Master of Pipeline Network Engineering
Course Overview
The Master of Pipeline Network Engineering 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 pipeline network engineering across trunk, gathering, distribution and cross-border oil and gas pipelines, and it is written in step with Energy Institute (EI), Institution of Chemical Engineers (IChemE), International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) 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 pipeline network design, running integrity strategies and briefing pipeline operators on long-term investment plans, 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 Pipeline Network Engineering 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 International Pipeline & Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA) and IChemE competencies
- Coverage of Energy Institute (EI) pipeline standards
- Modules on hydraulics, integrity, corrosion and cathodic protection
- Named programme-tutor support across on-campus, online and distance modes
- Dissertation or sponsor consulting project on a live pipeline network question
What You Will Learn
- Design trunk and gathering pipeline networks
- Run pipeline integrity management programmes
- Assess corrosion, cathodic protection and coating strategies
- Model steady-state and transient pipeline hydraulics
- Advise on cross-border regulatory frameworks
- Coordinate pipeline pigging and inspection campaigns
- Prepare board-level investment cases for pipeline networks
- Communicate findings in UK operator-format reports
Who This Course Is For
- Pipeline engineers targeting senior technical or leadership roles
- Facility engineers moving into pipeline specialism
- International applicants targeting a UK-format senior pipeline credential
- Consultants in pipeline engineering advisory
- Working professionals studying part-time around project cycles
Career Pathways
- Pipeline Engineer
- Asset Integrity Engineer
- Facilities Engineer
- Terminal Operations Manager
- Petroleum Transportation Manager
- Pipeline Operations Director
- Energy Supply Chain Manager
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 Pipeline Network Engineering 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 Pipeline Network Engineering 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 Pipeline Network Engineering 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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