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Master of Engineering (Building Fire Safety and Risk Engineering)

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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

Course Essentials

How to apply

We are currently accepting applications for this course. Applications close on 25 January 2013

Methods of applying:

  • You can apply direct to VU

Please note that part-time study may not be available at all campuses.

Already a VU student?

You can transfer into this course through our internal transfer process.

For more info contact the
College of Engineering and Science

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Careers

  • 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.

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Units and electives

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.

Year 1

Semester One

Semester Two

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.

What's a unit?

A unit or 'subject' is the actual class you'll attend in the process of completing a course.

Most courses have a mixture of compulsory 'core' units that you need to take, and optional 'elective' units that you can choose to take based on your area of interest, expertise or experience.

Credits

Each unit is worth a set amount of study credits based on the amount of time you study. Generally, 1 credit is equal to 1 hour of study per week.

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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.

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How to apply for this course

We are currently accepting applications for this course.

You can apply direct to VU. Applications close on 25 January 2013.

When you're ready to apply:

  1. 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).
  2. Complete the Higher education direct entry application form.
  3. 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 from the College of Engineering and Science.

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

Get in touch

Contact us to discuss your course options:

Ring us on +61 3 9919 6100

Find answers and ask questions at GOTOVU

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Information about course fees, articulation and credit transfer, recognition of prior learning, admission and enrolment procedures, examinations, and services available to students can be accessed on the University’s website or by contacting the University directly on +61 3 9919 6100.

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