OVERVIEW
OBJECTIVES
LEARNING OUTCOMES
REQUIREMENTS
STUDY PLAN
OVERVIEW
The Master of Engineering in Health, Safety and Environment Engineering degree program (MEng in HSE Engineering) is designed for the educational preparation of two types of professionals:
- Engineering graduates who are currently working as engineers in industry and who intend to stay in that type of job, but who want to embed HSE in their engineering functions. These graduates will have diverse capabilities in the various aspects of HSE and will use this knowledge to manage risk as they devise optimal engineering and operational solutions within the constraints of regulatory mandates and best practices.
- Engineering graduates who wish to assume varying levels of HSE responsibilities in one or more aspects of a company’s HSE department/program. These graduates will have sufficient background to assume the role of a general HSE engineering practitioner/ manager while possessing additional capabilities in any one of the offered HSE areas of concentrations.
Career Opportunities
The Master of Engineering in Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering (HSEG) program aims to produce graduates with the disciplinary preparation and ability to design and develop innovative solutions to Health and Safety Engineering challenges in occupational settings, specific, but not limited to, process safety, radiation and fire protection. They manage risk as they devise optimal engineering and operational solutions within the constraints of regulatory mandates and best practices. HSEG graduates are currently assuming roles of the general HSE engineering practitioner/manager, and/or embedding health and safety in their existing job functions, in leading local and international companies; including ADNOC.
OBJECTIVES
The objectives of the Master of Engineering in HSE Engineering program are to:
- Provide graduates with sufficient scientific and engineering breadth to design and develop innovative solutions to HSE problems in occupational settings.
- Provide a pool of highly educated graduates who can utilize their acquired knowledge to enhance the competitive edge of their employer.
- Provide graduates with outstanding education, management skills and knowledge to further their career aspirations.
- Provide graduates with effective communication and teamwork skills to function successfully in their careers.
- Provide graduates with a quality education committed to excellence and innovation that fosters leadership, professionalism and life-long learning.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the Master of Engineering in HSE Engineering program, graduates will be able to:
- Successfully anticipate, recognize, evaluate hazardous conditions and work practices in the overall areas of HSE, hazard control in production systems, industrial hygiene, system safety, risk management, environmental, fire protection, hazardous waste, QHSE program management and ergonomics and human factors.
- Successfully develop/implement engineering and administrative control strategies for identified hazardous conditions and work practices in the overall areas of HSE, hazard control in production systems, industrial hygiene, system safety, risk management, environmental, fire protection, hazardous waste, security and emergency management, HSE program management, and human factors.
- Produce professional-quality technical summaries/reports.
- Clearly express their ideas and thoughts through professional presentations.
- Successfully function as members of teams working towards achieving solutions to defined problems.
- Develop research skills relevant to the disciplines within HSE.
REQUIREMENTS
Overall Program Structure
The MEng in HSE Engineering program consists of a minimum 30 credit hours, distributed as follows: 12 credit hours of Program Core courses, 12 credits of program electives, 3 credits of free electives, 3 credits of HSEG graduate project (capstone course) and a zero credit Research Methods course. The components of the program are summarized in the table below.
|
Program Component
|
Credits Hours
|
|
Seminar in Research Methods
|
0
|
|
Program Core
|
12
|
|
Program Electives
|
12
|
|
Free Technical Elective
|
3
|
|
HSEG Graduate Project
|
3
|
|
Total
|
30
|
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of MEng in HSE Engineering must successfully complete a minimum of 30 credit hours as specified in the program requirements detailed below, with a minimum CGPA of 3.0. Course selection should be made in consultation with the student’s Main Advisor. All courses have a credit rating of three credits each, except the Seminar in Research Methods.
Program Core (12 Credit Hours)
Students must complete the core courses listed below.
CORE COURSES
|
Seminar in Research Methods |
0 |
|
Introduction to HSE Engineering |
3 |
|
Introduction to HSE Engineering |
3 |
|
Industrial Hygiene Engineering |
3 |
|
System Safety Engineering and Risk Management |
3 |
|
Fire Protection Engineering |
3 |
Program Electives and Concentrations (12 credit hours)
Students must select any four elective courses from the list below, in consultation with their Main Advisor (NUCE courses are offered to UAE National and sponsored Saudi Arabia National students only):
Program Elective Courses
|
Hazard Control in Production Systems |
3 |
|
Industrial Security and Disaster Preparedness |
3 |
|
QHSE Program Management |
3 |
|
Hazardous Waste Management |
3 |
|
Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering |
3 |
|
Analysis and Design of Air Pollution Control Systems |
3 |
|
Selected Topics in HSEG |
3 |
|
Combustion Theory and Applications |
3 |
|
Advanced Heat Transfer |
3 |
|
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fire Modeling |
3 |
|
Fire Dynamics Laboratory |
3 |
|
Consequence analysis of chemical releases |
3 |
|
Air Quality Management |
3 |
|
Engineering Design for Process Safety |
3 |
|
Radiation Measurement and Applications |
3 |
|
Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment |
3 |
|
Advanced Core Physics for Light Water Reactors |
3 |
|
Design of Civil Engineering Structures for Fire Protection |
3 |
Fire Protection Engineering Concentration
Students wishing to complete an optional concentration in Fire Protection Engineering, must complete a minimum of four elective courses from the list below. The concentration will be noted on the student’s official transcript, provided that the student fulfils the following requirements:
Complete a minimum of four courses (12 credit hours) from the same concentration; and
Complete a HSEG Graduate Project within the domain of the concentration.
Concentration Courses
|
Combustion Theory and Applications |
3 |
|
Advanced Heat Transfer |
3 |
|
Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fire Modeling |
3 |
|
Fire Dynamics Laboratory |
3 |
Process Safety Engineering Concentration
Students wishing to complete an optional concentration in Process Safety Engineering, must complete a minimum of four elective courses from the list below. The concentration will be noted on the student’s official transcript, provided that the student fulfils the following requirements:
Complete a minimum of four courses (12 credit hours) from the same concentration; and
Complete a HSEG Graduate Project within the domain of the concentration.
Concentration Courses
|
Consequence analysis of chemical releases |
3 |
|
Air Quality Management |
3 |
|
Engineering Design for Process Safety |
3 |
|
Combustion and Air Pollution Control |
3 |
Radiation Protection Engineering Concentration
Students wishing to complete an optional concentration in Radiation Protection Engineering, must complete a minimum of four elective courses from the list below. The concentration will be noted on the student’s official transcript, provided that the student fulfils the following requirements:
Complete a minimum of four courses (12 credit hours) from the same concentration; and
Complete a HSEG Graduate Project within the domain of the concentration.
Concentration Courses
|
Radiation Measurement and Applications |
3 |
|
Principles of Radiological Protection |
3 |
|
Radiological Protection in Planned Exposure Situations |
3 |
|
Radiological Protection in Existing and Emergency Exposure Situations |
3 |
|
Radiation Dosimetrys |
3 |
|
Occupational Radiological Protections |
3 |
|
Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment |
3 |
|
Advanced Core Physics for Light Water Reactors |
3 |
Free Technical Elective (3 credit hours)
Students can select any course from the Master’s programs offered in the College of Engineering provided that they meet the prerequisites of that particular course.
Graduate Project (3 credit hours)
Students must complete the individual capstone project.
Project
STUDY PLAN
Students must consult with their respective advisors on the courses that they will enroll in, the required pre-requisites, and the thesis topic selection. Full-time graduate students must register for 9 to 12 credits, including thesis credits, during a regular semester (Fall and Spring) and a maximum of 6 credits during a Summer term. In the case of part-time students, the credit load is normally 6 credits during a regular semester as well as the summer term.
Students can only register for thesis credits after successfully completing a minimum of 9 credits of the core courses of the master’s program they are enrolled in. It is to be noted that the minimum pass grade for graduate courses is a “C” letter grade. Students should consult the Graduate Catalog to learn about the graduate programs, the grading system, graduation requirements, and other pertinent matters.
Study Plan
Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled in the M. Eng. in HSE program are shown below. Each student is expected to select the courses in consultation with her/his academic advisor.
| Typical Study Plan for Full-Time Students |
| Ìý |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
- HSEG 601 (Core)
- HSEG 602 (Core)
- HSEG 605 (Core)
|
- HSEG 604 (Core)
- HSEG 606 (Core)
- HSEG 611 (Core)
|
| Year 2 |
- HSEG 608 (Core)
- Elective course 1
- Elective course 2
|
- Elective Course 3
- HSEG 615 (Core)
- COMM 601 (Core)
|
| Typical Study Plan for Part-Time Students |
| Ìý |
Semester 1 |
Semester 2 |
| Year 1 |
- HSEG 601 (Core)
- HSEG 602 (Core)
|
- HSEG 604 (Core)
- HSEG 606 (Core)
|
| Year 2 |
- HSEG 605 (Core)
- HSEG 608 (Core)
- COMM 601 (Core)
|
- ÌýHSEG 611 (core)
- HSEG 615 (Core)
- Elective course 1
|
| Year 3 |
- Elective course 2
- Elective course 3
|
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