PgDip/MSc Fire Safety Engineering at Ulster University

A research-led, industrially relevant master's programme in fire safety engineering offered by the Fire Safety Engineering Research and Technology Centre (FireSERT) at Ulster University in Belfast. It is a linked programme of awards leading to a PgDip or MSc, with accreditation from CIBSE, the Institution of Fire Engineers and the Energy Institute for the MSc.

Faculty: Faculty of Computing, Engineering and the Built Environment  |  Department: Belfast School of Architecture and the Built Environment (FireSERT)  |  Intake: September 2026  |  Study mode: full-time / part-time  |  Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom

What you will study

Compulsory modules include Fire Safety Engineering Design 1 and 2, Heat Transfer and Thermofluids, Fire Dynamics, Structural Fire Engineering, People and Fire, Fire Engineering Laboratory, Active Fire Protection Systems and Research and Dissertation, with an optional Research and Dissertation (Specialism) in year two. Students use FireSERT experimental facilities and work with practitioners on a fire safety strategy for a real complex building.

Career pathways

Most graduates join fire safety engineering consultancies; others work as regulators, fire safety officers, researchers in testing facilities and fire brigade officers in the UK and Europe. PhD study is available within FireSERT.

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