Certificate of Advanced Studies (CAS) Major in Oil and Gas Management

Degree Overview

The Certificate in Oil & Gas Management has a goal to train students to meet challenges in the industry and become competent professionals able to understand and interpret the effects of policy changes, trade laws and global economics on the industry. The program focuses on essential skills for industry managers/professionals such as project and quality management, health and safety management and petroleum contracts and economics.

The opportunity of Certificate of Advances Studies (CAS) program lies in a flexible situation, where student chooses and studies only specific courses that are chosen by him out of available modules. There is a possibility of added Core courses upon request. Minimum number of courses for Certificate of Advanced Courses (CAS) are 2 courses. By standard, student can choose up to 4 courses. In the end of successful study student receives a Certificate of Advances Studies in Oil & Gas Management.

Course Structure

Year 1 - Semester 1

• Fundamentals of Oil and Gas Business
• Reserves and Resources
• Legal, fiscal and contractual framework
• Fundamentals of Health, Safety and Environment (HSE)
• Risk Management in Oil & Gas
• Logistics in Oil & Gas Management

Exchange and Transfer Students

Students who would like to change universities with their credits intact need to present an official grade transcript followed by a seal and signature of the respective university. Enrolment is possible throughout the entire academic year, granted a prospective student has enough verified credits. SSHE follows the European curriculum of ECTS. However, other curriculums (American, British and etc.) are also accepted once all the grades have been verified.

Tuitions Fees

Registration fee	2 000 CHF
First Year
1 Semester	12 000 CHF
TOTAL COST	14 000 CHF

Scholarships

Students with exceptional academic achievements could be awarded the SSHE Scholarship of Merit. It is important to note that the aforementioned scholarship covers the tuition fees only (accommodation, living and other expenses are not included). Students, who wish to receive partial scholarship of merit, must send their applications with a complete set of admission documents and state in separate letter the reason, why they need scholarship. Each case is examined on an individual basis. Important: being a private university, Swiss School of Higher Education does not provide any full scholarships or financial aid.