Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management
Course Overview
The Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management is a UK Level 6 honours qualification, typically 3 years full-time. Delivered on-campus in central London, live online and by distance learning, the programme concentrates on planning, executing and managing drilling programmes onshore and offshore, and it is written in step with UK employer expectations across oil, gas and energy.
By graduation, you will be equipped to act as a drilling engineer or well delivery engineer, and contribute to well programmes and rig-side supervision. The programme is taught by practising engineers, HSE specialists, energy economists and industry leaders, with material drawn from live UK and international operator scenarios so the skills you build translate directly to a workplace context.
The Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management closes with a final-year capstone or dissertation following the industry placement year, typically written up against a live operator or contractor brief, giving you evidenced capability to take into a UK operator, service firm or consultancy setting.
Key Features
- Bachelor qualification, UK Level 6 honours qualification, with confirmed articulation pathways into the next LSOGM level
- Syllabus aligned with IChemE and IMarEST competency areas, and referencing IMCA standards
- Named programme-tutor support across on-campus, online and distance cohorts, with weekly seminars and structured feedback
- Substantial capstone, dissertation or industry placement pathway with named academic supervision
- Direct link to the LSOGM careers service, industry mentoring and alumni network across London, Aberdeen and international hubs
- UK-format technical reporting, briefings and executive summaries drilled through every module
- Reference to Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) frameworks where relevant, giving evidenced UK-recognised practice
What You Will Learn
- Apply well design fundamentals to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply drilling fluids and hydraulics to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply directional drilling and geosteering to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply casing and cementing engineering to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply well control and IADC principles to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply drilling economics and rig contracts to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply industry placement year to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
- Apply final-year drilling capstone to real oil, gas and energy scenarios
Who This Course Is For
- A-level leavers targeting drilling careers and mature applicants with rig experience
- Working professionals studying part-time around shift, rota and travel patterns in the energy sector
- International applicants seeking a UK-recognised credential in drilling engineering management with named tutor support and a clear articulation route
- Career changers from adjacent sectors, including engineering, finance and defence, moving into oil, gas and energy
- A-level leavers targeting a full UK honours route with an industry placement year
Career Pathways
- Drilling Engineer
- Well Completion Engineer
- Petroleum Engineer
- Wellsite Geologist
- Subsea Engineer
- Production Engineer
- Petrophysicist
- Field Development Engineer
The LSOGM careers service links finishers of the Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management with drilling departments at operators, drilling contractors and well engineering consultancies, from London-based head offices and City energy trading floors to Aberdeen operational bases, the wider UKCS supply chain and international hubs in the Middle East, West Africa and Asia. Named careers-service contacts, CV clinics, interview coaching and access to the LSOGM alumni network are available across every study mode.
Entry Requirements
- 112-128 UCAS points (or equivalent), including at least one science-related A-Level (or BTEC Extended Diploma at DMM or above).
- GCSE English and Mathematics at grade 5/B (or equivalent).
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two references, normally academic; senior professional acceptable for mature applicants.
- Personal statement covering your interest in drilling engineering management careers.
Why Study at LSOGM
The London School of Oil and Gas Management is a specialist division of Harold International College of London teaching in small, tutor-visible cohorts. LSOGM sits within reach of the City energy trading floors, the offshore expertise of Aberdeen and the North Sea, and one of the densest concentrations of oil, gas and energy sector employers, professional bodies and standards organisations found anywhere.
Every intake on the Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management, whether on-campus, online or by distance learning, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support. Three parallel study modes make LSOGM programmes accessible around work, family or shift patterns in the energy sector, and the syllabus is reviewed annually against live employer demand.
Faculty on the Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management combine active industry practice with academic teaching, and cohorts are deliberately kept small so tutor time is protected. Students leave with evidenced capability drawn from process safety audits, reservoir models, trading briefs, HSE plans, project reports or supply chain designs, depending on their programme, along with a clear articulation ladder to the next LSOGM level.
Apply for Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management
Move into drilling engineering management with a credentialed UK route that keeps three study modes and named tutor support in play. Applications are assessed on a rolling basis and admissions returns intake dates, fee schedules and any bridging or preparatory options for the Bachelor of Drilling Engineering Management in writing within one working day. Begin your full honours degree with LSOGM. Click Enrol Now. Admissions responds within one working day. Enrol Now.
