BSc. Petroleum Geoscience & Production
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Geoscience and Production (BPG) Programme structure
Course Code |
Course Name |
LH |
PH |
CH |
CU |
Year 1 Semester I |
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Core Courses |
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GLO1105 |
External Earth Processes |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO1106 |
Internal Earth Processes |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
GLO1103 |
Crystallography and Mineralogy |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
CHM1101 |
Basic Inorganic Chemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
CHM1102 |
Basic Physical Chemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
UNV1101 |
Communication Skills |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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18 |
Year 1 Semester II |
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Core Courses |
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GLO1201 |
Palaeontology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO1202 |
Introduction to Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO1205 |
Geology of Uganda |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
CHM1205 |
Basic Organic Chemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PHY1205 |
Electricity and Magnetism |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP1207 |
Rock Mechanics and Fluid Physics |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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18 |
Year 2 Semester I |
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Core Courses |
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GLO2107 |
Structural Geology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP2101 |
Introduction to Petroleum Geology |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP2109 |
Petroleum Geophysics |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2101 |
Optical Mineralogy |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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12 |
Elective Courses (Select 1 plus UNV2101) |
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PGP2111 |
Material Science |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
UNV2101 |
Development Studies |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP2110 |
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PHY1206 |
Heat and Thermodynamics |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2110 |
Remote Sensing for Geoscientists |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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6 |
Year 2 Semester II |
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Core Courses |
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GLO2202 |
Sedimentary Petrology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2210 |
Sedimentology and Stratigraphy |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP2207 |
GIS and Thematic map interpretation |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2209 |
Field Geology & Surveying |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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12 |
Elective Courses (Select 2) |
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PGP2202 |
Electromagnetic and Radiometric Methods |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP2208 |
Scientific project proposal and report writing |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2211 |
Introduction to Hydrogeology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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6 |
Recess Semester |
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GLO2301 |
Field Attachment |
0 |
150 |
75 |
5 |
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Total CU |
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5 |
Year 3 Semester I |
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Core Courses |
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PGP3101 |
Palynology |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP3109 |
Seismic Data Interpretation |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP3110 |
Well Data Acquisition and Interpretation |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO3108 |
Seminar Presentation |
15 |
30 |
30 |
2 |
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Total CU |
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11 |
Elective Courses (Select 3) |
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PGP3111 |
Electrical and Paleomagnetic Methods |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP3108 |
Analytical Separation Techniques |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO3109 |
Geochemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO2104 |
Geostatistics |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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9 |
Year 3 Semester II |
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Core Courses |
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PGP3201 |
Petroleum Geochemistry |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP3210 |
Sedimentary Basins |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO3205 |
Geology Research Project |
0 |
150 |
75 |
5 |
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Total CU |
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11 |
Elective Courses (Select 3) |
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GLO3208 |
Geology of East Africa |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP3211 |
Computer Modelling for Geoscientists |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO3207 |
Groundwater Quality |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
GLO3206 |
Environmental Geology |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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9 |
Year 4 Semester I |
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Core Courses |
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PGP4102 |
Petroleum Reservoir Management |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4110 |
Health, Safety and Environment in the Petroleum Industry |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4111 |
Reservoir Geology and Geophysics |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4106 |
Reservoir Engineering |
30 |
30 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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12 |
Elective Courses (Select 2) |
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PGP4112 |
Drilling Fluids |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4113 |
Petroleum Economics |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4109 |
Drilling and Completion Engineering |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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6 |
Year 4 Semester II |
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Core Courses |
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PGP4209 |
Petroleum Production Engineering |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4210 |
Legislation in the Oil and Gas Industry |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4211 |
Petroleum Geosciences Research Project |
0 |
150 |
75 |
5 |
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Total CU |
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11 |
Elective Courses (Select 3) |
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PGP4213 |
Gas Marketing and Gas Utilization |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4214 |
Petroleum Refining and Transportation |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4212 |
Reservoir Modelling |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
PGP4204 |
Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes |
45 |
0 |
45 |
3 |
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Total CU |
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9 |