An Elementary Introduction to Training the Postgraduates for Professional Degrees in Oil and Gas Engineering

Qingyou Liu, Zhibin Liu

Southwest Petroleum University, Chengdu, China.

DOI: 10.4236/ce.2012.326126                

Abstract

The demand of the talents in petroleum engineering of petroleum enterprises is analyzed in this paper according the current situation of the engineering education. The four levels of the professional talents needed by the petroleum enterprises are specified, which makes it clear that what the purpose and orientation of the higher education in petroleum engineering should be. The qualities of the petroleum engineers are discussed specifically and it is pointed out that the training of the postgraduate for professional degree in oil and gas engineering should be the cradle of the petroleum engineers. A training schedule is listed in this paper based on the discussion, including curriculum provision, practice link, thesis and training mode, which will be a pathfinder of the education of the professional degree graduate student in oil and gas engineering. Moreover, the practice can provide useful experience for the training and education of different type of graduates.

Keywords

Engineering Education; Petroleum Engineering; Postgraduates for Professional Degree; Engineers

Conflicts of Interest

The authors declare no conflicts of interest.

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