Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management — Bachelor at London School of Oil and Gas Management

Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management


Course Overview

The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management is a UK Level 6 honours qualification delivered over 3 years full-time across on-campus, online and distance routes. The programme concentrates on the full honours discipline of managing petroleum projects, from small brownfield changes through to greenfield mega-projects, and it is written in step with UK HSE and IEMA reporting frameworks used across the UK energy sector. Applicants join weekly seminars run by practising engineers, HSE specialists and energy economists working in oil and gas economics, HSE and sustainability functions across UK operators, service firms and advisory houses.

By graduation, you will be producing price and risk analyses, contributing to process safety cases and framing ESG reports for senior audiences. You finish with a final-year dissertation and modular coursework, reflecting a full honours degree with placement year, dissertation and credentialed exit, and ready to step into a UK honours degree with an industry placement year on the record. The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management is calibrated to UK employer demand and reviewed each intake against sector signals from operators, service firms and professional bodies.

Key Features

  • UK Level 6 honours qualification with named programme-tutor support across all three study modes
  • Syllabus aligned with International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE), Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment (IEMA) and Institute of Risk Management (IRM) competency areas
  • Year-two industry placement and honours dissertation grounded in operator practice and reviewed each intake
  • A year-two placement with a project team and an honours dissertation
  • Careers coaching linked to the City energy trading floors and London commodities markets
  • UK-formatted technical reporting and briefing writing drilled through every module
  • Three parallel study modes accessible around shift, rota and family patterns in the energy sector

What You Will Learn

  • Apply APM project management practice to oil and gas projects
  • Design cost, schedule and risk plans for petroleum projects
  • Frame project governance across operator and contractor teams
  • Manage engineering, procurement and construction interfaces
  • Assess project HSE and quality assurance obligations
  • Deliver stage-gate reviews and lessons-learned exercises
  • Deliver an honours dissertation on a project management question
  • Present petroleum project management findings in operator-format documentation and briefings

Who This Course Is For

  • Undergraduate applicants targeting a full UK honours degree on the project management track
  • International applicants seeking a UK Level 6 credential with an industry placement year
  • Mature applicants with sector experience returning to formal study through the honours route
  • Career changers targeting a credentialed graduate path into oil, gas and energy
  • Working professionals studying part-time around energy-sector commitments and shift patterns

Career Pathways

Graduates from the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management move into roles across oil and gas economics, HSE and sustainability functions across UK operators, service firms and advisory houses, drawing on the LSOGM alumni network and careers service. Sample destinations include:

  • Petroleum Investment Analyst
  • Sustainability & ESG Analyst
  • Oil & Gas Trader
  • Carbon Management Consultant
  • Environmental Compliance Officer
  • Petroleum Financial Analyst
  • HSE Manager

LSOGM careers service links Bachelor finishers with UK operators, service firms and international assets recruiting through London, and supports applications for professional-body membership routes aligned to the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management. Coaching covers CV, LinkedIn and interview preparation for UK sector recruitment cycles, with named alumni contacts available for informational interviews across oil and gas economics, HSE and sustainability functions across UK operators, service firms and advisory houses.

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 oil, gas and energy 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 world densest concentrations of oil, gas and energy sector employers, professional bodies and standards organisations. That geography shapes the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management, with visiting practitioners and case studies drawn from operators, contractors and advisory firms active in the UK sector.

Every intake, on-campus, online or by distance learning, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support. Three parallel study modes make the Bachelor accessible around work, family or shift patterns in the energy sector, and the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management syllabus is reviewed annually against live employer demand from UK operators and contractors. Faculty are practising engineers, HSE specialists and energy economists, and students leave with evidenced capability across written, quantitative and spoken tasks that map to sector recruitment.

Apply for Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management

Bring your ambitions in energy economics, finance & hse into a UK-credentialed programme with named tutor support, three parallel study modes and a syllabus reviewed each intake against live sector demand. Begin your full honours degree with LSOGM. Click Enrol Now. Admissions responds within one working day. Admissions will confirm current fee bands, instalment plans and intake dates for the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management in writing. Enrol Now.

Frequently asked questions.

Common questions about Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management.

The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management runs 3 years full-time. Full-time cohorts on the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management typically finish inside the shorter end of the band, while part-time and distance-learning routes extend to the longer end around work and shift commitments.

The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management is delivered in three parallel modes, on-campus in London, live online and by distance learning. All routes share the same seminar structure and named programme-tutor support across the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management.

Yes. The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management is a UK Level 6 honours qualification issued by LSOGM. The syllabus of the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management is aligned with UK professional-body competency areas relevant to petroleum project management, though LSOGM does not claim direct professional-body accreditation.

Entry to the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management follows the standard LSOGM Bachelor route, covering academic entry, English-language evidence and references. The Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management statement of intent should show a clear interest in petroleum project management.

Tuition for the Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management varies by study mode and residency. LSOGM admissions confirms the current Bachelor of Petroleum Project Management fee, instalment plans and any employer-sponsored funding routes in writing within one working day of application.