Fire Engineering

Program Overview

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Fire Engineering, BEng (Hons)

Attendance

• Full-time
• Part-time

Campus

• Preston Campus

Start

• September 2025

Duration

• 3 years

UCAS Code

• H862

Delivery

• In-person

Foundation year available

• Yes

Placement option

• Yes

Overview

Aiming for a senior role in fire safety? This could be the course for you. Fire Engineering impacts on all our lives whether we realise it or not. Find out more on our BEng Fire Engineering degree.

Our course is externally accredited. It’s practical and focuses on fire in the context of buildings and infrastructure, the technology for predicting fires, and designs for fire safety.

Fire and fire safety are key issues in building, infrastructure design and high-hazard industries. Our programme was developed in consultation with employers and professional bodies and because of our established research base, the content is current and highly relevant.

The application of fire engineering in the real world is multidisciplinary and so is our course. You’ll carry out project work, liaising between fire engineers and other members of the design and management teams.

Our course builds on the training and educational programmes offered by the Institution of Fire Engineers.

You’ll get the chance to work with fire safety engineering companies, all with the aim of boosting your employability when you graduate.

Why study with us

• This course is ranked 3rd in the UK with 92% of students in graduate-level work or further study after graduating (Complete University Guide 2021)
• This course is ranked 1st in the UK with 92% of students satisfied with the learning resources (National Student Survey 2020)
• Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.

What you'll do

• You’ll have hands-on practical experience throughout the course as well as meeting with industrial representatives, giving you a real life aspect to the course.
• Take up the chance for international exchange visits with our partners in the Middle East and Hong Kong.
• Our Engineering Innovation Centre enables you to work on real-world projects with commercial partners in state-of-the-art facilities.

Modules

Year 1

• Introduction to Combustion and Fire (FV1001)
• Safety and Fire Law (FV1101)
• Energy Transfer and Thermodynamics (FV1201)
• Engineering Design Practice (FV1202)
• Building, Materials and Fire (FV1207)
• Engineering Analysis 1 (FV1302)
• Skills for Science and Engineering (FV1502)

Year 2

• Fluid Dynamics of Fires (FV2001)
• Fire and the Built Environment (FV2003)
• Accidents and Catastrophes (FV2101)
• Safety, Health and Environment (FV2102)
• Project Management (FV2103)
• Computational Engineering (FV2204)
• Engineering Analysis 2 (FV2301)

Year 3

• Enclosure Fire Dynamics (FV3001)
• Fire Protection Engineering (FV3002)
• Fire Investigation (FV3004)
• Probabilistic Risk Analysis (FV3102)
• Engineering Design Project (FV3201)
• Engineering Dissertation (FV3900)

Accreditations

• Energy Institute (EI)
• Institution of Fire Engineers (IFE)

Industry links

This course is supported by an industrial liaison group, which involves a number of leading companies in fire safety engineering and management, as well as the Fire and Rescue Service; this group reviews the aspects of the course to ensure it meets industry needs.

Entry requirements

• UCAS: 104 points at A2 including Grade C in A Level Maths and Physics or STEM
• BTEC Extended Diploma: DMM in Engineering, including Merit in Maths units. Please see UCAS for specific unit requirements
• BTEC Diploma: D*D in Engineering including Merit in Maths units. Please see UCAS for specific unit requirements
• International Baccalaureate Diploma: Pass including 104 points from Higher Level subjects including Higher Level 6 in Maths and Physics or STEM
• T Level: M including Maths and Physics. Please see UCAS for a list of the T Levels we can accept.
• IELTS: 6.0 with no component less than 5.5
• GCSEs: 5 at grade C/4 including Maths and English or equivalent

Fees and funding

• UK: £9,535 per year (full-time), £1,623 for the placement year
• International: £17,325 per year (full-time)

Scholarships and bursaries

• Care Leaver Bursary
• Estranged student support
• Dependants Bursary
• Financial support package

Learning and assessment

• A three-year degree qualification typically comprises 360 credits and each 20 credit (a standard module) equates to 200 hours of study.
• Modules comprise a mixture of lectures, seminars, tutorials, practical sessions and independent study.
• Assessment is by examination and/or coursework, eg group projects, modelling exercises or time-controlled assignments, short answer questions, essays, practical reports or tests, problem solving exercises, critical reviews or presentations.

Progression onto MEng course

After completing three years of full-time study you’ll have the option to graduate with a BEng (Hons) degree (it will take four years to reach this stage if you choose to go on a 48-week industrial placement in-between Years 2 and 3). Or you can choose to undertake an additional year of advanced study and graduate with an MEng (Hons) degree instead (this normally takes four years to complete in all, or five years with an industrial placement).