GE Curriculum

Undergraduate Curriculum in Geological Engineering

The purpose of Geological Engineering (GE) Program is to produce highly qualified geological engineers with expertise in Petroleum Geology - Geophysics.

Program Educational Objectives

It is expected that within a few years of graduation Geological Engineering graduates will:

  1. Be practical, employable and qualified geological engineers in professional careers as practicing petroleum geophysicists engaged in exploration and development activities associated with the production of oil and gas reserves;
  2. Continue their professional development and become professional managers for enterprises of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, multinational companies, and/or become scientists for research institutes and universities;
  3. Keep their education up to date through self-instruction and other training to meet the challenges of the competitive, modern and dynamic workplace.

Student Outcomes

The student outcomes of our Geological Engineering Program are the same as those required by ABET for any engineering program to receive accreditation. The Petroleum Engineering graduates will have:

  1. an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
  2. an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
  3. an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
  4. an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
  5. an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
  6. an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
  7. an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

Program Requirements (154 Credits)

FRESHMAN YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 SOC01301 Philosophy of Marxism and
Leninism
3 ENG41301 English 1 3
2 MAT11301 Calculus 1 3 SOC01203 Scientific socialism 2
3 ELE31201 Foundations in Engineering 1 (+Lab) 2 MAT11302 Calculus 2 3
4 CHE11301 General Chemistry 1 3 PET11105 Career Orientation Field Trip 1
5 CHE11101LAB General Chemistry Lab 1 1 INC31301 Foundations in Engineering 2 (+Lab) 3
6 PHY21201 General Physics 1 2 PHY21202 General Physics 2 2
7 PHY21101LAB General Physics Lab 1 1 PHY21102LAB General Physics Lab 2 1
8 PET21201 Introduction to Oil and Gas
Industry
2 SOC01205 History of Vietnamese
Communist Party
2
9 ENG41000 English Preparation (120 hrs.*)   PED11102 Ho Chi Minh's Ideology 2
10 SOC01202 Political Economics of Marxism and Leninism 2 MIE01101 Physical Education 2 (1*)  
11 PED11101 Physical Education 1 (1*)   SOC01204 Military Education (165 hrs.*)  
  Total   19 Total   19
SOPHOMORE YEAR
First Semester Second Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 ENG42302 English 2 3 ENG42303 English 3 3
2 MAT12203 Calculus 3 2 MAT12305 Differential Equations 3
3 CHE12303 General Chemistry 2 (+Lab) 3 MAT12206 Probability And Statistics 2
4 MEC32301 Thermodynamics 3 GEO12305 Igneous and Metamorphic
Petrology (+Lab)
3
5 ELE32203 Electric Circuit Analysis (+Lab) 2 GEO12306 Structural Geology (+Lab) 3
6 GEO12302 Physical Geology 3 GEO12343 Geological Data Science 3
7 GEO12303 Mineralogy (+Lab) 3 GEO12207 Geological Field Camp 2
8 SOC02206 Professional Skills for Engineers 2      
9 PED12103 Physical Education 3 (1*)        
10   Elective 1 2      
    Total 23 Total   19
JUNIOR YEAR
Focus on Petroleum Geology Focus on Petroleum Geophysics
First Semester   First Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 ENG43304 English 4 3 (4) ENG43304 English 4 3 (4)
2 GEO13408 Sedimentology (+Lab) 4 GEO13334 Sedimentology 3
3 GEO13309 Paleobiology and Stratigraphy 3  MAT13207 Linear Algebra and Matrix
Theory
2
4 PET13310 Geomechanics 3 MAT13208 Introduction to Partial
Differential Equations
2
5 GEO13311 Petroleum Geology 3 PET13310 Geomechanics 3
6 GEO13319 Basin analysis 3 GEO13311 Petroleum Geology 3
7 GEO13313 Geophysical Exploration
Methods
3 GEO13437 Geophysical Exploration
Methods (+ Lab)
4
8 GEO13314 Well Logging 3 GEO13438 Well Logging (+Lab) 4
  Total   25 Total   24
Second Semester Second Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO13315 Petroleum Seismology 3 GEO13439 Petroleum Seismology 4
2 GEO13216 Marine Geology 2 GEO13424LAB Seismic Data Processing and
Interpretation
4
3 GEO13117 Senior Project 1 1 GEO13117 Senior Project 1 1
4 PET13244 Petroleum Reservoir Geology 2 PET13244 Petroleum Reservoir Geology 2
5 ECO13301 Petroleum Economics 3 ECO13301 Petroleum Economics 3
6 PSE13201 Health, Safety and Environment 2 PSE13201 Health, Safety and Environment 2
7 MEC22302 Fluid mechanics (+ Lab) 3 MEC22207 Fluid Mechanics 2
8 GEO13210 Petroleum Geochemistry 2 GEO13223 Summer Internship 2
9 GEO13223 Summer Internship 2   Elective 2 2
10   Elective 2 2      
  Total   22 Total   22
SENIOR YEAR
Focus on Petroleum Geology Focus on Petroleum Geophysics
First Semester First Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO14320 Petroleum Reservoir Geology (+Lab) 3 GEO14428 Applied Geophysics 4
2 GEO14342 Petroleum Exploration
Project Design
3 GEO14342 Petroleum Exploration
Project Design
3
3 GEO14126 Senior Project 2 1 GEO14126 Senior Project 2 1
4 GEO14327 Geology and Resources in
Vietnam
3 GEO14327 Geology and Resources in
Vietnam
3
5 PET12244 Resevoir Petrophysics 2 PET12244 Resevoir Petrophysics 2
6   Elective 3 2   Elective 3 2
7   Elective 4 2   Elective 4 2
  Total   16 Total   17
Second Semester Second Semester
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO14331 Graduation Internship 3 GEO14331 Graduation Internship 3
2 GEO14832 Graduation Thesis 8 GEO14832 Graduation Thesis 8
  Total   11 Total   11
  TOTAL OF CREDITS 154 TOTAL OF CREDITS 154
ELECTIVE COURSES
Elective 1
Focus on Petroleum Geology Focus on Petroleum Geophysics
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 MAT12204 Numerical Methods for Differential Equations 2 GEO12247 Introduction of GIS and RS 2
2 GEO12204 Fundamentals of
Engineering Geology and
Hydrogeology
2 GEO12204 Fundamentals of
Engineering Geology and
Hydrogeology
2
3 GEO12247 Introduction of GIS and RS 2      
Elective 2
Focus on Petroleum Geology Focus on Petroleum Geophysics
No Course ID Courses Credits Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO13218 Surveying and Maping 2 GEO14241 Petroleum Reservoir Geology 2
2 PET13202 Fundamental of drilling Engineering 2 GEO14229 Production Geology 2
3 GEO14229 Production Geology 2 GEO13210 Petroleum Geochemistry 2
Elective 3
No Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO13222 Basin Modeling 2
2 PET13203 Fundamental of Reservoir simulation 2
3 GEO14244 Fundamental of transport in porous media 2
Elective 4
No Course ID Courses Credits
1 GEO14245 Introduction of AI in Petroleum Exploration 2
2 PET14233 Renewable Energy 2