Oil and Gas Safety Engineering
University of Central Lancashire
UCAS Code: 4A63 | Master of Engineering (with Honours) - MEng (Hon)
Entry requirements
104 - 112 UCAS points including Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science.
104 - 112 UCAS points including 15 level 3 credits in Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science.
GCSE/National 4/National 5
5 GCSEs at Grade C/4 or above including Maths and English or equivalent. Equivalent qualifications are Functional Skills Level 2 in Maths and English or Level 3 Key Skills in Maths and Communication.
Pass IB Diploma including 104 - 112 UCAS points from Higher Level subjects, including HL Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science.
104 - 112 UCAS points including Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science.
OCR Cambridge Technical Diploma
Must include relevant Maths content
OCR Cambridge Technical Extended Diploma
Must include relevant Maths content
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must include sufficient Maths Content
Pearson BTEC Level 3 National Extended Diploma (first teaching from September 2016)
Must include sufficient Maths content
104 - 112 including Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science.
T Level
including Maths or Physics or Chemistry or Environmental science or Applied science
UCAS Tariff
including Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Environmental Science or Applied Science. Our typical offer is 104 - 112 UCAS Points. We operate a flexible admissions policy and treat everyone as an individual. This means that we will take into consideration your educational achievements and predicted grades (where applicable) together with your application as a whole, including work experience and personal statement.
About this course
**Course overview**
- Are you aiming for a senior role in safety engineering in the oil and gas industry? Working in state-of-the-art facilities, you’ll gain the knowledge and experience to achieve this.
- You’ll gain practical experience using state-of-the-art safety engineering techniques. You’ll also gain an advanced understanding of the necessary scientific, engineering and technological principles.
- We address the development and application of emerging technologies within the often contradictory constraints of safety, economy and the law.
- ?The course is developed and run by a recognised Centre of Excellence for Safety Engineering.
**Why study with us**
- Benefit from our dedicated fire and safety engineering laboratories equipped with state-of-the-art equipment.
- Our course has been developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies.
- Access the latest high-quality equipment and facilities in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.
**Further information**
Following a first successful cohort of this course, it is planned that this course will apply for accreditation to the Energy Institute (EI) for Engineering Council (EC) for the purposes of fully meeting the academic requirement for registration as a Chartered Engineer (CEng).
Modules
Year 1: Introduction to Oil and Gas Engineering, Introduction to Combustion and Fire, Safety and Fire Law, Energy Transfer and Thermodynamics, Engineering Design Practice, Engineering Analysis 1, Skills for Fire Studies
Year 2: Oil and Gas Engineering Operations, Reliability Engineering in Complex Systems, Accidents and Catastrophes, Safety, Health and Environmental Management, Project Management, Computational Engineering, Engineering Analysis 2
Year 3: Oil and Gas Production Engineering, Safety Case Development and Management, Fire Protection Engineering, Probabilistic Risk Analysis, Engineering Design Project, Engineering Dissertation
Year 4: Geotechnical Systems: Oil and Gas Engineering Applications, Computational Fluid Dynamics, Energy and the Environment, Advanced Engineering Design Project, Engineering Dissertation
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University of Central Lancashire
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