Fire Safety Engineering, Fdsc in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN), UK

Fire Safety Engineering, Fdsc in University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN)

The life of a fire safety engineer is diverse and demanding. This foundation programme will prepare you for it, giving you a broad-based, vocationally relevant qualification taught by leading academics and ex-fire professionals. You’ll study fire prevention, development and containment. You’ll get to understand the dynamics of fire, and how to design suppression systems that minimise the human, environmental and financial impact of fire. And alongside specific fire safety knowledge, you’ll develop all-important analytical and critical skills, alongside transferable IT and design abilities, that will stand you in good stead regardless of the career path you choose.

• This exciting, state-of-the-art programme provides both workplace and practical experience and is supported by the internationally-recognised Centre for Research in Fire and Hazard Science.
• The programme will prepare you for a future career as a fire professional involved in the design of fire systems, building control or fire consultancy.
• This course provides a broad-based and vocationally relevant qualification.

LEARNING ENVIRONMENT AND ASSESSMENT

A 3 year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study, which comprises of a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study. Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your option choices.

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, workshops, laboratory work, project work, case studies, site visits. The mix of teaching methods is designed to motivate and challenge you, considering different learning styles to maximise your potential. Personal study also forms an integral part of the course. You will learn by a variety of methods including innovative information and communication technologies and practical case studies based on research outcomes achieved by the School staff.

INDUSTRY LINKS

There is an Industrial Liaising Committee for this course, involving a number of leading companies in fire safety engineering and management, and Fire and Rescue Services.

PROFESSIONAL ACCREDITATION

This course is accredited by the Energy Institute and Chartered Institute of Building Service Engineers on behalf of the Engineering Council, as partially meeting the academic requirement for registration as an Incorporated Engineer, and is accredited by the Institution of Fire Engineers as a Recognised Educational Programme (with academic exemption) for Member Grade (MIFireE).

 

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