petroleum Engineering
  • Petroleum Geology

Second Year Curriculum


Common Modules
  • Engineering Mathematics 3
  • Engineering Software & Applications
  • Innovation Process
  • Fluid Mechanics
  • Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer
Specialised Modules
  • Elements of Reservoir Rock and Fluid Properties
  • Safety in Oil and Gas Engineering
  • Fluid Flow in Porous Media
  • Petroleum Geochemisty
  • Formation Evaluation and Well Logging


Third Year Curriculum


Common Modules
  • Engineering Mathematics 4
  • Engineering Project Management
  • Venture Building
Specialised Modules
  • Reservoir Simulation
  • Production Engineering
  • Reservoir Engineering
  • Well Testing
  • Gas Engineering
  • Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • Well Engineering

In the 2nd Semester of Year 3 Minor/ Extension Pathway (Choose 1)
  • Choose 1 module from Minor Pathway OR Extension Pathway as a continuation from the module selected in Year 3 Semester 2 as described in the Table below.

Fourth Year Curriculum

Common Modules
  • Project Phase 1 (Investigation)
  • Project Phase 2 (Implementation)
  • Engineer in Society
Specialised Modules
  • Field Development Project 1
  • Field Development Project 2
  • Petroleum Economics
Minor/Extension Pathway (Continuation)
  • Choose 1 module from Minor Pathway OR Extension Pathway as a continuation from the module selected in Year 3 Semester 2 as described in the Table below.