Overview
In this AI, Machine Learning and Data Science for the Petroleum Industry course at the University of Aberdeen, you’ll study the fundamental and applied aspects of AI, machine learning, and data science for petroleum industry practitioners.
You’ll learn how to optimise sustainable subsurface petroleum production using AI and data science tools. You’ll cover a range of AI, machine learning, and data science topics across the course.
Outcomes
By the end of this AI course, you’ll be able to...
- Describe what AI and data science is and explain the core concepts relating to the petroleum industry.
- Assess how AI, machine learning, and data science application in the petroleum industry can transform operational processes.
- Import and clean data sets, analyse and visualise data, and build machine-learning models using data scientists’ tools and languages, such as Python and SQL.
- Evaluate the ethical issues, limitations, and legal and legislative concerns surrounding AI.
Programme Structure
Topics include:
- Core AI concepts, including deep learning, machine learning, and neural networks.
- Application of AI across multiple domains, such as natural language processing (NLP), computer vision and robotics, and how these techniques drive innovation in the petroleum industry.
- Generative AI models, including large language models (LLMs) and their capabilities.
- Evaluating the transformative impact of AI on oil and gas operations processes.
- AI ethics, governance, regulations, and prevalent concerns and issues surrounding the evolution of AI within the industry.
- How data science is used to gather, clean, organise, and analyse data in order to extract helpful insights and predict expected outcomes for the petroleum industry.
- How big data generated in the industry can be used effectively as part of predictive maintenance, oil and gas production management, and monetisation of petroleum exploration and exploitation processes.
Key information
Duration
- Part-time
- 4 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApply anytime.
Language
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Credits
Delivered
Campus Location
- Aberdeen, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
English requirements
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Other requirements
General requirements
- This course has no formal entry requirements. You decide if it’s suitable for you.
The course is delivered at Masters level. At this level, for this course, you’d usually have at least:
- a 2:2 UK honours degree (or equivalent) in a relevant subject, or
- relevant professional experience that supports this level of learning.
Tuition Fees
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1395 GBP / full≈ 1395 GBP / full