Enhancement of the Geothermal Engineering Curriculum of Negros Oriental State University in Response to the Philippine Geothermal Energy Agenda

Abstract

As the Philippines’ Energy Department through its Geothermal Energy Bureau created a comprehensive road map for the geothermal energy development in the country, and the Higher Education Commission’s restructuring of the engineering programs in order to be more responsive to the needs in the country and in the region as well, Negros Oriental State University takes this challenge, as it revises and enhances the Geothermal Engineering curriculum being a pioneering academic institution to offer such program. The new Geothermal Engineering curriculum aims to develop undergraduate students in field of power production technology, direct use technology, reservoir engineering, exploration, and drilling. Through a curriculum audit, the curriculum was reviewed and updated to come up with a four-year Bachelor of Science in Geothermal Engineering.