Prepare students to become successful professional engineers in the demandin g field of oil and gas engineering; Provide students the necessary knowledge and technical skills to excel in th e oil and gas industry either as operational leaders in the field, technical exp erts, or researchers; Provide students with the fundamental principles of science and engineering in order to cope successfully with the technological challenges of the oil and g as industry; Cultivate analytical skills, problem solving tactics, and critical thinking; Promote engineering ethics, job responsibility, and moral practices; Develop skills for effective communication with co-workers, managers, and th e public on topics related to technical concepts, risks, and recommendations. The specific objectives of the programme are to: Provide fundamental knowledge, analytical skills, and engineering tools to s tudents in order to cope successfully in a technologically challenging environme nt in the oil and gas industry; Facilitate learning in areas of oil and gas engineering that are directly li nked to industry and current state-of-the-art technology; Provide the theoretical and computational skills necessary for the solution of both theoretical and practical engineering problems in the field of oil and g as energy; Provide practical and experimental hands-on experience that allows the stude nts to link directly to fundamental knowledge and theory; Prepare students to work alone or in groups in order to provide engineering solutions; Prepare students to design/implement systems and processes towards the solut ion of engineering problems in the field of oil and gas energy; Develop communications skills including the abilities to write technical rep orts and present their work before an audience; Provide students with the opportunity to develop a greater technical compete nce in their area and become successful professionals throughout their lifetime; Prepare students for post-graduate studies and research in the field of oil and gas engineering. Career Prospects It is expected that the discovery of oil and gas in the Cyprus Exclusive Economi c Zone will prompt the establishment of new companies and operations with an inc reasing number of job opportunities. This will result to more science-oriented t echnical staff who would like to attend an undergraduate program that will turn them into high-level technical/engineering staff for the various operational tec hnologies and processes in the oil and gas fields. The oil and gas industry offers a variety of careers for graduates of this progr am to work at its refineries, terminals, chemical plants, or on exploration and production on-shore/off-shore facilities. The following are examples of some of the career options available either off-shore or on-shore: Petroleum Engineer Production Engineer Drilling Engineer Reservoir Engineer Process Engineer Petroleum Geologist Project Engineer Research & Development