Master of Engineering (Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering)
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- About this course
- Careers
- Course details
- Course structure
- Units and electives
- Admission information
- How to apply
About this course
Develop your professional and advanced technical skills in a specialist discipline with a Master of Engineering (Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering).
This course allows you to:
- increase your understanding of legislation and management relevant to your employment
- develop your ability to plan, design, critically analyse, co-ordinate and complete complex projects
- develop research and reporting skills
- gain specialist knowledge of topics relevant to fire safety
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Careers
Graduates of this course can find employment as a fire safety and risk engineer (additional requirement may be needed).
Learn more about your career options on the Australian government's Career Information and Resources website.
Course details
- Course location
- Werribee
- Faculty
- Faculty of Health, Engineering and Science
- School
- Centre for Environmental Safety and Risk Engineering
- Duration
- 2 years
- Study options
- Full Time or Part Time
- Study mode
- On campus
- Course code
- EMQB
Course Structure
The course is offered over four years on a part-time basis or its full-time equivalent. Students must complete 192 points. Eight approved subjects of twelve credit points, each from the Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering, Industrial Experience of forty eight credit points, and a minor thesis/project of forty eight credit points for one semester or twenty four credit points for two semesters.
Units and electives
Year 1
Semester One
Semester Two
- Smoke and Fire Spread, Fire Safety System Design [VQB5632]
- Performance Codes Methodology and Structure [VQB5642]
Year 2
Semester One
(over one semester) or
(per semester for two semesters)
Year 3
Semester One
Semester Two
Year 4
(over one semester) or
(per semester for two semesters)
Assessment
Assessment is by a combination of written projects, assignments, submissions, laboratory work and oral presentations and by the satisfactory completion of a thesis. Distribution of marks for each aspect of the assessment is determined individually for each subject.
Guidelines on the use of electronic calculators and other electronic storage devices in examinations are provided in individual subject outlines distributed to students within the first two weeks of semester and included on final examination papers.
Electronic calculators and other electronic storage devices will not be permitted where the above provisions have not been made.
Admission information
- Year 12:
To qualify for admission to the course applicants are expected to have completed a Graduate Diploma in Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering with honours average or a degree in engineering, science or building surveying.
Course objectives
The course provides opportunities for professional people to develop advanced technical skills in a specialist discipline; develop their understanding of legislation and management relevant to their employment; develop ability to plan co-ordinate and complete complex projects; apply and extend research and reporting skills and gain specialist knowledge of a topic relevant to their employment.How to apply for this course
We are currently accepting applications for this course.
You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 10 February 2012.
When you're ready to apply:
- Read the Advice to applicants (contains details about how to apply for your course, extra requirements, what happens when you submit your application and other important information).
- Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
- As part of the application you may need to complete extra requirements such as:
- submit supplementary forms
- attend an interview, audition, information session or workshop
- submit a folio
- sit a test
Details about extra requirements are available in the:
You need to complete all extra requirements by the given dates, otherwise your application may not be considered.
Transferring between VU courses
Want to transfer into this course from another VU course? Complete the Victoria University internal course application form and check whether you need to complete any extra requirements, listed above.
You can also contact us directly:
- Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100
- Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU
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