Oil and Gas Management Specialization
Program Aim
This programme has been designed to provide unique study, application and technical knowledge through education, training and research that provides an international standard Oil and Gas training of highly skilled basic and middle level professionals responsive to the needs of the local Oil and Gas industry.
The course aims to:
- Produce skilled executives in Oil and Gas Management and make them familiar with this field of engineering and its markets. Specifically, it covers a wide range of knowledge and skills that are now considered necessary by oil and gas professionals to address current problems of management in the oil and gas sector, both in design and planning and management of oil and gas sites.
- The Business Management program provides expertise and technical skills and enhances the analysis of strategies, measures and actions aimed at developing the oil and gas sector within the broader context of social policy.
- The program has an interdisciplinary basis, focusing on Management in Oil and Gas Engineering sites and markets to make students well-equipped and skilled to operate in the demanding world of Oil and Gas Management sector.
Program Objective
The objective of the Oil and Gas programme is to equip students with the expertise needed to solve problems in the Oil and Gas industry.
The programme will:
- Provide students with an opportunity to balance academic, social and ethical developments relevant to the oil industry.
- Provide students with relevant knowledge and skills in the field of entrepreneurship and expose them to available opportunities within the Oil and Gas industry.
- Provide students with high quality programmes that will equip them with skills.
- Teach students the underlying rudiments of oil and gas exploration in terms of technical services and socio-ethical issues relevant to the local Oil and Gas industry.
- Expose students to 21st century ways of doing business Administration in a socially responsible manner. 5
- Expose students to a wide range of skills relevant to the local oil industry, thereby building human resource capacities for the oil and gas sector particularly for oil and gas reserves acquisition, design and development, maintenance, and oil politics.
- Develop human centered critical and analytical thinking abilities of students.
- Prepare students for a career in the oil and gas industry.
- expose students to the dignity of labour through field visits in collaboration with industrial players in the Oil and Gas industry including hands on training through internships.
- Establish partnerships with oil and gas industry players as a way of enriching the quality of the programme both locally and internationally.
Program Learning Outcomes
Participants at the end of this course are expected to understand the philosophy of oil and gas exploration and the reasons that underscore the need to produce oil and gas in commercial quantities.
This course will give participants further insight into the following:
- The nature of crude oil and how oil and gas are formed.
- The operational/technical as well as support activities to explore the oil and gas.
- How these activities are managed effectively for the benefit of all stakeholders.
- Understand that the industry is highly political as well as the nature of politics.
- Understand the importance of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) and the role in plays in the oil industry.
- Have an in-depth knowledge about entrepreneurship and the available opportunities in the oil and gas industry.
Program Structure
| Year | Semester | Block | code | Subjects | Credits |
| Core Courses | |||||
| Year 1 | Semester 1 | Block 1 | MG4101 | Management Principle and Organization Behaviour | 4 |
| Block 2 | EC4101 | Managerial Economics | 4 | ||
| Block 3 | AC4101 | Advance Business Accounting & Financial Management | 4 | ||
| Semester 2 | Block 4 | MA4101 | Business Research Methods & Statistics | 4 | |
| Block 5 | MG4104 | Marketing Principles and Practice | 4 | ||
| Block 6 | MG4103 | Strategic Management | 4 | ||
| Specialization Courses | |||||
| Year 2 | Semester 3 | Block 7 | OG4201 | Legal Aspects of the Oil and Gas Industry | 4 |
| Block 8 | OG4202 | Project Management for the Oil and Gas Industry | 4 | ||
| Block 9 | OG4203 | Strategic Planning for the Oil and Gas Industry | 4 | ||
| Semester 4 | Block 10-12 | MG4204 | Project Work | 9 | |
| Total Credits | 45 | ||||
Ms.Bukola Ayoola
Master of Business Administration
“I found the support from the Student Mentor very cordial and professional , I have worked with two student mentors and both have been very supportive and willing to help while necessary.“
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FAQs
The Oil and Gas Management Specialization MBA program at TAU Guyana is a graduate-level program designed to provide students with advanced knowledge and skills in the management of oil and gas industry operations, strategies, and challenges.
Admission requirements typically include a bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution, relevant work experience in the oil and gas sector, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and sometimes standardized test scores like the GMAT or GRE.
The curriculum includes core MBA courses along with specialized courses focused on oil and gas management, such as Oil and Gas Economics, Energy Policy and Regulations, Strategic Management in Energy Sector, Project Management in Oil and Gas, Risk Management, and Sustainability in Energy.
Graduates can pursue various career paths in the oil and gas industry, such as energy analysts, project managers, operations managers, strategic planners, business development managers, risk analysts, and consultants in oil and gas companies, energy firms, and related organizations.
The best MBA for the oil and gas industry often includes specialized programs such as MBA in Energy Management or MBA in Oil and Gas Management. These programs offer focused coursework and industry-specific knowledge tailored to the needs of the oil and gas sector.
Requirements for an MBA in Oil and Gas Management typically include a bachelor’s degree in a related field, academic transcripts, letters of recommendation, a statement of purpose, and relevant work experience in the energy industry.