Aiming for a senior role in fire safety? This could be the course for you. Fire Engineering impacts on all our lives whether we realise it or not. Find out more on our MEng Fire Engineering degree.
This programme has been developed with the Energy Institute to meet the academic skills requirement of Chartered Engineers. Our course is externally accredited. It’s practical and focuses on fire in the context of buildings and infrastructure, the technology for predicting fires, and designs for fire safety.
Fire and fire safety are key issues in building, infrastructure design and high-hazard industries. Our programme was developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies and because of our established research base, the content is current and highly relevant.
The application of fire engineering in the real world is multidisciplinary and so is our course. You’ll carry out project work, liaising between fire engineers and other members of the design and management teams.
Our course builds on the training and educational programmes offered by the Institution of Fire Engineers.
You’ll get the chance to work with fire safety engineering companies, all with the aim of boosting your employability when you graduate.
Why study with us
- This course is ranked 3rd in the UK with 92% of students in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021)
- This course is ranked 1st in the UK with 92% of students satisfied with the learning resources (National Student Survey 2020)
- Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.
What you'll do
- You’ll have hands-on practical experience throughout the course as well as meeting with industrial representatives, giving you a real life aspect to the course.
- Take up the chance for international exchange visits with our partners in the Middle East and Hong Kong.
- Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Module overview
Compulsory modules
• FV1001: Introduction to Combustion and Fire
• FV1101: Safety and Fire Law
• FV1201: Energy Transfer and Thermodynamics
• FV1202: Engineering Design Practice
• FV1207: Building, Materials and Fire
• FV1302: Engineering Analysis 1
• FV1502: Skills for Science and Engineering
Year 2
Compulsory modules
• FV2001: Fluid Dynamics of Fires
• FV2003: Fire and the Built Environment
• FV2101: Accidents and Catastrophes
• FV2102: Safety, Health and Environment
• FV2103: Project Management
• FV2204: Computational Engineering
• FV2301: Engineering Analysis 2
• FV2800: Industrial Experience
Year 3
Compulsory modules
• FV3001: Enclosure Fire Dynamics
• FV3002: Fire Protection Engineering
• FV3004: Fire Investigation
• FV3102: Probabilistic Risk Analysis
• FV3201: Engineering Design Project
• FV3900: Engineering Dissertation
Year 4
Compulsory modules
• FV4001: Fires in Buildings
• FV4003: Computational Fluid Dynamics
• FV4102: Safety, Fire & Environmental Management
• FV4201: Advanced Engineering Design Project
• FV4900: Advanced Engineering Dissertation
Course delivery
This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.
Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.
Future careers
This MEng course is for students aiming for senior roles after graduation in safety design roles or on their way to becoming senior fire officers. As a Fire Engineering graduate, you’ll be able to enter many roles within the fire industry including with fire engineering companies, fire safety engineering consultants, and fire safety officers within fire and rescue services or the wider public sector.
Some of our graduates have been hired by engineering companies including BuroHappold Engineering, WSP, ARUP, Horea Lea, Tenos Fire Safety Engineering, London Underground and BAE Systems.
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