Petroleum Engineering, MSPE

Mandatory Courses:

• PETE 2160 - PETROLEUM RESERVOIR ENGINEERING
• PETE 2201 - RECOVERY OF OIL BY WATERFLOODING
• PETE 2204 - ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY PROCESSES
• PETE 2205 - PETROLEUM PRODUCTION ENGINEERING
• PETE 2207 - PETROLEUM AND NATURAL GAS PROCESSING
• PETE 2208 - PETROLEUM DRILLING AND WELL COMPLETION DESIGN
• PETE 2209 - HYDRAULIC FRACTURING MECHANICS AND APPLICATIONS
• CHE 2410 - MATHMTCL METHD IN CHEMCL ENGRG 1 or PETE 2211 - RESERVOIR SIMULATION 

Accepted Electives:

• GEOL 2110 - PLATE TECTONICS
• GEOL 2151 - GROUNDWATER GEOLOGY
• GEOL 2449 - GIS, GPS, AND COMPUTER METHODS
• GEOL 2640 - ADV GEOHAZARDS & RISK MGMNT
• ME 2055 - COMPUTER AIDED ANALYSIS OF TRANSPORT PHENOMENA
• ME 2060 - NUMERICAL METHODS
• CEE 2501 - ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING CHEMISTRY
• CEE 2502 - PHYSICAL-CHEMICAL PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING
• CEE 2717 - COMPONENTS, PROPERTIES AND DESIGN OF PORTLAND CEMENT CONCRETE
• CEE 2800 - ENGINEERING GEOLOGY
• CEE 3501 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 1
• CEE 3502 - ENVRNMTL ENGRG PROCESSES 2
• CEE 3805 - ROCK MECHANICS
• ENGR 2632 - SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE MINERAL INDUSTRY
• ENGR 2637 - STRATA CONTROL ENGINEERING
• ENGR 2638 - MINING HEALTH AND SAFETY
• PETE 2910 - SPECIAL PROJECTS

Note:

No single course can be used to satisfy both a core requirement and elective requirement.

Students without a BS degree in engineering must take, in addition, either the online “bridging course” offered in Jan (1st class) and May (2nd class) by Michigan State University (see http://www.egr.msu.edu/ for details about the bridging courses CHE 804 and 805) or the ChE Bridging Program offered by Pitt during the summer term immediately preceding matriculation to the graduate degree program. Neither of these courses can serve as an elective nor core course substitute in the MS in Petroleum Engineering required courses.