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:
- 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;
- 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;
- 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:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- 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.
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- 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.
- 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.
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- 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 |