Higher National Diploma
Petroleum Process Operations and Control Technology
Subject to Validation (April 2009)
Thirty (30) credits required in accordance with the following tariff to achieve certification
of the award:
Mandatory Core:
10 Credits required
Restricted Core:
8 Credits required
Option units:
12 Credits required
UNIT TITLE
Mandatory Core: 10 credits required
Communication: Practical Skills
Petroleum Engineering: Mathematical, Physical
and Chemical Aspects
Petrochemical Industry: Organisation, Products
and Processes
Process Control
Process Measurement and System Monitoring
Process Safety Engineering
Developing an Environmental Perspective
Petroleum Process Operations: Graded Unit 1
Petroleum Process Operations: Graded Unit 2
CREDIT
VALUE
SCQF
LEVEL
1
1
7
7
1
7
1
1
1
1
1
2
7
7
7
7
7
8
HND Petroleum Process Operations and Control Technology
1
UNIT TITLE
Restricted Options: 8 credits required
Mathematics for Engineering 3
Petroleum Production Processes
Thermodynamics and Kinetics
Heat Transfer and Fluid Mechanics
Process Operations: Distillation
Instrumental Techniques 1
Instrumental Techniques 2
Environmental Sampling and Analysis
Environmental Management Systems
Process Control by Computer
Production Planning and Control
Project Management: Project Specification and
Planning
Project Management: Managing the
implementation of a project
Process Systems: Maintenance Routines and Fault
Diagnosis
Process Quality: Sampling and Analysis
Safe Instrumented Systems
Petrochemical Process and Equipment Selection
CREDIT
VALUE
SCQF
LEVEL
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
2
8
1
8
1
1
2
8
8
8
HND Petroleum Process Operations and Control Technology
2
UNIT TITLE
CREDIT
SCQF
VALUE
LEVEL
Optional Units: 12 credits required from the remaining restricted core
or the general options below
Mathematics for Science 1
1
6
Mathematics for Science 2
1
7
Mathematics for Engineering 1
1
6
Mathematics for Engineering 2
1
7
Fundamental Chemistry: An Introduction
1
6
Fundamental Chemistry: Theory and Practice
2
7
Engineering Science Principles
1
7
Chemical Engineering Principles
1
7
Hydrocarbon Extraction and Process
1
7
Process Operations: Oil and Gas Separation
1
7
Process Operations: Natural Gas Processes and
1
7
Treatments
Process Operations: Plant and Equipment
1
7
Operating Practices
Process Operations: Utilities
1
7
Process Operations: Distillation
1
7
Meter Systems in Measurement and Control
1
7
Engineering
Measurement Systems 1
2
7
Process Analysers: On-line
1
7
Applications of Programmable Logic Controllers
1
7
Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition
1
7
(SCADA)
Distributed Process Control
2
7
Fire and Gas Detection
1
7
Instrumentation in Hazardous Areas
1
7
Project Management
1
7
Process Industry: Supervisory Management
1
7
Information Technology: Applications Software
1
7
Information Technology: Applications 1
1
7
Information Technology: Applications 2
1
7
HND Petroleum Process Operations and Control Technology
3