1. INTRODUCTION TO OIL & GAS INDUSTRY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
(3 ECTS, compulsory, REVISED course)
Elucidation of the various steps of the petroleum industry life cycle comprising discovery, production, processing and transportation. Newly added content: augmentation on the aspect of sustainability with description of various types of footprints with the role of engineers in industry.
Course developer: Ir. Haizatul Hafizah Hussain, Department of Petroleum Engineering
2. PHYSICAL GEOLOGY
(4 ECTS, compulsory, REVISED course)
Exposition of the formation of the earth, its place in the solar system and its interior structure. Topics covered: The earth & universe, plate tectonics, geomorphology, rock cycle, hydrologic cycle, structural geology, time and geology, geohazards, and earth energy and resources. Newly added content: Formation of marine, coastal and delta environment formations and its significant to human life.
Course developer: Mohamad Shaufi Sokiman, Department of Geoscience
3. OCEAN AND COASTAL ENGINEERING
(4 ECTS, elective, REVISED course)
Introduction to ocean and coastal engineering, wave generation and transformation. Evaluation of the properties of offshore and near shore waves, and establish design wave specifications, assess currents and tidal processes, formulate sediment budget and perform shoreline evolution analysis.
Newly added content: coastal morphology
Course developer: Dr. Teh Hee Min, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
4. COASTAL PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
(4 ECTS, elective, REVISED course)
Introduction to ocean and coastal engineering, wave generation, wave transformation, statistical properties and spectra of sea waves, tides and currents, coastal sediment transports, and coastal morphology. Newly added content: coastal stabilization schemes
Course developer: Dr. Teh Hee Min, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
5. PIPELINES AND RISERS
(5 ECTS, elective, REVISED course)
Introduction to subsea field components, carbon manganese steel pipeline, pipeline route selection, pipeline installation method, pipeline design, pipeline innovation and technology, risers.
Newly added content: New technology in pipelines.
Course developer: Dr Zahiraniza Mustaffa, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
6. DEEPWATER MANAGEMENT
(4 ECTS, elective, REVISED course)
Introduction to offshore exploration and mining, overview of deepwater fundamentals, technology, facilities and systems and decommissioning.
Newly added content: introduction to offshore exploration and mining.
Course developer: Prof. Nasir Shafiq, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering
