Official Website of the Master’s Program: https://mscpet.chem.duth.gr/

The English-taught Master’s Program in Oil & Gas Technology (MSc in Oil and Gas Technology) combines the scientific fields of Engineering and Technology with Business Administration (Business, Engineering, Science and Technology – MBEST), a specialization of significant demand and relevance in the global industry. The program comprises 90 ECTS credits, is taught in English, and has a duration of three academic semesters, with the third semester dedicated to the preparation of the Master’s Thesis. It is offered by the Department of Chemistry of the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH) at the Kavala Campus.

History

The MSc in Oil & Gas Technology commenced in 2012 under the Department of Petroleum Engineering of the former Kavala Institute of Technology. Since 2024, the programme has been part of the Department of Chemistry of the School of Science of DUTH, based at the Kavala Campus, and has continued its successful continued operation without interruption. It is an academically rigorous and professionally oriented Master program that equips students with knowledge and skills relevant to both the technical field of Oil and Gas Engineering and the high-level management of the industry, while also enabling them to understand the technical aspects underlying complex managerial decisions in the oil and gas sector.

Scope and Objectives of the Master of Science Program

The programme focuses on Oil and Gas Engineering and provides students with specialised knowledge of the processes primarily involved in the upstream sector of the oil industry, including management and administrative methods. Additionally, the Master program aims to offer research-driven education by engaging students in scientific inquiry within the field.

The main objectives of the programme are:

  • To educate and prepare professionals who will be employed in the upstream oil and gas industry, with integrated knowledge of the processes involved in the transportation and storage of hydrocarbons (midstream), as well as their refining and utilization (downstream).
  • To provide high-level scientific knowledge that enables students to develop advanced competencies, skills, and values required for the training of specialized scientists who are familiar with modern oil engineering technologies, as well as the business, geopolitical, and environmental challenges facing the oil and gas extraction industry.
  • To prepare oil and gas engineers capable of staffing the petroelum industry at both national and international levels and addressing contemporary challenges in this field within a globalized environment.

Postgraduate Diploma Awarded

The program awards a Master of Science (MSc) degree in Oil & Gas Technology.

Eligible Applicants

Eligible applicants include graduates in Oil and Gas Engineering, as well as engineers or graduates of science and engineering disciplines from Greek universities or recognized equivalent institutions abroad, provided that their background is relevant to the program. Graduates from other university departments may be admitted by exception, provided they attend appropriate undergraduate bridging courses.

Duration of Studies

The duration of the MSc program is three (3) academic semesters of full-time study, with the third semester allocated to the preparation of the Master’s Thesis.

Syllabus

Students are required to complete ten (10) courses, five (5) compulsory courses per semester, each corresponding to six (6) ECTS credits. Each student must successfully attend and be examined in courses corresponding to thirty (30) ECTS credits per semester. The program is offered exclusively as a full-time study.

In the third semester, students must prepare a Master’s Thesis on a topic relevant to the field, corresponding to thirty (30) ECTS credits. A total of ninety (90) ECTS credits is required for the award of the Master’s degree.

Number of Admissions

The maximum number of admitted students per year is fifty (50).

Faculty

Teaching is delivered by:

  1. Academic staff and scientific associates of the Department, and
  2. Academic staff from other Departments of the University or from other Greek or foreign universities, up to a maximum of 40%.