Course summary
Join a Masters designed in partnership with industry to meet the growing demand for petroleum data managers. Study online and acquire the expertise to maximise economic recovery. Become a professional petroleum data manager, studying online in your spare time. If you’re a data manager working in the petroleum industry or want to make the move into this sector, MSc Petroleum Data Management is designed for you. Study the vital data management skills demanded of petroleum data managers. Gain the job-ready expertise you need to move into advanced data management roles around the world. You’ll learn to manage the physical and digital data used across the oil and gas industry, to understand and evaluate the subsurface and petroleum reserves located there. Areas you’ll cover include:
- data governance
- data quality management
- information security management
- legal aspects related to data entitlements and obligations
- service and project management.
Modules
The programme is delivered by our departments of Law, Engineering, Business, Geography, Geology, and Computing Science and covers subjects such areas as data governance, data quality management, information security management, legal aspects related to data entitlements and obligations, service and project management, and much more.
Assessment method
This degree is assessed entirely online.
How to apply
International applicants
Our distance-learning MSc Petroleum Data Management is delivered flexibly, 100% online. You can study with us anywhere in the world, with no need for a study visa.
Entry requirements
A 2:1 (upper-second) UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a science discipline. You can also apply if you have: a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a science discipline and at least two years’ relevant professional experience - please include an employer reference letter in this case. If you have other qualifications and can demonstrate at least three years’ experience within data management in the petroleum industry, again please include an employer reference letter in this case. These are our minimum entry requirements. They are given as a guide and do not guarantee entry.
English language requirements
| Test | Grade | Additional details |
|---|---|---|
| IELTS (Academic) | 6.5 | Overall - 6.5 with: Listening - 5.5 or above; Reading - 5.5 or above; Speaking - 5.5 or above; Writing - 6.0 or above. IELTS Indicator or IELTS General Training are not accepted. |
| TOEFL (iBT) | 90 | TOEFL iBT and TOEFL Home Edition: Overall - 90 with: Listening - 17 or above; Reading - 18 or above; Speaking - 20 or above; Writing - 21 or above. DI code is 0818 |
| PTE Academic | 62 | Overall - 62 with: Listening - 59 or above; Reading - 59 or above; Speaking - 59 or above; Writing - 59 or above. Online Test is not accepted |
| Institution's Own Test | Academic English Pre-sessional Programme (PSE) - Pass (valid for one year) Academic English Preparation Programme undertaken at other UK HEI - accredited by BALEAP and within 1 year of start of course |
To study for a postgraduate degree at the University of Aberdeen it is essential that you can speak, understand, read, and write academic English fluently. These skills will allow you to understand lectures, produce high standards of written work, and perform well in examinations. We can assess your English language proficiency through a variety of means: through your nationality, through the qualifications you gained in high school, through the degree you undertook or are undertaking at university, or through a recognised English language test. Postgraduate Standard requirements are used by the Schools of Biological Sciences; Engineering; Geosciences; Medicine, Medical Sciences and Nutrition; Natural and Computing Sciences; and Psychology. Please note certification must be within the two years prior to commencement of your course, unless otherwise stated.
Please use the checklist at the following webpage to determine how you can meet our English language requirements:
https://www.abdn.ac.uk/study/international/requirements-pg-266.php
Fees and funding
Tuition fees
| Republic of Ireland | £15660 | Whole course |
| EU | £15660 | Whole course |
| England | £15660 | Whole course |
| Northern Ireland | £15660 | Whole course |
| Scotland | £15660 | Whole course |
| Wales | £15660 | Whole course |
| Channel Islands | £15660 | Whole course |
| International | £15660 | Whole course |
Tuition fee status depends on a number of criteria and varies according to where in the UK you will study. For further guidance on the criteria for home or overseas tuition fees, please refer to the UKCISA website .
Additional fee information
This indicative cost is based on 180 credits of study over three years, starting in September 2024. The fee quoted above is based on you starting your studies with us in the 2024/25 academic year. We have confirmed that our fees will rise by 5% for the 2025/26 academic year. Our indicative cost includes a 5% fee rise each year.
This is a pay-as-you-go degree. You do not have to pay the full tuition fee upfront. You can spread the cost and pay as you go, term by term. How it works: You decide how many credits to study for each term; At the start of term, you pay only for the credits you’re taking that term; This gives you control over your costs and workload for each term of your degree.
Sponsorship information
The University of Aberdeen provides an Alumni Discount Scheme: The University of Aberdeen is very pleased to offer a 20% discount on postgraduate tuition fees for all alumni who have graduated with a degree from the University of Aberdeen.
Provider information
University of Aberdeen
Directorate of Global Engagement, Marketing and Recruitment
King's College
Aberdeen
AB24 3FX