MSc(Eng)/PGDip Process Safety and Loss Prevention

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

Accredited by the the Institution of Chemical Engineers

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 achieve PGDip.

Teaching

We use a mixture of lessons and discussions, real-life case studies, workshops and hands-on computer sessions.

Assessment

Continuous assessment is based on assignments for each module, and a dissertation.

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Modules

  • Introduction to Process Safety and Loss Prevention
  • Leadership and Management of Process Safety
  • Hazards & Protections
  • Human Behaviour and Human Error
  • Process Safety in the Chemical, Pharma and Fine Chemicals Industry
  • Process Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry
  • Major Hazards and Emergency Planning
  • Instrumented Systems and Functional Safety
  • Dissertation Project
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    £27,150 Per Year

    International student tuition fee

    1 Year

    Duration

    Sep 2025

    Start Month

    Aug 2025

    Application Deadline

    Upcoming Intakes

    • September 2025
    • September 2026

    Mode of Study

    • Full Time