Safety and Fire Engineering Syllabus

The syllabus below is representative rather than a promise that every institution uses the same semester order. Students must compare it with the current official curriculum of the exact programme.

Indicative subject coverage

| Subject | What students learn |

|---|---|

| Engineering Mathematics | Supports hydraulics, risk, reliability and fire-system calculations. |

| Fire Chemistry | Explains fuels, ignition, combustion products and extinguishing mechanisms. |

| Fire Dynamics | Studies heat release, smoke movement, flame spread and compartment behaviour. |

| Fire Hydraulics | Develops pressure, flow, pipe-loss, pump and water-supply fundamentals. |

| Detection and Alarm | Covers sensing principles, zoning, notification, interfaces and testing. |

| Water-Based Suppression | Studies sprinklers, hydrants, pumps, tanks and system verification. |

| Special Suppression | Introduces foam, clean-agent, dry-chemical and water-mist applications. |

| Passive Fire Protection | Covers resistance, compartmentation, openings and penetration protection. |

| Life Safety Design | Examines occupancy, exits, travel, emergency lighting and human behaviour. |

| Industrial Fire Safety | Addresses flammable materials, hazardous areas and escalation control. |

| Explosion Protection | Introduces vapour, gas and dust explosion prevention and mitigation. |

| Emergency Management | Covers incident command, evacuation, drills, liaison and recovery. |

Engineering Mathematics

Supports hydraulics, risk, reliability and fire-system calculations. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Fire Chemistry

Explains fuels, ignition, combustion products and extinguishing mechanisms. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Fire Dynamics

Studies heat release, smoke movement, flame spread and compartment behaviour. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Fire Hydraulics

Develops pressure, flow, pipe-loss, pump and water-supply fundamentals. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Detection and Alarm

Covers sensing principles, zoning, notification, interfaces and testing. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Water-Based Suppression

Studies sprinklers, hydrants, pumps, tanks and system verification. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Special Suppression

Introduces foam, clean-agent, dry-chemical and water-mist applications. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Passive Fire Protection

Covers resistance, compartmentation, openings and penetration protection. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Life Safety Design

Examines occupancy, exits, travel, emergency lighting and human behaviour. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Industrial Fire Safety

Addresses flammable materials, hazardous areas and escalation control. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Explosion Protection

Introduces vapour, gas and dust explosion prevention and mitigation. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Emergency Management

Covers incident command, evacuation, drills, liaison and recovery. Practical learning may include calculations, case reviews, demonstrations, measurements, drawings or team assignments. Students should connect the subject with real controls and verification rather than memorising definitions.

Laboratories and practical work

Useful facilities may include fire-behaviour demonstrations, pumps and hydrants, alarms, protective equipment, industrial-hygiene instruments, ventilation rigs, noise meters, gas detectors and emergency simulations. Availability differs by institution.

Internship

An internship should expose students to permits, inspections, monitoring, maintenance, contractor control, drills and incident learning. Students must follow site confidentiality and safety rules.

Final-year project

A good project defines a real problem, uses defensible data, compares controls and states limitations. Suitable work may cover detection, evacuation, ventilation, exposure reduction, machine guarding, emergency planning or safety performance.