MSC(ENG) Process Safety and Loss Prevention (CPET04) PT

2017 - 2018

Year 1

This programme of study is part-time. Students should contact the Department directly for details of when particular units will be studied.

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (45 credits)

A student will take

Semester 1
CPE6200	Hazards in Process Plant Design and Operation	AUT SEM	15 credits
CPE6210	Introduction to Hazard Analysis and Risk Assessment	AUT SEM	15 credits
CPE6270	Process Safety Management and Loss Prevention	AUT SEM	15 credits

Approved These are on a restricted list of modules offered by your department(s). Normally you will need to select a minimum number of credits from the list. units (75 credits)

A student will take 75 credits from this group.

Semester 1
CPE6250	Process Plant Reliability and Maintainability	AUT SEM	15 credits
CPE6260	Human Behaviour and Human Error	AUT SEM	15 credits
Semester 2
CPE6014 + EMPTY.	Safety in Nuclear Operations	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6220 + It is preferable, but not essential that the student has completed the core PSLP modules before undertaking this module: CPE6200, CPE6210 and CPE6270. No.	Process Safety in the Chemical Industry	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6230	Major Hazards and Emergency Planning	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6240	Applied Hazard and Operability Studies	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6280	Instrumented Systems and Functional Safety	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6370	Process Safety in the Oil and Gas Industry	SPR SEM	15 credits
CPE6380	Process Safety in the Pharmaceutical, Food and Consumer Products Industries	SPR SEM	15 credits

A student may not register on both CPE6220 and CPE6380 in the same semester.

Year 2

Core These are a compulsory part of your degree: you cannot change them. units (60 credits)

A student will take

Any Semester
CPE6390	Dissertation Project	GRAD YR	60 credits

A student who has been awarded one hundred and twenty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Diploma in Process Safety and Loss Prevention.

A student who has been awarded sixty credits in respect of units listed at 1A and 1B above shall be eligible for the award of the Postgraduate Certificate in Process Safety and Loss Prevention.

Year 3

An optional third year can be requested to write up the dissertation. This is subject to approval by the Course Director.

⇐P	-	This module has pre-requisite(s).
P⇒	-	This module is a pre-requisite for other modules.
C	-	This module has co-requisite(s).
X	-	Some modules cannot be studied in combination with this module.
+	-	Additional information about requirements for studying this module.

Please note that the regulations displayed on this page reflect provision in 2017/18 and may not reflect study undertaken in other academic sessions. To see regulations that applied in another academic session, please return to the Programme Regulations Finder home screen and select the appropriate session.