The University of Wales, Newport is one of only a few institutions in the United Kingdom that offers a BEng (Hons)in Fire Safety Engineering. This area of expertise is becoming increasingly in demand and as such there is a need within industry for suitably qualified graduates within the field of Fire Safety Engineering. As well as fire safety specifics the course provides an excellent grounding in engineering education as well as elements of science, structural design and management. Fire Engineering is the application of scientific and engineering principles, rules and expert judgement, based on an understanding of the phenomena and effects of fire and of the reaction and behaviour of people to fire, the understanding of which helps to protect people, property and the environment from its destructive effects. With increasing instances of tragedy and disaster relating to fire and its impact not only on human life but also on the environment and the economy, an in-depth understanding of the complexities behind prevention, analysis and the impact of fire is essential in reducing risk. Following a series of high profile incidents, including acts of terrorism, engineering professionals are increasingly required to employ fire safety engineered solutions for infrastructure design. These solutions require a skilful combination of prescriptive codes of practice with established and emerging engineering processes. Studying Fire Safety at Newport provides you with the experience and knowledge to develop a career in the emerging field of fire engineering

The variety of subjects that you study on this course will enable you to follow career paths in fire engineering, design and consultancy.