Degree objectives

The aim of the Petroleum Technologies degree is to train top-level professionals for the different areas of intervention in the oil and gas industry, namely prospecting & production and refining. The aim is for graduates to have an excellent basic training, with a strong specialisation component, while maintaining a generalist training within the area of oil and gas technologies. For this reason, the proposed degree programme is made up of two branches, one in Prospecting and Production and the other in Refining, but with a solid general education ensured by common curricular units that cut across the entire curriculum. The aim of this programme is also for graduates to acquire skills that will enable them to go on to study for a master's degree in this area or in another related area, with a professional profile that is suited to this industrial sector, which is expanding rapidly worldwide.

School

ESTB - Barreiro School of Technology

Study mode

presencial - DayTime

Learning objectives and skills to be developed

The Petroleum Technologies degree course is the first degree course to be created in Portuguese public higher education, specialising in the fields of Refining and Oil & Gas Prospecting & Production, with the aim of responding to the growing need for qualified human resources in this area. The course has a strong scientific and vocational component and is particularly geared to the challenges of the global labour market, especially in the CPLP countries. The teaching staff, consisting mainly of professors with doctorates and a pool of active specialists with relevant professional experience at international level in the various sectors of the oil industry, guarantees that the training provided in high quality facilities will be the most appropriate for developing skills and acquiring competences and knowledge that will enable its graduates to develop a promising professional career in this industrial sector of global importance. This course gives access to the Order of Technical Engineers.

Career opportunities

Regulated by the Order of Technical Engineers. Exploration and Production Branch
- Oil & Gas onshore and offshore prospecting
- Oil and Gas Well Engineering
- Oil and Gas Reservoir Engineering
- Oil & Gas onshore and offshore production
- Construction of onshore Oil & Gas structures
- Construction of offshore Oil & Gas structures (platforms) and underwater infrastructures.
Refining Branch
- Refining
- Biorefining and Biofuels
- Petrochemicals
- Construction of refineries and biorefineries
- Quality, Environment and Safety in the Oil Industry

Course coordinator

Raquel Alexandra Galamba Duarte

Recognition of prior learning

Recognition of prior learning is carried out in accordance with the Academic Regulations of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal.

Admission requirements

Entrance Exams
One of the following combinations:
02 Biology and Geology
or
18 Portuguese
or
07 Physics and Chemistry
16 Mathematics
or
02 Biology and Geology
07 Physics and Chemistry
or
02 Biology and Geology
16 Mathematics

Minimum Scores
Application score: 100 points
Entrance exams: 95 points

Calculation Formula
High school GPA: 50%
Entrance exams: 50%

Other admission pathways:
- Re-entry and Transfer Programs (Institution/Program);
- Special Admission Exam for Vocational Program Graduates;
- Special Admission Exam for CET and CTeSP Certificate Holders;
- Special Admission Exam for Applicants Over 23 Years of Age;
- Special Admission Exam for Holders of Other Higher Education Degrees;
- Special Admission Exam for International Students.

The information provided does not replace consultation of the Directorate-General for Higher Education (DGES) website and/or the application page.

Qualification requirements

30 course units successfully completed

Legal framework and accreditation

Despacho n.º 12419/2022 de 24 de outubro