​Program Educational Objectives:​

Program educational objectives are broad statements that describe the career and professional accomplishments that the program prepares its graduates to achieve within two to three years after graduation. The educational objectives of the undergraduate program in petroleum engineering are:

1. ​The graduates will be qualified to achieve successful careers in the petroleum industry worldwide.
2. ​The graduates will value continuous professional and technical development throughout their careers.
3. ​​​The graduates will exhibit professionalism, adhere to ethics, and respect social values.

 

Student Outcomes:

Student outcomes are narrower statements that describe what the students are expected to know and be able to do by the time of graduation. These relate to the skills, knowledge, and behaviors that the students acquire in their matriculation through the program. Upon completion of the undergraduate program in petroleum engineering, the graduate would have attained the following: 

• ​​An ability to apply knowledge of mathematics, science, and engineering
• ​An ability to design and conduct experiments, as well as to analyze and interpret data
• An ability to design a system, component, or process to meet desired needs within realistic constraints such as economic, environmental, social, political, ethical, health and safety, manufacturability, and sustainability
• An ability to function on multidisciplinary teams
• An ability to identify, formulate, and solve engineering problems
• An understanding of professional and ethical responsibility
• An ability to communicate effectively
• The broad education necessary to understand the impact of engineering solutions in a global, economic, environmental, and societal context
• A recognition of the need for, and an ability to engage in life-long learning
• A knowledge of contemporary issues
• An ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice

 

Annual Student Enrollment & Graduation Data: 

The student enrollment and graduation statistics for the undergraduate program in petroleum engineering program are: 

Fall		Spring		Summer		Fall		Spring		Summer		Fall		Spring		Summer		Fall
2014		2015		2015		2015		2016		2016		2016​​		2017		2017		2017
E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G	E	G
162	13	146	27	84	0	147	11	158	22	117	0	157	7	145	18	158	0	189	6*​

 

E: Enrolled                                             G:​ Graduated                                           * expected

Program Assessment Coordinator: Dr. Sidqi A. Abu-Khamsin.