Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems
Course Overview
The Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems is a UK Level 7 postgraduate qualification of one year full-time or two years part-time, delivered across on-campus, online and distance routes. The programme concentrates on petrochemical engineering systems across olefins, aromatics, polymers and integrated petrochemical complexes, and it is written in step with Energy Institute (EI), Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) competency areas familiar to UK operators, contractors and service companies working across the North Sea, wider Europe, the Middle East, West Africa and the Americas.
By graduation you will be shaping petrochemical facility strategy, running plant performance programmes and briefing operator management on integrated petrochemical operations, ready to take on research-informed senior practice with a substantial dissertation or sponsor consulting project. You will finish with a capstone or portfolio project rooted in a real oil, gas and energy scenario, and you will leave with UK-format written and oral communication drilled through every module. The Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems is calibrated for both first-career applicants and returning professionals, with dedicated tutor support inside every cohort.
On-campus cohorts sit weekly seminars at the LSOGM London base, live online cohorts join the same seminars via a scheduled video room, and distance-learning cohorts follow the same materials asynchronously with weekly tutor check-ins. Assessment blends analytical assignments, group consulting exercises and a substantial dissertation or sponsor consulting project, graded against UK Level 7 outcome descriptors.
Key Features
- One-year full-time or two-year part-time Level 7 postgraduate award
- Syllabus aligned with Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE) and American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) competencies
- Coverage of Concawe petrochemical practice
- Modules on olefins, aromatics, polymers and integrated complexes
- Named programme-tutor support across on-campus, online and distance modes
- Dissertation or sponsor consulting project on a petrochemical engineering question
What You Will Learn
- Design integrated petrochemical process configurations
- Analyse olefins, aromatics and polymer plant performance
- Model heat integration and pinch analysis for petrochemical complexes
- Apply UK HSE COMAH duties to petrochemical operations
- Assess feedstock flexibility and refinery-petrochemical integration
- Coordinate turnarounds across petrochemical trains
- Prepare board-level engineering operations papers
- Communicate findings in UK operator-format reports
Who This Course Is For
- Senior process engineers targeting director-level petrochemical roles
- Consultants moving into petrochemical engineering specialism
- International applicants targeting a UK-format senior petrochemical credential
- Operator heads of engineering and heads of operations
- Working professionals studying part-time around project cycles
Career Pathways
- Petrochemical Plant Engineer
- Refinery Process Engineer
- LNG Operations Engineer
- Head of Operations (Energy)
- Facilities Engineer
- Asset Integrity Engineer
- Process Safety Engineer
The LSOGM careers service links Master finishers with UK operators, City energy trading floors, Aberdeen and North Sea contractors, and international assets recruiting through London. Named careers advisers coach every Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems candidate through CV framing, LinkedIn positioning and interview preparation for UK-format hiring processes, with follow-up support after graduation.
Weekly online tutorial windows and a moderated discussion board keep asynchronous learners in step with the live cohort. Master finishers receive a written transcript, the Master award and a UK-format reference letter, plus tailored introductions through the LSOGM careers service into UK and international senior-track roles. Applicants can begin the Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems at any of the rolling intakes across the year, with course dates confirmed in writing at admission.
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.
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.
Every intake, on-campus, online or distance learning, joins the same weekly seminar structure with named programme-tutor support. Three parallel study modes keep the programme accessible around shift patterns and travel commitments in the energy sector. Curricula are reviewed annually against live employer demand, and faculty are practising engineers, HSE specialists and energy economists.
The Master of Petrochemical Engineering Systems sits inside a broader LSOGM curriculum ladder, so finishers can articulate cleanly into the next LSOGM programme where relevant. Every cohort is small enough for tutors to know every candidate by name, and every module is reviewed annually against employer demand across upstream, midstream, downstream and energy transition activity.
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