Fire Safety (Engineering) (Top-up), BSc (Hons)

University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom, Preston

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University of Central Lancashire

United Kingdom , Preston

Key Facts

Program Level

Bachelor

Study Type

Full Time

Delivery

On Campus

Course Code

H122

Campuses

preston

Program Language

English

Start & Deadlines

Next Intake DeadlinesSeptember-2026

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Duration 1 year(s)

Tuition Fee

GBP 17,325 / year

Next Intake September-2026

Fire Safety (Engineering) (Top-up), BSc (Hons)

About

If you’re an engineer qualified to Higher National or Foundation Degree level and are seeking to develop expertise in the application of scientific, engineering and technological principles and tools to resolve design problems in fire and fire safety applications, then this top-up course is for you.

The design and safety of buildings for industrial and commercial use is becoming more complex due to the ever increasing awareness of health and safety needs in the working environment, so the ability to solve the problems of fire prevention and control is ever increasing.

Requirements

Entry Requirements

Diploma from a technical / vocational or health college / institute with a GPA of 2.0/5 or 60-64%

Successful completion of on year of appropriate study at a recognised KSA university with a GPA 2.5/5 (65-69%)

Diploma from a technical / vocational or health college / institute with a GPA of 2.5/5 (65-69%)

Career

Future careers

Graduates from Fire Safety (Engineering) have entered leading fire engineering consulting firms such as, Buro Happold, ARUP, Warrington Exova and various Fire and Rescue Services around the UK and internationally.

If you're interested in becoming a firefighter and would like to find out more, you can read our handy step-by-step guide.

Applicants who are interested in taught postgraduate studies will be able to continue on MSc Fire Safety Engineering or MSc Fire and Rescue Service Management.

Applicants who are interested in research will be able to continue MPhil/PhD studies with the Centre in Fire and Hazards in areas of fire and explosion safety engineering, fire modelling, computational fluid dynamics and others.