CAO Code LY508

Letterkenny Campus

Bachelor of Engineering (Hons)

Fire Safety Engineering

4 years / Level 8 / Full-time / Work Placement

Is this course for me?

Our Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) in Fire Safety Engineering is a broad discipline covering a wide range of areas including fire prevention, detection, escape, suppression and control. It’s where fire safety is built into design and construction at the planning stage, and where saving lives starts.

Certain semesters of this course are taken in common with other courses.

Year One

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
1	Fire Technology 1	Mandatory	5	4
	Mathematics 1	Mandatory	5	4
	Construction Technology 1	Mandatory	5	4
	Physics 1	Mandatory	5	4
	Technical Writing & Communication	Mandatory	5	3
	Elementary CAD	Mandatory	5	4
2	Land Surveying & GIS	Mandatory	5	4
	Building Services 1	Mandatory	5	4
	Construction Technology 2	Mandatory	5	4
	Physics 2	Mandatory	5	4
	Mathematics 2	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Technology 2	Mandatory	5	5

Year Two

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
3	Mathematics 3	Mandatory	5	4
	Advanced Construction Technology	Mandatory	5	5
	Measurement & Construction Economics	Mandatory	5	4
	Fluid & Thermo Dynamics I	Mandatory	5	5
	Structural Design & Materials	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Technology 3	Mandatory	5	5
4	Mathematics 4	Mandatory	5	4
	Building Services 2	Mandatory	5	4
	Fluids & Thermo-dynamics 2	Mandatory	5	4
	Site Organisation	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Science	Mandatory	10	6

Year Three

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
5	Fire Safety Design	Mandatory	10	6
	Fire Dynamics	Mandatory	10	6
	Fire Safety Operations	Mandatory	5	3
	Mathematics 5	Mandatory	5	4
6	Mathematics 6	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Design Project	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Protection Systems	Mandatory	10	6
	Work Placement	Mandatory	10	4

Year Four

SEMESTER	MODULES	MANDATORY/ELECTIVE	CREDITS	CONTACT HOURS
7	Dissertation Proposal	Mandatory	5	3
	Applications of Fire Safety Engineering Principles	Mandatory	10	6
	Construction Law & Professional Ethics	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Modelling and Reliability Engineering	Mandatory	10	6
8	Human Behaviour in Fire	Mandatory	5	4
	Fire Safety Management	Mandatory	5	3
	Structural Fire Engineering	Mandatory	10	6
	Dissertation	Mandatory	10	4

Follow-on Courses

Follow up programmes elsewhere include:

Masters degree by research
Masters degree at other institutes or universities

Entry Requirements

Minimum Entry Requirements

Leaving Certificate

Minimum Six O6/H7
Maths O6/H7
English or Irish O6/H7
At least two H5

Number of Places	20

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Student Experience

-- Michael O'Connor - Fire Safety Engineer & Access Consultant, Maurice Johnson & Partners, Letterkenny.

With an interest in science and construction and the knowledge that there was a shortage of qualified fire engineers in Ireland and abroad, I enrolled in the course as a mature student. Lectures from some of the most respected people in the field, coupled with experiments in LYIT’s Fire Laboratory and a summer placement, provided me with not only the theoretical but the practical skills required to succeed in the industry. Upon graduating with a First Class Honours Degree I took up a position of Fire Safety Engineer & Access Consultant with Maurice Johnston & Partners in our Letterkenny office based in the CoLab at LYIT. In addition to working for MJP I am currently completing a part-time Masters in Fire Safety Engineering at University of Ulster. All of which will contribute to fulfilling my goal of becoming a Chartered Engineer.

Career Pathways

The main employers are:

Fire Safety Engineering Consultancy
Local Authorities - Fire Service, etc.
Public Sector
Architectural Practice

Graduate Careers

Graduate careers typically include:

Fire Safety Engineer

Employer Testimonials

-- Senior Fire Engineer, Trenton Fire Ltd. Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 1ET

As an internationally renowned fire safety engineering consultancy, Trenton Fire have recruited a number of members of staff that are graduates of the Fire Safety Engineering course at Letterkenny Institute of Technology. These members of staff have been an important and valued factor in the progression and success of Trenton Fire. We have recently worked closely with LYIT to establish a mutually beneficial relationship to provide opportunities for graduates of this respected course.

As we continue to grow as a company, we look forward to maintaining our relationship with the faculty and students of the fire safety engineering course and will inevitably be welcoming graduates into our company again in future

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Key Information

CAO Key Dates:
Discounted closing date – 20 January (17:15)
Normal closing date – 1 February (17:15)
Late closing date – 1 May (17:15)
Change of Mind opens – 5 May (12:00)
Change of Mind closes – 1 July (17:15)
Round 1 offers – 20 August (06:00)

Further Information

Department Administration: +353 (0)74 918 6406 / +353 (0)74 918 6410

Head of Department Anne Boner
Email: Anne.Boner@lyit.ie
Telephone: +353 (0)74 918 6403

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