About the course
MSc: 1 year full time/2 years part time
Diploma: 9 months full time
This practical degree has been developed with the Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Health and Safety Executive to equip you with skills and expertise in process safety, loss prevention and risk assessment. The course prepares you for a career in the oil and gas, chemical, nuclear and pharmaceutical industries, or with any of the consultancies that service those industries.
Entry requirements
You'll need a 2:1 or a 2:2 honours degree, or equivalent qualification, in a relevant subject.
English language requirements for overseas students
IELTS 6.0 (with no less than 5.5 in each part), or TOEFL 87 (IBT), or equivalent.
Entry requirements for international students
Course content
Diploma: one core module and five optional modules.
MSc(Eng): one core module, dissertation project, and five optional modules.
Core modules
- Elements of Risk and Major Hazards
- Dissertation Project
Optional modules
- Applied Hazard and Operability Studies
- Process Plant Reliability and Maintainability
- Hazards in Process Plant Design and Operation
- Human Behaviour and Human Error
- Process Safety Management and Loss Prevention
- Computer Control: Safe Practice
Teaching
- Lessons
- Discussions
- Real-life case studies
- Workshops
- Hands-on computer sessions
Assessment
- Assignments for each module
- Formal exams for core modules
- Dissertation
Fees and funding
Contact us for current information on available scholarships.
Financial information for postgraduate taught courses
Any questions?
If you’d like to know more about any aspect of our courses, we're waiting to talk to you:
Dr Bruce Ewan
E: b.c.ewan@sheffield.ac.uk
T: +44 (0)114 222 7504
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How you benefit from our expertise
Your course is based on the expertise of our specialist research groups. Our reputation for innovation in research secures funding from UK research councils, the government and the EU.
We work closely with industry – small local companies and big multinationals benefit from our groundbreaking work.
Full time or part time
This course is available full time over a year, part time over two or three years, as a postgraduate diploma or each module can be taken as a short course for people already working in industry.
Part-time students will need to complete all modules within two years, with an optional non-fee paying third year in which to complete a dissertation.
One module is taught per month from September to June and is four days long. You must complete four modules each year, which is a total of 16 days attendance in Sheffield each year, plus one additional day to sit the examination.
Your course is based on the expertise of our specialist research groups.
Facilities
You'll have access to state-of-the-art facilities, including purpose-built labs, the Harpur Hill Research Station for large-scale work, extensive computing facilities and a modern applied science library.
The four research groups that give our masters students such high-quality facilities are: Energy and Environmental Engineering Group, Process Fluidics Group, Particle Products Group, and Biological and Environmental Systems Group.
Apply now
You can apply for postgraduate study using our Postgraduate Online Application Form. It is a quick and easy process.
Postgraduate Online Application Form
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