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MSc

Fire & Rescue Service Management

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

1 Year

Start

September 2022

Delivery

Campus Taught

The MSc Fire and Rescue Service Management focuses on managerial decision-making in risk critical situations within the fire and rescue service, in both an operational and non-operational context.

Strategic managers in the Fire and Rescue Service in risk critical situations face unique challenges in both preparing for and dealing with situations which threaten life and critical infrastructure or reputation.

This postgraduate course brings together insights regarding risk perception and decision-making across domains ranging from the operational context, cognitive psychology, economics, and public policy. It suggests strategies to ensure a mature effective response to various managerial situations.

Why study with us

You’ll benefit from potential short-term placements within fire and rescue services, along with unique access to Washington Hall, the UK’s international fire, training and development centre.
Benefit from our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre, including purpose-built fire laboratories, supported by computational fluid dynamics facilities, analytical and material characterisation facilities for fire chemistry and fire safety engineering.
Opportunities for exchange visits to Hong Kong Fire Service and also opportunities to work with International partners to develop fire and rescue service infrastructure in those countries where there are limited resources available.

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What you'll do

You’ll have access to a wide range of analytical instrumentation in the Faculty’s Analytical Unit.
You’ll be tested in command simulations representative of those applicable to the emergency incident domain.
You’ll benefit from our new £35 million Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC) which features a state-of-the-art Fire Laboratory.

Module Overview

Course Delivery

This course is taught face-to-face at one of our UK campuses.

100%Face-to-face

Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of our published course information. However, our programmes are subject to ongoing review and development. Changing circumstances may cause alteration to, or the cancellation of, courses. Changes may be necessary to comply with the requirements of accrediting bodies or revisions to subject benchmarks statements. As well as to keep courses updated and contemporary, or as a result of student feedback. We reserve the right to make variations if we consider such action to be necessary or in the best interests of students.

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Academic expertise

The course has exchange links with Hong Kong Fire Service and also collaborates with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service.

Future careers

The MSc Fire and Rescue Service Management offers tools and strategies which allow Fire and Rescue Service managers to generate, evaluate, and select among decision options.

Study in our Engineering Innovation Centre (EIC)

During your studies with us you’ll benefit from our new £35 million EIC building which provides an integrated teaching space in state-of-the-art facilities.

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Fees and Funding

2021/22

Part-time£785 per 20 credits

2022/23

Part-time£867 per 20 credits

2023/24

Full-time£8,400 per year

Part-time£933 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£15,500 per year

Scholarships and Bursaries

We have a wide range of scholarships, bursaries and funds available to help support you whilst studying with us.

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You’ll take practical classes, carry out casework and conduct lab-based dissertation research projects. You’ll also have access to a wide range of analytical instrumentation in the Faculty’s Analytical Unit. In collaboration with Cheshire Fire and Rescue Service you will be tested in a simulated command environment.

Assessment is by examinations, practicals and coursework. Practical assessment involves command simulations.

The course focuses on managerial decision-making within the fire and rescue service, in both an operational and non-operational context. It includes environmental scanning (both external and internal), strategy formulation (strategic or long range planning), strategy implementation, evaluation and control, situational awareness, and decision-making in time pressured and high risk situations.

You’ll be tested in command simulations representative of those applicable to the emergency incident domain. The theory and practical sessions will build confidence through the development of practical expertise and specialist knowledge in the field of strategic management.

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This course is based in the School of Engineering located in the Faculty of Science and Technology

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