Undergraduate Curriculum in Geological Engineering
The purpose of Geological Engineering (GE) Program is to produce highly qualified geological engineers with expertise in Petroleum Geophysics.
Program Educational Objectives
It is expected that within a few years of graduation Geological Engineering graduates will:
- Be practical, employable and qualified geological engineers in professional careers as practicing petroleum geophysicists engaged in exploration and development activities associated with the production of oil and gas reserves;
- Continue their professional development and become professional managers for enterprises of Vietnam Oil and Gas Group, multinational companies, and/or become scientists for research institutes and universities;
- Keep their education up to date through self-instruction and other training to meet the challenges of the competitive, modern and dynamic workplace.
Student Outcomes
The student outcomes of our Geological Engineering Program are the same as those required by ABET for any engineering program to receive accreditation. The Geological Engineering graduates will have:
- an ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics.
- an ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors.
- an ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences.
- an ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts.
- an ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives.
- an ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions.
- an ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.
Program Requirements (154 Credits)
FRESHMAN YEAR
| First Semeter | Second Semeter | ||||||
| No | Course ID | Course | Credits | No | Course ID | Course | Credits |
| 1 | MAT11301 | Calculus I | 3 | 1 | MAT11302 | Calculus II | 3 |
| 2 | CHE11301 | General Chemistry 1 | 3 | 2 | PHY21302 | General Physics II | 2 |
| 3 | CHE11301LAB | General Chemistry Lab 1 | 1 | 3 | PHY21302 | General Physics II Lab | 1 |
| 4 | PHY21301 | General Physics I | 2 | 4 | INC31301 | Foundations in Engineering II (+ Lab) | 3 |
| 5 | PHY21301 | General Physics I Lab | 1 | 5 | GEO11101 | Career Orientation Field Trip | 1 |
| 6 | ELE31201 | Foundations in Engineering I + Lab | 2 | 6 | ENG41301 | English I | 4 |
| 7 | PET21201 | Introduction to Oil and Gas Industry | 2 | 7 | PED11102 | Physical Education 2 (1*) | |
| 8 | ENG41000 | English preparation (120 hrs.) | 8 | MIE01101 | Military Education | ||
| 9 | PED11101 | Physical Education 1 (1*) | 9 | SOC01205 | History of Vietnamese Communist Party | 2 | |
| 10 | SOC01301 | Philosophy of Marxism and Leninism | 3 | 10 | SOC01204 | Ho Chi Minh's Ideology | 2 |
| 11 | SOC01202 | Political economics of Marxism and Leninism | 2 | 11 | SOC01203 | Scientific Socialism | 2 |
| Total | 19 | Total | 20 | ||||
SOPHOMORE YEAR
| First Semeter | Second Semeter | ||||||
| No | Course ID | Course | Credits | No | Course ID | Course | Credits |
| 1 | MAT12203 | Calculus III | 2 | 1 | MAT12305 | Differential Equations | 3 |
| 2 | CHE12302 | General Chemistry 2 (+Lab) | 3 | 2 | MAT12206 | Probability & Statistics | 2 |
| 3 | MEC32301 | Thermodynamics | 3 | 3 | GEO12305 | Igneous and Metamorphic Petrology (+Lab) | 3 |
| 4 | ELE32203 | Electric Circuit Analysis (+Lab) | 3 | 4 | GEO12306 | Structural Geology (+Lab) | 3 |
| 5 | GEO12302 | Physical Geology | 2 | 5 | GEO12343 | Geological Data Sciences | 3 |
| 6 | GEO12303 | Mineralogy (+Lab) | 3 | 6 | GEO12207 | Geological Field Camp | 2 |
| 7 | SOC02206 | Professional Skills for Engineers | 2 | 7 | GEO12304 | Selective Elective 1: Engineering Geology & Hydrogeology | 2 |
| 8 | ENG42302 | English 2 | 3 | 8 | GEO13334 | Sedimentology | 3 |
| 9 | PED12103 | Physical Education 3 (1*) | 9 | ENG42303 | English 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 21 | Total | 24 | ||||
JUNIO YEAR
| First Semeter | Second Semeter | ||||||
| No | Course ID | Course | Credits | No | Course ID | Course | Credits |
| 1 | MAT13207 | Linear Algebra and Matrix Theory | 2 | 1 | Seismic Data Interpretation (+Lab) | 3 | |
| 2 | MAT13208 | Introduction to Partial Differential Equations | 2 | 2 | Seismic Data Processing (+Lab) | 3 | |
| 3 | GEO13437 | Geophysical Exploration Methods + Lab | 4 | 3 | ECO13301 | Petroleum Economics | 3 |
| 4 | GEO13438 | Well Logging | 3 | 4 | PSE13201 | Health, Safety and Environment | 2 |
| 5 | GEO12302 | Wel Log Interpertation | 1 | 5 | MEC22207 | Fluid Mechanics | 2 |
| 6 | GEO13439 | Seismology Exploration | 2 | 6 | GEO13117 | Senior Project 1 | 1 |
| 7 | GEO13311 | Petroleum Geology | 3 | 7 | GEO14241 | Selective Elective 2 (Petroleum Reservoir Geology | 2 |
| 8 | ENG43304 | English 4 | 2 | 8 | PET13310 | Geomechanics | 3 |
| 9 | GEO13223 | Summer Internship | 2 | ||||
| Total | 19 | Total | 21 | ||||
SENIOR YEAR
| First Semeter | Second Semeter | ||||||
| No | Course ID | Course | Credits | No | Course ID | Course | Credits |
| 1 | GEO14428 | Applied Geophysics | 4 | 1 | GEO14331 | Graduation Internship | 3 |
| 2 | GEO14342 | Petroleum Exploration Project Design | 3 | 2 | GEO14832 | Graduation Internship | 8 |
| 3 | PET13244 | Fundamentals of Reservoir Engineering | 2 | ||||
| 4 | GEO14327 | Geology and Resources in Vietnam | 3 | ||||
| 5 | GEO14244 | Selective Elective 3 (Fundamentals of Transport in Porous Media) | 2 | ||||
| 6 | PET14233 | Selective Elective 4 (Renewable Energy | 2 | ||||
| 7 | GEO14126 | Senior Project 2 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 17 | Total | 11 | ||||



