Introduction Decommisioning aged infrastructure within environmentally sensitive sites requires a range of knowledge from different disciplines to provide best practice. Learning is ongoing from the industry and regulation required and methodology and Aberdeen City and University are ideally placed to provide this teaching, research and learning as they have been instrumental in the set up of much of the industry and its methodology. The university has recognised experts within oil and gas economics, engineering, law and business who have learned from the industry since its inception in the 1970s. You are taught by experts from University of Aberdeen which has had close connections with the global energy industry situated in the city since the 1970s. This programme is delivered as a result of new demands from the industry to decommission old infrastructure globally in a safe and environmentally friendly way and it is applicable to any region in the world where oil and gas infrastructure remains. Decomissioning in the North Sea and other regions depends upon knowledge within a wide range of areas of engineering, environmental impact, evluating risks and safety, and knowledge of the types of structures above the surface, below the surface and on land. University of Aberdeen is ideally situated to take full advantage of learning from the industry, government regulation, speciliased consultancy and multnational industry based in the city. Courses Modules Semester 1 Compulsory Offshore Structure and Subsea Systems Well Plugging and Abandonment Decommissioning of Offshore Installations: Regulatory Aspects Petroleum Economic and Project Evaluation Semester 2 Compulsory Marine Environmental Impact Assessment Group Project in Comparative Assessment Process Shut Down, Structural Decommissioning and Disposal Optional Decommissioning of Offshore InstallationsL Commercial Aspects Engineering Risk and Reliability Analysis Applied Marine Ecology and Ecosystem Management Semester 3 Project Why study at Aberdeen? You learn at the heart of the energy industry situated in Aberdeen since the 1970s and closely researched by academics at Aberdeen since that time. This level of knowledge offers immense transfer and application to you The programme is global in appeal due to the major decommissioning process going on in the energy industry Programme Quick Facts University of Aberdeen 12 Months 24 Months Full Time and Part Time September start Find out about fees on the programme page Find out about scholarships on the programme page Life in Aberdeen Find out more about: Your Accommodation Campus Facilities Aberdeen City Student Support Clubs and Societies /student-life