M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
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I have a B.Sc Petroleum Engineering, one year working experience with marine construction company, and want to head into project-management.
I'm thinking an M.Sc in Oil&Gas Engr'g will broaden my technical knowledge of the industry (which i think is very necessary!)as well as provide specific proj.mgnt training.
A friend suggested an M.Sc in proj.mgnt will suffice,with my B.Sc and relevant work-experience.
What do you guys&gals think?
I have a B.Sc Petroleum Engineering, one year working experience with marine construction company, and want to head into project-management.
I'm thinking an M.Sc in Oil&Gas Engr'g will broaden my technical knowledge of the industry (which i think is very necessary!)as well as provide specific proj.mgnt training.
A friend suggested an M.Sc in proj.mgnt will suffice,with my B.Sc and relevant work-experience.
What do you guys&gals think?





RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
Thats not to say an advanced degree in engineering won't help your career, but an advanced business degree would definitely make you more attractive as a manager.
Reidh
RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
Do the project management degree, doing a masters in engineering will not necessarily progress your career.
RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
On the other hand, if management doesn't light your fire, then you simply might need to change jobs and be more challenged.
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RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
I've seen a couple of the "Oil & Gas Engineering" programs and they are mostly ME programs with an emphisis on Fluids and some Chem Eng stuff about vessels and piping. Pretty good programs, but the dinasaurs in this industry tend to discount stuff like that.
If you're going to do another degree, MSME seems to be pretty well thought of, but not as well thought of as PhD in Petroleum (if you have any interest in reservoir work that is the advanced degree with the most bang for your buck). MS in petroleum doesn't seem to count for much in most companies I work with.
David
RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
Many companies are sending employees to project management classes for a master's certificate because all the old timers have retired and taken their bank of knowledge with them. Many companies realize young engineers have to grow into project management and be taught that bank of knowledge. Everything in life evolves, even engineers.
Not everyone gets a technical master's. I know many engineers, very qualified, too, with MBA's and still doing the same old job.
RE: M.Sc Proj.Mgnt vs M.Sc Engr'g
Most companies have in-house training for a reason, they want you to focus on the methods they've found successful. What most companies can't do is teach advanced engineering methods/theories, if they could then the company would be called a university!
Also with a masters or higher, you can grasp any management concept that I've ever come across and probably make a few of your own by researching in the library or bookstore. But few of us are savvy enough to tackle advanced engineering on our own
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