BE in Petroleum Engineering ENPMED Track*
The School of Engineering offers an Engineering Pre-Med (ENPMED) track as part of all its undergraduate programs.
The fast advancements in the medical and health professions has exerted additional pressure on practitioners to acquire a better understanding of the underlying technologies. Due to the growing use of technologies for medicine and health, there is a growing interest among students who pursue medical degrees and health related degrees, to acquire a strong engineering background prior to joining medical and health-related professions. This need presents an opportunity for the SOE to bridge this gap by providing students with an option of acquiring a BE in engineering with a PreMed track, referred to herein as Engineering PreMED (ENPMED). ENPMED credits are integrated within each curriculum based on a different mix of credits depending on each degree program requirements.
The offered ENPMED track provides an opportunity for engineering students to apply to Medical School and pursue an MD degree, or pursue graduate studies in the biomedical and health related fields, or work in their chosen major after receiving their Bachelor of Engineering degree.
Curriculum effective Fall 2022
First year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
MTH201 |
Calculus III |
3 |
CHM201 |
Chemical Principles |
3 |
CIE200 |
Statics |
3 |
PTE200 |
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
COE201 |
Computer Proficiency |
1 |
ENG202 |
Advanced Academic English |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
CIE202 |
Mechanics of Materials |
3 |
MTH206 |
Calculus IV |
3 |
MEE241 |
Dynamics |
3 |
PTE204 |
Geology for Petroleum Engineers |
3 |
BIO201 |
General Biology I |
4 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
MTH304 |
Differential Equations |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Second year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
CIE302 |
Structural Analysis I |
3 |
CIE303 |
Structural Analysis - SOFT |
1 |
MEE301 |
Thermodynamics |
3 |
PTE320 |
Reservoir Petrophysics |
3 |
PTE321 |
Petroleum Engineering Lab |
1 |
GNE331 |
Probability and Statistics |
3 |
INE320 |
Engineering Economy |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE310 |
Transport Processes Through Porous Media |
3 |
PTE322 |
Fundamental of Reservoir Engineering |
3 |
PTE330 |
Well Drilling |
3 |
PTE331 |
Drilling Fluids -LAB |
1 |
PTE340 |
Financial Management of Engineered Assets |
3 |
CIE320 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
CIE321 |
Fluid Mechanics Lab |
1 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
GNE301 |
Professional Communication |
2 |
COM203 |
Art of Public Communication |
3 |
—— |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Third year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE431 |
Fundamentals of Well Test Analysis |
3 |
PTE470 |
Petroleum Engineering Design |
3 |
PTE432 |
Well Logging and Formation Evaluation |
3 |
PTE450 |
Introduction to Process Engineering |
3 |
PTE441 |
Petroleum Leasing Regulations and Practices |
3 |
GNE303 |
Engineering Ethics |
2 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE451 |
Petroleum Production Engineering |
3 |
PTE452 |
Petroleum Production - LAB |
1 |
PTE471 |
The Petroleum Engineering Profession |
2 |
PTE472 |
Modeling and Computer Applications |
3 |
PTE460 |
Natural Gas Engineering |
3 |
PTE461 |
Natural Gas - LAB |
1 |
CHM311 |
Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE498 |
Professional Experience |
6 |
Fourth year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE543 |
Life Cycle and Risk Management |
3 |
PTE573 |
Detailing for Petroleum Engineers |
2 |
BIO321 |
Genetics |
3 |
BCH300 |
Essentials of Biochemistry |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE499 |
Capstone Design Project |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
BIO260 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
Prepare and take MCAT |
Fifth year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
*While sitting for the MCAT entrance exams does not require candidates to have taken any particular liberal arts course, some questions may require knowledge of psychology and sociology. It is therefore recommended that students in the pre-med track take PSY201 Intro to Psychology and SOC201 Intro to Sociology to increase their chances of passing the MCAT. These courses do not count towards meeting the university requirements of Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum, and thus they will need to be taken above and beyond the required 12 credits of LASC electives.
Technical electives
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE510 |
Structural Engineering of Offshore Platforms |
3 |
PTE511 |
Fundamentals of Subsurface Environmental Engineering |
3 |
PTE512 |
Fixed offshore Structures |
3 |
PTE513 |
Piping Systems |
3 |
PTE514 |
Offshore Development Practices |
3 |
PTE515 |
Thermal recovery |
3 |
PTE516 |
Process Control and Instrumentation |
3 |
PTE517 |
Industrial Process Management |
3 |
PTE523 |
Advanced Reservoir engineering |
3 |
PTE524 |
Reservoir Simulation |
3 |
PTE533 |
Advanced Drilling Engineering |
3 |
PTE534 |
Advanced Well Test Analysis |
3 |
PTE544 |
Petroleum Project Evaluation |
3 |
PTE545 |
Energy Finance |
3 |
PTE553 |
Advanced Production Mechanics |
3 |
PTE563 |
Unconventional oil exploitation |
3 |
PTE564 |
Unconventional gas exploitation |
3 |
PTE565 |
Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery |
3 |
PTE574 |
Artificial Lift Design |
3 |
PTE594 |
Undergraduate Research Project |
3 |
PTE599 |
Directed Studies in Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
PTE600 |
Topics |
3 |
or any other Technical Elective course approved by the Program Steering Committee. Note that all Technical Electives courses require at least senior standing in addition to their relevant prerequisites |
Curriculum effective Fall 2023
First year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
MTH201 |
Calculus III |
3 |
CHM201 |
Chemical Principles |
3 |
CHM005 |
Preparatory Chemistry |
0 |
CIE200 |
Statics |
3 |
PTE200 |
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
COE201 |
Computer Proficiency |
1 |
ENG202 |
Advanced Academic English |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
CIE202 |
Mechanics of Materials |
3 |
MTH206 |
Calculus IV |
3 |
MEE241 |
Dynamics |
3 |
PTE204 |
Geology for Petroleum Engineers |
3 |
BIO201 |
General Biology I |
3 |
BIO201B |
General Biology I Lab |
1 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
MTH304 |
Differential Equations |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Second year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
CIE302 |
Structural Analysis I |
3 |
CIE303 |
Structural Analysis - SOFT |
1 |
MEE301 |
Thermodynamics |
3 |
PTE320 |
Reservoir Petrophysics |
3 |
PTE321 |
Petroleum Engineering Lab |
1 |
GNE331 |
Probability and Statistics |
3 |
INE320 |
Engineering Economy |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE310 |
Transport Processes Through Porous Media |
3 |
PTE322 |
Fundamental of Reservoir Engineering |
3 |
PTE330 |
Well Drilling |
3 |
PTE331 |
Drilling Fluids -LAB |
1 |
PTE340 |
Financial Management of Engineered Assets |
3 |
CIE320 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
CIE321 |
Fluid Mechanics Lab |
1 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
GNE301 |
Professional Communication |
2 |
COM203 |
Art of Public Communication |
3 |
—— |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Third year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE431 |
Fundamentals of Well Test Analysis |
3 |
PTE470 |
Petroleum Engineering Design |
3 |
PTE432 |
Well Logging and Formation Evaluation |
3 |
PTE450 |
Introduction to Process Engineering |
3 |
PTE441 |
Petroleum Leasing Regulations and Practices |
3 |
GNE303 |
Engineering Ethics |
2 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE451 |
Petroleum Production Engineering |
3 |
PTE452 |
Petroleum Production - LAB |
1 |
PTE471 |
The Petroleum Engineering Profession |
2 |
PTE472 |
Modeling and Computer Applications |
3 |
PTE460 |
Natural Gas Engineering |
3 |
PTE461 |
Natural Gas - LAB |
1 |
CHM311 |
Organic Chemistry I |
3 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE498 |
Professional Experience |
6 |
Fourth year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE543 |
Life Cycle and Risk Management |
3 |
PTE573 |
Detailing for Petroleum Engineers |
2 |
BIO321 |
Genetics |
3 |
BCH300 |
Essentials of Biochemistry |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
Spring
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE499 |
Capstone Design Project |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
BIO260 |
Human Anatomy and Physiology |
3 |
Summer
Number |
Course |
Cr |
Prepare and take MCAT |
Fifth year
Fall
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
PTE 5— |
Technical Elective |
3 |
—- |
Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum Elective* |
3 |
*While sitting for the MCAT entrance exams does not require candidates to have taken any particular liberal arts course, some questions may require knowledge of psychology and sociology. It is therefore recommended that students in the pre-med track take PSY201 Intro to Psychology and SOC201 Intro to Sociology to increase their chances of passing the MCAT. These courses do not count towards meeting the university requirements of Liberal Arts and Science Curriculum, and thus they will need to be taken above and beyond the required 12 credits of LASC electives.
Technical electives
Number |
Course |
Cr |
PTE510 |
Structural Engineering of Offshore Platforms |
3 |
PTE511 |
Fundamentals of Subsurface Environmental Engineering |
3 |
PTE512 |
Fixed offshore Structures |
3 |
PTE513 |
Piping Systems |
3 |
PTE514 |
Offshore Development Practices |
3 |
PTE515 |
Thermal recovery |
3 |
PTE516 |
Process Control and Instrumentation |
3 |
PTE517 |
Industrial Process Management |
3 |
PTE523 |
Advanced Reservoir engineering |
3 |
PTE524 |
Reservoir Simulation |
3 |
PTE533 |
Advanced Drilling Engineering |
3 |
PTE534 |
Advanced Well Test Analysis |
3 |
PTE544 |
Petroleum Project Evaluation |
3 |
PTE545 |
Energy Finance |
3 |
PTE553 |
Advanced Production Mechanics |
3 |
PTE563 |
Unconventional oil exploitation |
3 |
PTE564 |
Unconventional gas exploitation |
3 |
PTE565 |
Water Flooding and Enhanced Oil Recovery |
3 |
PTE574 |
Artificial Lift Design |
3 |
PTE594 |
Undergraduate Research Project |
3 |
PTE599 |
Directed Studies in Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
PTE600 |
Topics |
3 |
or any other Technical Elective course approved by the Program Steering Committee. Note that all Technical Electives courses require at least senior standing in addition to their relevant prerequisites |
Course Map
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*The ENPMED Track is neither a separate degree program nor a specialization within the degree program; it is rather the same engineering major(s) with the addition of the pre-med path. This path allows engineering students organized access to courses required for application to most medical schools while completing their accredited engineering degree.