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Master of Science - Safety Engineering

• Organisation : KU Leuven
• Way of training : Initial education
• Language(s): English
• Place: Leuven (Belgium) (French Regions: Europe)
• Prepared diploma/grade/title: MSc : Master of Sciences (international)
• 1st required level : French baccalauréat + 3

Course Details

Objectives : The Master in Safety Engineering will prepare you to improve and realise safety in many different areas. The programme trains you in prevention policy and safety management systems, the safety of products, processes, and installations,
qualitative risk analysis techniques, and fire and explosion safety.
You'll obtain detailed knowledge of technical and managerial process safety concepts with regard to the whole life cycle of a production plant, and risk evaluations based on qualitative and quantitative methods.

Public concerned : Students

Degree Level (EU) : 7 - (EQC level or equivalent)

Admission requirements : - Holders of an academic Master degree in Science (Physics, Chemistry, Biochemistry), a Master degree in Engineering (including Architecture) or in Bioscience Engineering, or a Master degree in Nautical Sciences are admitted to the programme.
- Others may be admitted based on a review of their academic curriculum and professional experience.

Language requirements (non KU Leuven-students)
- Candidates should have a good oral and written command of English, and (except for native speakers) are required to demonstrate their proficiency when applying to the programme (e.g. by way of an informal interview, or more formally by submitting results of a recognised English language test such as TOEFL (PB 550, CB 213, IB 80), IELTS (6.5) or other equivalent).
- Candidates choosing the option 'Prevention' are required to have a good knowledge of oral and written Dutch.

Acquired skills during the training : After finishing this advanced Master's programme, the student should:
- have a broadly based knowledge of the different scientific disciplines that are needed to study and analyse the diverse technical and non-technical issues related to safety technology, risk management and loss prevention.
- have acquired the capabilities and competences to perform or co-ordinate a scientifically sound analysis of safety related problems and their solutions within the governing boundary conditions (legal, organisational, technical, environmental, etc.).

Duration and terms : 1 year

Dedicated web site : https://onderwijsaanbod.kuleuven.be/opleidingen/e/CQ_50268884.htm

Applications

• Health and Societal challenges (E-health, tele-epidemiology, space medicine; Risk management, security, education, tourism...)