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BEng (Hons)

Oil & Gas Safety Engineering

Attendance

Campus

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Duration

3 Years

Start

September 2023

UCAS Code

7A68

Delivery

Campus Taught

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.

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.

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.

Why study with us

Oil and Gas Safety Engineering, BEng is ranked 3rd in the UK with 92% of students in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021)
You’ll gain practical experience using state-of-the-art safety engineering techniques. You’ll also gain an understanding of the necessary scientific, engineering and technological principles.
Access the latest high-quality equipment and facilities in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.

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What you'll do

You’ll get the chance to work with oil and gas engineering companies, all with the aim of boosting your employability on graduation.
Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.
Students are able to apply for international trip funding including to our partner institutions in Oman and Hong Kong.

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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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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Accreditations

This course is accredited by the EI on behalf of the Engineering Council, which plays an active role in ensuring that the course is developed to meet the needs of industry. The EI is a chartered professional membership body bringing together expertise to tackle urgent global challenges, responding to the climate emergency while meeting the energy needs of the world’s growing population.

Future careers

The skills gained on this course equip you for a career as a senior safety specialist in a number of high-hazard industries including oil and gas, product safety engineering, process safety and chemical plants.

As this course is supported by an established research base and continues to demonstrate a strong and co-ordinated industrial link, the content is highly relevant and current, which means our graduates are sought after.

A number of our graduates continue with us on research degrees (MPhil/PhD) studies within the Centre in Fire and Hazards in the areas of fire and explosion safety engineering, fire modelling, computational fluid dynamics and others.

The course is also relevant to occupations such as regulators and insurance assessors.

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Fees and funding

2022/23

Full-time£9250 per year

Sandwich year£1000 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14250 per year

2023/24

Full-time£9,250 per year

Sandwich year£1,385 for the sandwich year

Part-time£1,540 per 20 credits

International

Full-time£14,900 per year

Sandwich year£2,000 for the sandwich 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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A three-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credits (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study.

Modules comprise a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.

Independent study is an important aspect of your degree course. The exact combination of study time will be detailed within your module descriptors, and will depend on your options.

Teaching methods include lectures, seminars, workshops, laboratory work, project work, case studies, site visits. The mix of teaching methods is designed to motivate, challenge students considering different learning styles to maximise their potential.

You will learn by a variety of methods including innovative information and communication technologies and practical case studies based on research outcomes achieved by the School staff.

Our course is supported by an Industrial Liaison Group – this group review and input into the development of the course in order to ensure that it meets the needs of the oil and gas industry.

Our industrial partners also contribute to teaching through guest lecturers, CPD events, and research projects. Invited lectures have been undertaken by representatives from Energy Institute, Institution of Fire Engineers, Shell, BP, GexCon, Fire and Rescue Services, Tyco, BRE, Horea Lea, Carbon Trust, Government Office for the North West and others.

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

For information on possible changes to course information, see our essential and important course information

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