Here's the full curriculum for Petroleum Engineering, formatted with Markdown tables for clearer organization:
Curriculum
Each student majoring in Petroleum Engineering must satisfactorily complete a minimum of 132 credits distributed as follows:
I. GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES (18 Credits)
A. Compulsory (12 Credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0330-100 |
Modern and Contemporary History of Kuwait |
3 |
| 9988-123 |
Intermediate Writing Skills |
3 |
| 9988-221 |
Technical Writing |
3 |
B. Elective (9 Credits)
Restricted Elective
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0330-102 |
Arab and Islamic Cultural History or one course from a group of humanities courses |
3 |
Free Electives (6 Credits)
Two courses from humanities/social science electives: Students can choose any course from the approved departments at the university.
II. MATHEMATICS AND BASIC SCIENCE COURSES (27 Credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0410-101 |
Calculus I |
3 |
| 0410-102 |
Calculus II |
3 |
| 0410-111 |
Linear Algebra |
3 |
| 0410-211 |
Calculus III |
3 |
| 0410-240 |
Ordinary Differential Equations |
3 |
| 0420-101 |
General Chemistry |
3 |
| 0420-105 |
General Chemistry Lab |
1 |
| 0430-101 |
Physics I |
3 |
| 0430-105 |
Physics Laboratory I |
1 |
| 0430-102 |
Physics II |
3 |
| 0430-107 |
Physics Laboratory II |
1 |
III. COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING REQUIREMENTS (25 Credits)
A. Common Engineering Courses (18 Credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0600-104 |
Engineering Graphics and Design |
2 |
| 0600-205 |
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals |
3 |
| 0600-207 |
Electrical Engineering Fundamentals Lab |
1 |
| 0600-208 |
Thermodynamics |
3 |
| 0600-209 |
Engineering Economy |
3 |
| 0600-304 |
Engineering Probability and Statistics |
3 |
| 0600-307 |
Applied Numerical Methods and Programming in Engineering |
3 |
B. Other Engineering Courses (7 Credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0600-102 |
Workshop |
1 |
| 0600-202 |
Statics |
3 |
| 0600-204 |
Strength of Materials |
3 |
IV. MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (62 Credits)
A. Compulsory Courses (53 Credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0650-150 |
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering |
1 |
| 0650-221 |
Reservoir Rock Properties |
3 |
| 0650-241 |
Fluid Mechanics |
3 |
| 0650-251 |
Introduction to Petroleum Engineering Design |
3 |
| 0650-322 |
Reservoir Rock Lab |
1 |
| 0650-323 |
Phase Behavior of Reservoir Fluids |
3 |
| 0650-324 |
Reservoir Engineering |
3 |
| 0650-333 |
PVT Lab |
1 |
| 0650-341 |
Oil Well Drilling and Completion |
3 |
| 0650-342 |
Mud and Cement Lab |
1 |
| 0650-351 |
Petroleum Geology |
3 |
| 0650-354 |
Well Logging |
3 |
| 0650-355 |
Well Logging Lab |
1 |
| 0650-411 |
Petroleum Production Engineering |
3 |
| 0650-425 |
Natural Gas Reservoir Engineering |
3 |
| 0650-427 |
Secondary Recovery |
3 |
| 0650-432 |
Well Testing |
3 |
| 0650-435 |
Production Equipment Design |
3 |
| 0650-437 |
Numerical Methods in Petroleum Engineering |
3 |
| 0650-438 |
Advanced Well Completion |
3 |
| 0650-496 |
Petroleum Engineering Design |
3 |
B. Compulsory Non-Dept. Course (3 credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0460-101 |
Physical Geology |
3 |
C. Elective Courses (6 credits)
| Code |
Course |
Credits |
| 0650-325 |
Fluid Flow in Porous Media |
3 |
| 0650-424 |
Reservoir Engineering II |
3 |
| 0650-431 |
Formation Evaluation |
3 |
| 0650-442 |
Industrial Safety for Oil Field Operations |
3 |
| 0650-443 |
Offshore Technology |
3 |
| 0650-445 |
Storage and Transportation of Crude Oil and Gas |
3 |
| 0650-447 |
Oil Field Corrosion and Corrosion Control |
3 |
| 0650-449 |
Petroleum Economics |
3 |
| 0650-450 |
Industrial Training |
3 |
| 0650-451 |
Reservoir Modeling |
3 |
| 0650-452 |
Thermodynamics and Phase Behavior of Petroleum Fluids |
3 |
| 0650-453 |
Fractured Reservoir Characterization |
3 |
| 0650-454 |
Transport Phenomena in Geo-Systems |
3 |
| 0650-461 |
Rock Mechanics in the Oil Industry |
3 |
| 0650-463 |
Directional Drilling |
3 |
| 0650-464 |
Horizontal Well Technology |
3 |
| 0650-465 |
Drilling in Abnormal Pressure Zones |
3 |
| 0650-467 |
Advanced Well Control Operations |
3 |
| 0650-469 |
Practical Advances in Drilling Engineering |
3 |
| 0650-471 |
Natural Gas Sweetening and Dehydration |
3 |
| 0650-475 |
Well Stimulation |
3 |
| 0650-485 |
Introduction to Geostatistics |
3 |
| 0650-495 |
Senior Project |
3 |