Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE)

Barcelona East School of Engineering (EEBE)

This Erasmus Mundus master's degree in Science in Fire Safety Engineering prepares the students for professional activities within the evolving field of fire safety engineering. They will obtain a broad high level knowledge thanks to the joint expertise of three partners with al leading role in FSE research and education in Europe. You have the possibility to change your study location each semester.

General details

Duration and start date: 2 years, 120 ECTS credits
Timetable and delivery: Face-to-face
Language of instruction: English
Information on language use in the classroom and students’ language rights.

Admission

General requirements: Academic requirements for admission to master's degrees
Places: 15
Pre-enrolment: To enrol for an interuniversity master’s degree coordinated by a university other than the UPC, you must enrol through the coordinating university:
Universiteit Ghent

Curriculum

Professional opportunities

Professional opportunities

Fire protection consultancy companies;
Design bureaus for structural stability and/or technical equipment of buildings;
Architect bureaus;
Fire prevention services of larger cities;
Responsible person for fire prevention in industry;
Prevention departments of fire brigades;
Fire protection equipment industry;
Fire experts in insurance companies;
Fire experts in governmental agencies;
Standard testing laboratories;
Environmental impact assessment consultancies;
Health and safety organisations;
Research and education institutes.

Competencies

Generic competencies

Generic competencies are the skills that graduates acquire regardless of the specific course or field of study. The generic competencies established by the UPC are capacity for innovation and entrepreneurship, sustainability and social commitment, knowledge of a foreign language (preferably English), teamwork and proper use of information resources.

Quality accreditation

Check the degree’s main quality indicators in the University Studies in Catalonia portal of the Catalan University Quality Assurance Agency. Find information on topics such as degree evaluation results, student satisfaction and graduate employment data.
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