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Overview
Key facts
The engineering design of specific fire safety systems such as: means of escape, detection and warning, emergency lighting, smoke control and fire extinguishing will be presented and the main sources of more detailed information and guidance will be identified and reviewed. By necessity University of Leeds' Fire Safety Design course concentrates mainly on buildings; however, the principles presented are applicable to other systems. You’ll also work through example calculations and design problems.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Regulatory framework
- Compartment fires
- Means of escape
- Human behaviour in fire - basic principles, modelling and design
- Travel time as an alternative to travel distance
- Testing standards
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- Starting
- Apply before
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Language
English
Delivered
On Campus
Disciplines
Design Risk Management View 228 other Short Courses in Design in United KingdomAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
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Other requirements
General requirements
This course is for you if you’ve recently been given responsibility in fire safety and if you’re looking for structured and comprehensive guidance on the fundamentals of fire safety design methods and approved practices. It will be of particular relevance if you’re:
- an architect
- a building technologist
- a building surveyor
- a quantity surveyor
- a building control officer
- an estate manager
- a fire officer
- a loss adjuster
- a loss assessor
- an insurer
- a company fire safety officer
- a Health and Safety Executive staff member
- a fire consultant.
Tuition Fee
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International
1950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1950 GBP for the full programme during 5 days. -
National
1950 GBP/fullTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 1950 GBP for the full programme during 5 days.
- £1950 full five days or £485 for any one
Living costs for Leeds
637 - 1103 GBP /month
Living costs
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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