The University of Sheffield
MSc in Process Safety and Loss Prevention

MSc (Eng) Process Safety and Loss Prevention

This course is available as a full-time or part-time Masters course, as a postgraduate diploma or as short courses for industry.

The course covers the major process safety and loss prevention issues that affect process industries today. These industries constantly strive to reduce the risk to their employees, the public and the environment from their processes. You will understand the regulations that the industries must abide with and the tools and techniques that can used to meet these.

The course is accredited by the Institution of Chemical Engineers and receives students from all over the world - either as recent graduates or part-time students from industry.

The Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering has brought together leading experts from industry, the Health & Safety and Executive, consultancies and the University of Sheffield to run the courses.

We have very good industry connections and are able to offer summer placements for many of our students. Graduates are much sought-after by major companies in the oil & gas, nuclear, chemical and pharmaceuticals sectors.

Graduates in Demand

Developed in collaboration with the IChemE & HSE, taught by experts from Industry and providing a qualification that improves your career — no wonder graduates from the MSc in Process Safety & Loss Prevention are in such high demand.

Ahmad Al-Adsani

"The course was very good indeed. The course is accredited by the IChemE and used lecturers from HSL, HSE, DNV – all experts in their field. The course has given me a good opportunity and I will never regret the decision I made to attend."

Khalid Almuqeemi, 2005 graduate. 

Read more about Khalid here

"Sheffield helped me find a placement with BP while I was on the course which helped me to get accepted on the BP graduate scheme."

Gemma Maclellan, 2004 Graduate, now working for BP as a Process Safety Engineer.

Read more about Gemma’s career here