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The process
Industries liveor die on theirsafety record.
The CourseThe MSc (Eng) consists o:
Nine modules of which eight need to be completed
Written assignments for each module
A three-hour written exam
A dissertation of 10,000 – 15,000words on an industry-focused project
A Diploma is awarded or satisactory completion o eight modulesand their assignments and a three-hour written exam.
At the end o the programme, students will ully understand the
ollowing key eatures and support tools used in process saety:
Risk Assessment and Criteria setting
Hazard assessment tools
Hazard and Operability study (HAZOP)
Fault Tree Analysis (FTA)
Failure Mode Efects Analysis (FMEA)
Sources of chemicalhazards and their i mpact
Safe approaches to design and operation
The role of human error and behaviour
Regulatory framework for major hazards (COMAH)
Safety Management Systems (SMS)
Safety implications of computer-controlled plants
This will enable the student to build on their, already impressive, technical skills and enhance their uture career prospects.
AEA Technology
Agip UK
Aventis
AWE
BG Group
BNFL
Bowring
BPBritish Gas
Chevron
ConocoPhillips
Croda
Dista
Dunlopillo
Eli Lilly
Entec
ExxonMobil
Foster Wheeler
GlaxoSmithKline
Great Lakes Chemical
Health & Saety Executive
Hodgson Sealants
HSE
Huntsman Tioxide
ICI
IRI
Kellogg Brown and Root
Lloyds RegisterNpower
Petrobras
Proctor & Gamble
Rolls Royce
Shanks
Shell
Syngenta
Texaco
William Blythe
Graduates and short course delegates have gainedemployment from or have been sponsored by:
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Course StructureThe Masters degree programme can be studied over two yearspart-time or one year ull time and requires completion o eightour-day modules, assignments and a dissertation.
Thedissertationwillbe basedonaprojectortopicthatis odirectindustrialconcern. Theproject anddissertation area substantialelementotheMastersdegreeprogrammeandare worth60credits.
Each module may also be taken individually as a short course.
Entry RequirementsMasters A candidate or the Masters degree must be: A recognised graduate and have attained a standard at leastequivalent to that o a good honours degree in a technological
or scientic subject;or Deemed qualied as a result o wide work experience.
Diploma A candidate who does not have the above qualications may stillqualiy or the Postgraduate Diploma. Please contact the CourseDirector to discuss this option.
Transfer from the Diploma to the MastersTranser to the Masters course is possible or those who havesuccessully completed 60 credits and who have receivedpermission o the Faculty Board.
Fees and Funding Details o the current ees are available rom the Course Director.Funding may be available rom EPSRC or suitably qualied ull-timeUK students, and partial unding may be available rom the Royal Academy o Engineering Panasonic Trust or some suitably qualiedpart-time students.
Further informationFor urther inormation on the course and an application orm,please contact:
Dr Bruce EwanCourse DirectorDepartment o Chemical & Process Engineering The University o SheeldMappin StreetSheeldS1 3JD
Tel: +44 (0) 114 222 7504Fax: +44 (0) 114 222 7501
Email. [email protected]/pslp
An online application form is available atwww.shefeld.ac.uk/apply/pgtorm.html
They earn a degree thatcommands respect nationallyand internationally from
industry and academia alike.
ThisuniqueMScin ProcessSaetyandLossPreventionhasbeendevelopedjointlybythe Universityo Shefeld,theInstitutionoChemicalEngineers andthe Healthand SaetyExecutive.
The Department o Chemical and Process Engineering has brought together leading experts rom industry, the Health and Saety Executive, consultancies and the University o Sheeld to run it.
Learning is by a mixture o lectures and discussions, real-liecase-studies, workshops and hands-on computer sessions that willequip the student with in-depth knowledge o current best practicein industry.
Studentsbecome memberso aleading, research-activedepartmentandpartoone othelargestandmostsuccessulengineering acultiesintheUK.Theyearn adegreethatcommandsrespectnationallyand internationallyrom industryand academiaalike.
The course is exible and modular and can be completed eitherin one year ull-time or in two to three years o part-time study.The individual modules can also be taken as short courses.
The programme comprises nine industrially ocused modules.They cover the major saety issues that afect the chemical,pharmaceutical, nuclear and oil industries today. These industriesconstantly strive to reduce the risk to their employees, the publicand the environment rom exposure to chemicals. Students willunderstand the legal requirements that industry must abide by and the tools and techniques that can be used to meet these.
Companies in the oil, chemical, nuclear and pharmaceuticalindustries have proted rom choosing to enhance their employees’skills and knowledge by enrolling them on this course.
MSc (Eng) Process Safety &Loss Prevention
Now and in the uture an increasing number o specialistsare required to cope with the growing demands o regulation.Investing in training now will meet industry’s needs and enhance
career development.
• We have brought togetherleading experts from industry,the UK Health & SafetyExecutive, commercialconsultancies and theUniversityoShefeldtoprovide this degree course.
• One of the cheapest cities in theUK to live and study.
• Among the top universitiesfor teaching quality.
• World-renowned experts inmanyelds,includingbiology and engineering.
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