Texas Tech University Petroleum Engineering Department
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Approach

The Department supports the mission of the university through its undergraduate and graduate program by providing students with an appropriate curriculum and educational experience. The course selection and content remain current through continuous assessment by employers, alumni, faculty and students. Students obtain a broad education that enables them to understand the impact of petroleum engineering solutions in a global, social, and environmental context. To accomplish the mission, the petroleum engineering faculty, with advice from students, alumni, petroleum industry advisory board (PIAB) members, and employers, endorse the following program educational objectives:

  • To provide its students with the best possible education in order to lead useful and productive lives;
  • To educate its students to be practical, employable, and qualified petroleum engineers and to provide them with a foundation for continuing education;
  • To support the petroleum industry with well-educated and highly skilled petroleum engineers;
  • To serve society by encouraging the ideals of ethical behavior, professionalism, conservation of resources, and environmental responsibility;
  • To offer useful technology to the people of the State of Texas, the nation and international communities through research and publications; and
  • To continue the development of the undergraduate and graduate programs by recruiting highly motivated students as well as faculty who are well-rounded in teaching, research, and service.

The Department of Petroleum Engineering, by fulfilling this mission statement, will remain faithful to the mission of the College of Engineering and Texas Tech University, and in so doing, will satisfy the needs of the people of the State of Texas.