CPD Courses

The Centre offers two CPD courses annually:

• 26th Fire Science & Fire Investigation Course 16-19 April 2012 [Information and Registration].
• 7th Fire Dynamics & Fire Safety Engineering Design Course 11-13 April 2012 [Information and Registration].

Additionally, we are able to offer ad hoc courses on Fire Safety Engineering topics to meet your requirements. These can be taught in Edinburgh or at your location. Course content and costs are negotiable. Please contact us for details.

Teaching

The Centre supports the Structural and Fire Safety Engineering degree courses as well as a number of short courses. The Fire Research Centre is involved in a wide range of research subjects and is also deeply involved in setting the direction for the Fire Safety Engineering practice.

International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering

The Universities of Edinburgh (UK), Ghent (Belgium) and Lund (Sweden) submitted a winning proposal for an Erasmus Mundus Master Course in Fire Safety Engineering. The initiative is carried by Prof. Bart Merci (Ghent University, co-ordinator), Prof. Jose Torero (University of Edinburgh) and Prof. Robert Jönsson (Lund University).

The curriculum concerns a two-year programme. The classes in the first semester, covering basic topics in Fire Safety Engineering (FSE), can be attended in Ghent or Edinburgh. All students spend the second semester in Lund, where emphasis lies on enclosure fire dynamics, risk analysis and human behaviour. In the third semester, classes are again taught in Ghent (for general FSE) or Edinburgh (with focus on structural engineering in the context of FSE). The fourth semester is devoted to the Master’s thesis, hosted by one or more of the three institutes.

The programme starts for the first time in September, 2010. [Details]
A limited number of fully funded scholarships are available.

Masters Degree in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering

A taught postgraduate MSc in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering aims to equip engineering graduates and working professionals with specialist training in the analysis and design of structures to resist fire and other extreme loads. For more information follow this link. Under the Scottish Executive's Fresh Talent programme overseas students graduating with degrees from a Scottish University are able to apply for a permit to work (and look for work) in Scotland.
Application for scholarships to UK and EU students who have been accepted to the programme here.

Undergraduate Degree in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering

Graduates from this degree programme will be in a unique position to tackle the challenging problems associated with designing fire safety into modern buildings, both commercial and industrial. Such skills are urgently required.
For more information follow this link

Degree Courses Fire Engeering include

• Fire Safety Engineering (3rd year)
• Fire Science & Fire Dynamics (4th year)
• Current Methods in Fire Safety Engineering (4th year)
• Advanced Fire Safety Engineering Project (4th year)
• Numerical Techniques in Fire Safety Engineering (5th year)
• Quantitative Methods in Fire Safety Engineering (4th year)
• Fire Dynamics Laboratory (5th year)