Oil and Gas

You will undertake a four year programme as part of the NERC CDT in Oil and Gas. As an Oxford student, you will join a cohort based at other core and associate partner institutions across the country, led by Heriot Watt University.

Graduate destinations

Many graduates choose to stay in academia. Others go on to environmental work or work in industry. The Department of Earth Sciences has an active and vibrant alumni network. With an annual newsletter, alumni dinners, networking and other events throughout the year, there are many different opportunities to keep in contact with the department.

There are twenty weeks of formal training in a range of subjects, consisting of week-long modules held at a variety of field and classroom venues around the country. The training will be delivered jointly by experts from the petroleum industry and from the academic partnership. Ten weeks of this training will be in the first year, followed by five weeks in each of the second and third years. An annual conference will be held to facilitate liaison with industrial partners, and opportunities for internships with affiliated companies or institutions (eg NGOs, environmental organisations) will be developed through the partnership.

After the first year, and between years two and three, a formal report, presentation and interview are required to confirm your status as a DPhil candidate. At the end of the degree you will submit a written thesis and this is examined by viva voce by an external expert in the field and moderated by an internal member of faculty. The final award is a DPhil in Earth Sciences.

Applicants are normally expected to be predicted or have achieved a first-class or strong upper second-class undergraduate degree with honours (or equivalent international qualifications), as a minimum, in any subject.

For applicants with a degree from the USA, the minimum GPA sought is 3.5 out of 4.0.

If you hold non-UK qualifications and wish to check how your qualifications match these requirements, you can contact the National Recognition Information Centre for the United Kingdom (UK NARIC).

However, entrance is very competitive and most successful applicants have a minimum of an upper-second or first class degree or the equivalent. Most candidates have a master's degree or the equivalent.

No Graduate Record Examination (GRE) or GMAT scores are sought.

• Official transcript(s)
• CV/résumé
• Research proposal: One to two pages
• Written work:500 words
• References/letters of recommendation:Three overall, generally academic

ENGLISH LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS

Standard level

• Global Education
• Hill Foundation Scholarships