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Process Safety and Loss Prevention MSc(Eng)/PGDip

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Full time | University of Sheffield | 1 year | 25-SEP-23

Study mode

Full time

Duration

1 year

Start date

25-SEP-23

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Qualification type

MSc - Master of Science

Subject areas

Accident Prevention

Course type

Taught

Course Summary

Enhance your skills in process safety, loss prevention and risk assessment to prepare you for a career in the oil and gas, chemical, nuclear and pharmaceutical industries.

Course description

Whether you’re already working in the field or just starting out, this course will deepen your understanding and equip you with skills and expertise in process safety, loss prevention and risk assessment. You’ll be ready for a career in the oil and gas, chemical, nuclear and pharmaceutical industries, or with any of the consultancies that service them. Students will also gain PGDip award in this course.

Full time or part time

This course is available full time over a year, or part time over two or three years. Each module can be taken as a short course – useful if you’re already working in industry. Part-time students need to complete all modules within two years. You can take an extra third year to complete your dissertation if you need to – we won’t charge fees for that year.

Accreditation

Accredited by the the Institution of Chemical Engineers

Please see our University website for the most up-to-date course information.

Modules

Process Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry (15 Credits) - Core

The module describes how techniques covered on the rest of the course are applied to process safety issues specific to the oil and gas industry. Within the oil industry it will cover process safety in exploration, production, refining, distribution, marketing and retail operations. Within the gas industry it will address areas such as production, storage, liquefaction and transportation. It will provide the above through the use of a number of discrete case studies.

Hazards and Protection (15 Credits) - Core

Major Hazard and Emergency Planning (15 Credits) - Core

Human Behaviour and Human Error (15 Credits) - Core

Introduction to Process Safety andLoss Prevention (15 Credits) - Core

Leadership and Management of Process Safety (15 Credits) - Core

Dissertation Project (60 Credits) - Core

Process Safety in Chemicals, Pharma and Fine Chemicals Industries (15 Credits) - Core

Instrumented Systems and Functional Safety (15 Credits) - Core