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Hydrogen Safety Engineering

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PgCert/PgDip/MSc

September 2011

The Programme

Hydrogen Safety Engineering is of vital importance to the onset and further development of the hydrogen economy. It concerns the study of phenomena connected to the safety of hydrogen e.g. unscheduled releases (permeation, subsonic and supersonic jet releases, cryogenic spills), accidental combustion (premixed combustion, partially-premixed and diffusion combustion, ignition and autoignition, jet fires, deflagration, detonation, thermal loads, pressure and shock waves), and material compatibility (embrittlement, hydrogen attack) to ensure the safety of hydrogen in a variety of practical applications (production, storage, transportation, utilisation, development of infrastructures); including the development and application of mitigation technologies, accident prevention methodologies, and, standards and legal requirements.

The PgCert/PgDip/MSc in Hydrogen Safety Engineering consists of six modules, namely:
(i) one 30 CATS Points Module Principles of Hydrogen Safety,
(ii) one 30 CATS Points Hydrogen Safety Technologies,
(iii) one 30 CATS Points Regulations, Codes and Standards Hydrogen,
(iv) one 30 CATS Points Hydrogen Powered Transport and Infrastructure Safety,
(v) one 30 CATS Points Module Progress in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies, and,
(vi) one 60 CATS Points Module Dissertation.

The topical content of the modules complies with the International Curriculum on Hydrogen Safety Engineering (www.hysafe.org/Curriculum), the development of which is led by the University of Ulster within the International Association for Hydrogen Safety (HySafe) and aided by about 60 internationally recognised experts. The teaching materials of the course include information derived from the EC funded European Summer School on Hydrogen Safety where world leading experts deliver keynote lectures on the latest knowledge, innovations, and developments in hydrogen safety to an audience of young researchers.

In addition to providing the student with a systematic understanding of the scientific/technological principles and techniques involved in hydrogen safety, this programme aims to develop the skill and expertise to apply this knowledge to the provision of safety in a wide range of hydrogen applications.

Structure and Content

Full-time, Year 1, Semester 1 & 2 
Compulsory modules
Module Principles of Hydrogen Safety (30 CATS Points)
Module Hydrogen Safety Technologies (30 CATS Points)
Module Regulations, Codes and Standards Hydrogen (30 CATS Points)
Optional modules
Module Hydrogen Powered Transport and Infrastructure Safety (30 CATS Points)
Module Progress in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (30 CATS Points)
Full-time, Year 1, Semester 3 (Summer)
Compulsory modules
Module Dissertation (60 CATS Points)

Part-time, Year 1, Semester 1 & 2
Compulsory modules
Module Principles of Hydrogen Safety (30 CATS Points)
Module Hydrogen Safety Technologies (30 CATS Points)
Part-time, Year 2, Semester 1 & 2
Compulsory modules
Module Regulations, Codes and Standards Hydrogen (30 CATS Points)
Optional modules
Module Hydrogen Powered Transport and Infrastructure Safety (30 CATS Points)
Module Progress in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies (30 CATS Points)
Part-time, Year 3, Semester 1 & 2
Compulsory modules
Module Dissertation (60 CATS Points)

Entry Conditions

Students can apply directly to the Master’s, or can apply for a PgCert and then move on through the levels, or apply for a PgDip and then move on to the Masters.

Applicants must:
(a) have gained
(i) an Honours or non-Honours degree in a cognate discipline for entry to the linked Postgraduate Certificate/Postgraduate Diploma/Master’s programme or a second class honours degree or better in a cognate discipline for entry to the Master’s programme from a university of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, from the Council for National Academic Awards, the National Council for Educational Awards, the Higher Education and Training Awards Council or from an institution of another country which has been recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or
(ii) for linked PgCert/PgDip/MSc: an equivalent standard in a Graduate Certificate or Graduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification;
for Master’s: an equivalent standard (normally 50%) in a Graduate Diploma, Graduate Certificate, Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma or an approved alternative qualification;
and
(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent) and evidence of competence in mathematics (GCSE grade C or equivalent);
or, as an alternative to (a) (i) or (a) (ii) and/or (b):
(c) in exceptional circumstances, where an individual has substantial and significant experiential learning, a portfolio of written evidence demonstrating the meeting of graduate qualities (including subject-specific outcomes, as determined by the Course Committee) may be considered as an alternative entrance route. Evidence used to demonstrate graduate qualities may not be used for exemption against modules within the programme.

Professional Recognition

The block release courses of the Progress in hydrogen safety module are recognised by the Institution of Fire Engineers

Careers And Postgraduate Opportunities

Graduates with a PgCert/PgDip/MSc in Hydrogen Safety Engineering will be suitably qualified for employment opportunities at various industrial organisations (design, engineering & consultancy), insurance companies, governmental bodies, research establishments and educational institutions.

Application

Apply Online www.ulster.ac.uk/applyonline

Contact Details

Mr Paul Brown
Programme Manager Hydrogen Safety & Renewable Energy Courses
Room 26B16, Block 26
Faculty of Art, Design & the Built Environment
University of Ulster
Jordanstown Campus
Shore Road BT37 0QB
Tel: +44 (0)2890368114
Email: p.brown@ulster.ac.uk  

Duration and Mode of Attendance

1 year (full-time)

3 years (part-time)

Assessment

Modules Principles of Hydrogen Safety; Hydrogen Safety Technologies; Regulations, Codes and Standards; Hydrogen Powered Transport and Infrastructure Safety; and Progress in Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies are assessed by coursework assignments. Module Dissertation is assessed by the thesis.

Teaching Methods
Distance learning, Blended learning

Fees

http://www.ulster.ac.uk/finance/fees/

Additional fees information

The fees section provides detailed information of costs and payment options, however the Ulster finance site should be used as the definitive source of information concerning fees.

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