Master of Science in Fire and Safety Engineering
Entrance Year Sept 2024
Programme Code 33086
Stream Code
FEM (Full-time)
FSM (Part-time)
Mode of Study Mixed Mode
Normal Duration
1 year (Full-time)
2.5 years (Part-time)
Fund Type Self-Financed
Credits Required for Graduation
30
Initial Registration Credits
12 (Full-time)
6 (Part-time)
Local Application Deadline 30 Apr 2024
Non-Local Application Deadline 30 Apr 2024
Tuition Fees
HK$6,440 per credit for local and non-local students Entry Scholarships are available. For details, please click HERE. PolyU reserves the right to change or withdraw the scholarship at any time. In case of any dispute/disagreement, PolyU’s decision is final.
Programme Leaders
Ir Dr Lui Che-heng, Gigi
BEng(Hons), PhD, MHKIE
Remarks
This is a mixed-mode programme, and thus students can pursue their studies in either a full-time or part-time mode. Typically, students are able to complete the programme full time in 1 year or part time in 2.5 years. Students in the full-time mode are required to attend classes in the daytime and evening.
There is a provision for a Postgraduate Diploma (PgD) exit award.
Aims and Characteristics
Programme Aims
The programme aims to enhance the professional knowledge and skills of students in fire and safety engineering, and improve their learning attitudes, study skills, and intellectual and imaginative powers. The programme focuses on fundamental analysis and development of fire and safety science, and engineering concepts. It also offers high-quality teaching in the new topic of engineering performance-based fire codes. In safety engineering, the focus is on improving the safety of buildings, and accident prevention, hazard assessment, risk analysis, safety management and auditing, and safety in construction sites are also covered. Overall, the programme caters not only to graduates and professionals in building services engineering and fire and safety engineering, but also to those in the broader industries of construction, architecture, surveying and applied sciences.
Characteristics
Students gain in-depth knowledge of fire and safety engineering, as they take subjects that are related to general building-services engineering practices and come to appreciate how fire and safety designs are integrated into buildings. The programme also helps students to develop research techniques and critical-thinking skills.
