Petroleum Ventures - Certificate
The Petroleum Ventures Certificate Program (PVP) sets Aggie petroleum engineers apart by giving them unparalleled exposure to business concepts, entrepreneurship, industry leaders and case-based learning opportunities where they work together with business students to solve problems and study real world energy companies. This interdisciplinary environment prepares them for leadership and expanded technical roles within the industry. The program is set up in collaboration with the Finance Department of the Mays Business School. PVP certificate holders are viewed as students who are committed to working hard to further their education and to better prepare themselves for integrated roles in the industry.
The Petroleum Ventures Certificate Program (PVP) impacts the following student groups:
- Undergraduate petroleum engineering and finance students who have a desire to work in Energy Finance, Petroleum Investment Management, or have a goal of senior management of an oil and gas company and/or a goal of one day creating and managing their own energy company.
- Petroleum engineers and finance undergraduate students who are seeking specialized training.
Code | Title | Semester Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
FINC 409 | Survey of Finance Principles | 3 |
or FINC 341 | or Business Finance | |
PETE 201 | Introduction to Petroleum Engineering | 1 |
FINC 351 | Investment Analysis | 3 |
FINC 361 | Managerial Finance I | 3 |
PETE 353 | Petroleum Project Evaluation | 3 |
PETE 402 | Integrated Asset Development | 3 |
PETE 418 | Deterministic Reserves Evaluation | 3 |
Prescribed Electives | 6 | |
Select from the following: | ||
Options and Financial Futures | ||
Trading Risk Management | ||
Valuation | ||
Financial Modeling | ||
Special Topics in... 1 | ||
Negotiations | ||
Probabilistic Reserves Evaluation | ||
Petroleum Entrepreneurship | ||
Total Semester Credit Hours | 25 |
1 | Refer to an Academic Advisor for specific topics offered. |