Fire safety teaching

The Bachelor (Honours) and Master of Engineering, 5-year full-time program (80 units) combines Civil Engineering with additional courses in Fire Safety Engineering.

The combined degree provides one course in year 3, two courses in year 4, and three courses in year 5. In addition, to obtain the BE-ME, students will be required to take an 8-unit Research Thesis in the area of Fire Safety Engineering (FIRE7500).

BE-ME Civil+Fire information and outline.

The Fire courses available in the BE-ME are:

Year 3

• Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering (FIRE3700)

Year 4

• Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety (FIRE4610)
• Fire Dynamics (FIRE7620)

Year 5

• Fire Dynamics Laboratory (FIRE7640)
• Structural Fire Engineering (FIRE7660)
• Fire Engineering Design: Explicit Quantification of Safety (FIRE7680)

The 24-unit program (1.5 years full-time and 3 years part-time) Master of Engineering Science in Fire Safety Engineering covers key Fire Safety Engineering courses. This program equips students with the necessary fundamental skills and knowledge to develop comprehensive Fire Safety Strategies for a broad range of projects.

The program also covers 8 units of courses in other engineering disciplines. In addition, during semesters 2 and 3, students will be required to take a 4-unit Research Thesis in the area of Fire Safety Engineering (FIRE7511).

The MEngSc (Fire Safety Engineering) information and outline.

The compulsory Fire courses in the MEngSc are:

Semester 1

• Introduction to Fire Safety Engineering (FIRE7600)
• Fire Engineering Design: Solutions for Implicit Safety (FIRE7610)

Semester 2

• Fire Dynamics (FIRE7620)
• Fire Engineering Design: Explicit Quantification of Safety (FIRE7680)

Semester 3

• Fire Dynamics Laboratory (FIRE7640)
• Structural Fire Engineering (FIRE7660)

The University of Queensland regularly offers CPD courses in Fire safety engineering.

• External Fire Spread Risk in Tall Building Design (1st edition: January 2018 ; 2nd edition: April 2018 ; 3rd edition: April 2019 ; 4th edition ; Spring 2020)
  
  The purpose of this course is to provide practising engineers with the specialist knowledge to address the fire safety strategy of buildings and understand the implications of using ACP products capable of supporting vertical flame spread. The provision of design solutions for buildings requires competent fire engineers with the understanding of the key fundamentals regarding the fire safety strategy, façade design, and the interactions between a façade and the building in the event of a fire.

The University of Queensland is an associated partner of the IMFSE.

Every year an IMFSE student is hosted at UQ for their 4th semester focused on developing a research thesis (30 credits) supervised by the academics in the Fire Safety Engineering Research Group.

Read more information regarding the structure of the IMFSE.

Note:  This program is not currently offered

The 8-unit program Graduate Certificate in Fire Safety has been developed with (and tailored to) the needs of the Australian Fire Services. The three-week intensive programme provides the opportunity for professionals in fire safety to broaden their knowledge, skills and practice – and to develop their careers.

The Graduate Certificate introduces core concepts in the assessment and delivery of a fire safety strategy, together with emerging directions and innovative practices. Students also complete an “in work” project that allows them to develop and apply their new knowledge and skills in a practical environment and under the mentorship of academic staff.

Currently, this program is available only to applicants proposed by Australian Fire and Rescue Services. If you feel this program would be beneficial to you or your staff, then please contact us directly for discussion – if there is sufficient interest, then we may be able to run additional programs.

Graduate Certificate information and outline.

The Fire Courses in the Graduate Certificate are:

• Basic Fire Dynamics (FIRE6000)
• Fire Protection Systems (FIRE6020)
• Prescriptive Solutions for Fire Safety (FIRE6030)
• Performance Based Solutions in Fire Safety (FIRE6040)
• Fire Dynamics Laboratory (FIRE6050)
• Design Project: Code Based (FIRE6060)
• Research Project: Performance Based (FIRE6070)