Course Summary

**Course Overview** - Aiming for a senior role in fire safety? Fire Engineering could be your course. We’re a recognised Centre of Excellence for fire safety engineering and our research centre is second to none. - Foundation Entry degree courses are designed for students who have the ability to study for a degree, but don’t have the necessary formal qualifications to directly enter their chosen Honours degree programme. - 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. **Why study with us** - 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. - This course is practical and focuses on fire in the context of buildings and infrastructure, the technology for predicting fires, and designs for fire safety. **Further Information** - This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry between the second and third years.

Course Details - Modules

Year 1: 1 Study Skills, Basic Mathematics, ICT, Practical Skills, Design Studies, Analytical Studies Year 2: Compulsory modules; Introduction to Combustion and Fire, Safety and Fire Law, Energy Transfer and Thermodynamics, Engineering Design Practice Buildings, Materials and Fire Engineering Analysis 1, Skills for Fire Studies Year 3: Compulsory modules; Fluid Dynamics of Fire, Fire and the Built Environment, Accidents and Catastrophes Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Project Management, Computational Engineering, Engineering Analysis 2. Optional modules; Industrial Placement Year 4: Compulsory modules; Enclosure Fire Dynamics, Fire Protection Engineering, Fire Investigation, Probabilistic Risk Analysis, Engineering Design Project Fire Science Dissertation

Course Details – Assessment Method

Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.

Course Details – Professional Bodies

Energy Institute, The

Fire Engineers, Institution of

How to Apply

26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.

Application Codes

Course code: F945

Institution code: C30

Campus Name: Main Site

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Points of Entry

The following entry points are available for this course:

Foundation

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)

Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.

International applicants

Standard Qualification Requirements

64 UCAS points at A2

P (D or E)

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points

64 UCAS points at Higher Level subjects


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Minimum Qualification Requirements

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English language requirements

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IELTS (Academic) 6.0 with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
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Unistats information

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Fees and funding

England 6000.0 Year 1
Northern Ireland 6000.0 Year 1
Scotland 6000.0 Year 1
Wales 6000.0 Year 1
Channel Islands 6000.0 Year 1

Additional Fee Information

Please note fees for the foundation year will be £6,000, and then £9,250 per year for the remainder of the course. *subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate

Provider information

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Preston
PR1 2HE

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