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Petroleum Geology

1522

Master`s Degree of Earth sciences

2 years

120

7

Second (Master)

Natural sciences

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The first level of higher education (level 6 NQF) or higher level.

Admission was based on the results of the entrance exam in a foreign language, exam in the specialty and additional entrance exam for persons who have obtained a bachelor's degree in another specialty

Professional qualification is awarded on the basis of professional mastery of competencies provided by the blocks of specialized disciplines and compliance with the minimum necessary criteria, namely: level of mastery of disciplines of the selected block of specialized disciplines with scores of at least 75 points exam in Petroleum Geology not less than 75 points, as well as the defense of qualifying work with a score of not less than 75 points.

-To analyze the features of natural and anthropogenic systems and objects of the Earth's geospheres -To apply the received knowledge to identify and solve problems and make well-founded decisions in the Earth’s sciences -To communicate with experts of different levels in other fields of knowledge, including the international context in the global information environment -To develop and manage projects in the Earth’s sciences to evaluate and ensure the work’s quality of studying oil and gas facilities and territories -To have skills in planning and embodying scientific experiments, writing research works by specialty -To realize environmental assessment, audit, licensing, certification of natural resources usage, to predict the development of environmental, technological, economic and social consequences of individual objects of environmental management -To know modern methods of the Earth and its geospheres, to apply them in manufacturing and researching spheres -To know the basic management principles of oil and gas industry exploration, their organization, manufacturing and organizational management structure -To develop and implement the mechanisms of territorial management, geoplanning, providing monitoring of regional development, making plans and programs -To adapt and act in new situations related to work by the specialty, to generate new ideas in the field of the Earth’s sciences -To use educational technologies and methods of subject’s material teaching in the Earth’s sciences in educational institutions -To model geosphere objects and processes using cartographic and mathematical methods and geoinformation technologies -To identify and classify known objects and register new in the geosphere, including oil and gas, their properties, phenomenas and processes inherent to them -To evaluate resources, calculate stocks of oil, combustible gases, gas condensate -To provide geological support for the development of oil and gas fields

Full-time form

The final evaluation of learning outcomes at the University is carried out on a single 100-point scale. The assessment of the applicant corresponds to the ratio established of the level of professional and general competencies to the planned learning outcomes (as a percentage). The minimum positive level of assessment is 60 points. According to the results of exams, according to the results of course and diploma works (projects); based on the results of work in practice, the student is also graded on a four-point scale: “Excellent” (90 – 100%), “Good” (75 – 89%), “Satisfactory” (60 – 74%), “Unsatisfactory” (0 – 59%). If the final exam is not conducted in the disciplines, the results of the applicant’s work are evaluated on a 2-point scale: “Passed” (60 – 100%) or “Fail” (0 – 59%).

Passing of an Assistant Practice (3 ECTS credits), in Pre-graduation Practicе (5 ECTS credits), Research Practice on Specialization (5 ECTS credits) and Research Training on Specialization (5 ECTS credits).

Work in the field of scientific and technical activities "Research and development on natural sciences and engineering."

Access to programmes of the Third Cycle of Higher Education