Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management
Course Overview
The Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification delivered over 1-2 years across on-campus, online and distance routes at the London School of Oil and Gas Management, a specialist division of Harold International College of London. The programme concentrates on the postgraduate study and management of global petroleum systems, and it is written in step with UK sector practice, professional-body standards including Energy Institute (EI) and Chartered Management Institute (CMI), and live employer demand across the Energy Leadership & Strategic Management space.
By graduation you will graduate ready to deliver a dissertation on a global petroleum question, and you will finish with evidenced capability that reads clearly on a UK CV, from written technical reports and case portfolios through to the applied artefacts that operators and consultancies expect from Master-level candidates. The taught element runs alongside a substantial research or consulting dissertation, with structured supervisor meetings, peer defence sessions and industry review panels. Take the senior postgraduate track with LSOGM.
Key Features
- Postgraduate UK Level 7 award delivered over 1-2 years
- Syllabus mapped to Energy Institute (EI), Chartered Management Institute (CMI) and Institute of Leadership & Management (ILM) competency frameworks
- Substantial dissertation, capstone or sponsor consulting project as the closing deliverable
- Named programme-tutor, personal-tutor and dissertation supervisor pairing throughout
- Three parallel study modes for working professionals in the oil, gas and energy sector
- Research-informed teaching by practising energy sector engineers, HSE specialists and economists
- Careers service link to UK, Aberdeen and international senior recruiters at postgraduate salary bands
What You Will Learn
- Analyse global petroleum systems and geopolitical drivers
- Apply CMI, IoD and Energy Institute competencies to global petroleum
- Model global supply and demand for crude and refined products
- Assess international policy and regulation across producer regions
- Coordinate with global JV partners and governments
- Run scenario planning for global petroleum markets
- Design portfolio and market entry strategies
- Present a dissertation to an academic and industry panel
Who This Course Is For
- Senior managers and analysts in global petroleum firms
- Consultants specialising in global petroleum studies
- International applicants targeting UK-based global roles
- MBA-track professionals in petroleum
- Working professionals studying part-time
Career Pathways
- Global Energy Business Manager
- Oil & Gas Executive
- Strategic Planning Manager (Energy)
- Corporate Development Manager
- Portfolio Manager (Energy)
- Petroleum Investment Analyst
- Business Development Manager (Energy)
LSOGM careers service links Master finishers with UK operators, contractors, service firms and London commercial teams recruiting into the Energy Leadership & Strategic Management space. Support includes mock interviews, UK CV clinics, LinkedIn profile reviews, structured introductions to Aberdeen and London recruiters, and alumni-network sessions with practitioners already working in the target career pathways. The service is available to students on all three study modes and continues after graduation, and every Master finisher receives structured follow-up in the first six months of the job market.
Entry Requirements
- A UK Bachelor degree at 2:2 or above (or international equivalent) in a relevant discipline.
- Relevant work experience considered in place of formal academic qualifications for senior applicants.
- IELTS 6.5 overall (no band below 6.0) for non-native English speakers.
- Two references, normally one academic and one personal or employer.
- Personal statement covering your research or professional interests in Global Petroleum Studies and Management.
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's energy trading floors, the offshore expertise of Aberdeen and the North Sea, and one of the world's densest concentrations of oil, gas and energy sector employers, professional bodies and standards organisations.
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 LSOGM programmes accessible around work, family or shift patterns in the energy sector. Curricula are reviewed annually against live employer demand, faculty are practising engineers, HSE specialists and energy economists, and students leave with evidenced capability, from process safety audits to reservoir models to trading briefs.
For Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management students specifically, LSOGM connects the taught syllabus to live UK sector practice: guest sessions with practising engineers, HSE specialists or energy economists as relevant, seminar readings drawn from operator technical papers, and applied exercises anchored in named UK basins, terminals and refining regions rather than generic textbook examples. Students who come from outside the UK receive additional English-for-technical-writing support and structured pastoral care through the international admissions team.
Apply for Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management
Applications for the Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management are reviewed on a rolling basis across all three study modes, with multiple intakes each year to fit around work and family patterns in the energy sector. Take the senior postgraduate track with LSOGM. Click Enrol Now. Admissions responds within one working day. Take the next step with the Master of Global Petroleum Studies and Management and join a cohort structured around live UK operator practice. Enrol Now and admissions will respond within one working day.
