<p>I was looking into going to graduate school for Petroleum Engineering after completing my undergrad degree in Civil Engineering but I've heard that you really don't need a Master's in PE to work as a Petroleum Engineer. Waste of time? I would think so if you already hold an Bachelor's in PE, but what about people who are CE, ME, ChemE, Materials, EE etc? Can someone offer some insight? I've always had interest with studying petroleum but CA universities do not offer an undergrad degree in it. I'm only 3 semesters away from graduating (woohoo!) and interested in working in the field of petroleum engineering. Any advice or insight?</p>
<p>ps. I've read a lot of threads here about PE, but just wanted to have start up my own to further discuss. Its been well over 2 years now since I was on here. I still remember when I was deciding which major I should go into...but anyways, its great to see young (and some older) new people wanting advice for their academics, keep it rolling veteran CC users!</p>
<p>Hi elementG,
I’m one year from graduating with my undergrad in Civil Engineering too. I also want to go into a career in Petroleum Engineering, and wondering if you had advice now on masters programs and starting a career in PE.</p>
<p>I don’t know if this will help but, I do know that geology and mining types go to a geology camp in the summer between Jr and Sr. year. Either Colo or Arizona. Might even be the colo school of mine holding in the state of Arizonia. It seems to me that a couple of classes over the summer in Pet probably at another school would be useful. Since CA doesn’t offer Pet as a major does that mean they have no classes in that area at all? I would start contacting the schools you would consider for grad school and see if they have a mining and drilling hands on programs you could attend this summer. I wouldn’t hesitate to apply for internships either. Go for it. Just one class in the right subject could be enough to convince a hiring manager that you aren’t clueless and worth taking a risk on.</p>