Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering and Fees in Australia

Looking for a university institution in Australia where a degree in petroleum engineering could be earned and the fees for the international students? Consider the list on this page. 

Among the engineering courses that are not commonly taught in Australia is the Petroleum Engineering. Few universities offer the course to domestic and international students at either the undergraduate or postgraduate degree level

Petroleum Engineering is an engineering of oil an gas. As a discipline, it focus on the production and exploration of hydrocarbon (crude oil and natural gas). It is a course that requires a student to be very good in physics, chemistry and mathematics in high school before being granted an admission. 

Oil and gas is the backbone of economy of many countries of the world and that is one of the reasons the engineers in the petroleum  industry of such countries are well paid 


Australian Universities for Petroleum Engineering and Fees 

Listed below are the universities in Australia where a degree could be earn in Petroleum Engineering for domestic and international students. 


CURTIN UNIVERSITY 

  • Faculty: Science and Engineering 
  • School: WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering
  • Course: Petroleum Engineering Major (BEng Hons) 
  • Fee: AUS $36,000.00 (2022)


EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY (ECU) 

  • Course: Bachelor of Engineering  (Petroleum Engineering) Honours. 
  • Fee: AUD $36,100 
  • Course: Master of Technology (Petroleum Engineering) 
  • Fee: AUD $37,350


UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE  

  • Faculty: Science, Engineering and Technology 
  • Course: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Petroleum)
  • Course: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours)(Petroleum) with Bachelor of Science
  • Fee: AUD$48,500 (2022)


UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES (UNSW) 

  • Faculty: Engineering 
  • Course: Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) (Petroleum) 
  • Fee: AUD $49,600 (2022)  

The fees listed above are for the bachelor degree, international students. They are indicative first year fee for students on full time study mode. 

Note: the fee may not correlate with what you will be charged now. They are increase each year. The management of each of the institutions mentioned above have the  right to alter the fees without notice but the list will give you an idea of what you might probably be charged.  

Bachelor of Petroleum Engineering in Australia is a four (4) years course on full time study mode except when it is a double degree like at University of Adelaide and it that case the course lasted at least five (5) years. 

All the universities mentioned here are accredited by the Engineers Australia. 


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