2014/15 Taught Postgraduate Programme Catalogue

PGCert Fire and Explosion Engineering

Total credits: 60

Entry requirements:

DNV-GL is an oil and gas safety and risk consultancy with around 7,000 staff worldwide. This particular PGCert award is expected to be exclusive to personnel of DNV-GL and its company subsidiaries.

Additionally, entry requirements are: normally a graduate with a degree or equivalent in an appropriate Engineering, Physical Science or Mathematics subject area from an approved university or institution of Higher Education. If not graduates, candidates may be allowed entry if deemed to possess adequate and relevant professional experience or qualifications.

School/Unit responsible for the parenting of students and programme:

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Examination board through which the programme will be considered:

School of Chemical and Process Engineering

Relevant QAA Subject Benchmark Groups:

Engineering

Programme specification:

Human and financial losses resulting from fires and explosions occurring in buildings and process plant can be devastating. A complex and fast-changing legislative framework and a move towards performance-based standards require a fundamental science/engineering-based approach to fire and explosion protection design. This programme will deliver that and will equip graduates with relevant skills at an advanced level, thereby enhancing their career prospects in this sector of industry.

At the end of the programme students should be able to:

* demonstrate in-depth, specialist knowledge and application of techniques relevant to the areas of fire and/or explosion engineering necessary for process plant and/or buildings
* exhibit excellence in the exercise of generic and subject-specific intellectual abilities
* take a proactive and self-reflective role in working and develop professional relationships with others
* demonstrate advanced understanding of, and an ability to critically analyse, concepts, information and techniques at the forefront of fire and/or explosion engineering
* contribute to the formulation of appropriate fire and/or explosion prevention and mitigation strategies and the design of suitable protection systems.

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[Learning Outcomes, Transferable (Key) Skills, Assessment, Learning Context]

Optional modules:

Candidates will be required to study 60 credits from the following optional modules:

Last updated: 24/09/2014

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