Fire Safety (Engineering) (Top-up)

University of Central Lancashire

Undergraduate BSc (Hons) Full-time 1 Year Engineering and technology

Fire Safety (Engineering) (Top-up) BSc (Hons) is an undergraduate degree at University of Central Lancashire, based in Preston, taught full-time over 1 year.

About this course

Course Overview

Our Fire Safety Engineering top-up programme is ideal if you are an engineer aiming for a senior role after graduation in safety design or want to become a fire safety engineer.

Why study with us

- An Industrial Liaising Committee inputs to this course. This involves leading fire safety engineering and management companies, and Fire and Rescue Services.

- Benefit from significant investment in the latest high quality equipment and facilities available through our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre.

- International opportunities include travel and work placement with ‘Operation Florian’ which is a charitable organisation working to improve fire service infrastructures.

What you'll do

- Benefit from potential exchange visits - we have partner colleges/universities in the Middle-East and Hong Kong where English is widely spoken.

- Our direct links to industry enable you to work on live, real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.

- The course is taught by staff which include research academics from the fields of fire safety engineering and fire chemistry as well as fire professionals with many years of experience.

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.

Career Prospects

Graduates from this course typically go into the following occupations. Click through for salaries, employment rates and other UK degrees that lead there:

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Course Details

Qualification
Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)
Study Mode
Full-time
Duration
1 Year
Start Date
2025

2025-entry data — 2026 offers may differ

Academic Year
2025
Campus / Location
Preston
Scheme
Undergraduate
Subjects
Engineering and technology