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Structural and Fire Safety Engineering (MSc)
Degree Type: Postgraduate Taught Masters/Diploma
POS Code: S0206
NYT Course S L CT
1 Fire Science and Fire Dynamics 4 M 10 10
  Current Methods in Fire Safety Engineering 4 M 10 10
  The Finite Element Method 5 M 11 10
  Quantitative Methods in Fire Safety Engineering 5 M 11 10
  Fire Resistance of Structures 5 M 11 10
  Fire Dynamics Laboratory 5 M 11 10
  State-of-the-Art Review in Fire Safety Engineering† M 11 20
  Pre-Dissertation Project in Fire Safety Engineering† M 11 20
  TWO OF: ‡      
    Plastic Analysis of Frames and Slabs 4# M 10 10
    Thin-Walled Members and Stability 4# M 10 10
    Real Structural Behaviour and its Analysis 5 M 11 10
    Structural Dynamics and Earthquake Engineering 5 M 11 10
  Dissertation (MSc in Structural and Fire Safety Engineering) M 11 60
Diploma candidates will not be required to undertake the Dissertation.
† Self study projects (supervised by a member of staff) leading to a report and seminar.
‡ Or other equivalent modules with Course Director’s approval.
# Only one of these can be chosen (total of level 10 courses cannot exceed 30 credits)
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