The “International Master of Science in Fire Safety Engineering (IMFSE)”, is a two-year educational programme in the Erasmus Mundus framework. This master course is commonly organized by:
* Ghent University, Belgium (coordinator)
* Lund University, Sweden
* The University of Edinburgh, UK
The main objective is creating an educational programme that provides the required knowledge for a professional fire safety engineer in a Performance Based Design environment. Besides interuniversity cooperation, student mobility in Europe is one of the main points of interest of the overall programme. The mobility structure, with possible change in study location after each semester, gives the students the opportunity to gain from the strengths and expertise of each of the three universities.
The 2-year course consists of four semesters of 30 ECTS-credits each. The mobility structure, with possible change in study location after each semester, gives the students the opportunity to gain from the strengths and expertise of each of the three universities.
The classes in the first semester, covering basic topics in Fire Safety Engineering (FSE), can be attended in Ghent or Edinburgh. All students spend the second semester in Lund, where emphasis lies on enclosure fire dynamics, risk analysis and human behaviour. In the third semester, classes are again taught in Ghent (for general FSE) or Edinburgh (with focus on structural engineering in the context of FSE). The fourth semester is devoted to the Master’s thesis, hosted by one or more of the three institutes.
The minimum graduate admission requirements are:
* A Bachelor's degree or recognized equivalent from an accredited institution (minimum 3 years full-time study or 180 ECTS credits) in civil / structural / mechanical / electrical / chemical / industrial engineering, material sciences, chemistry, physics, applied physics, architecture, urbanism and spatial planning or a related discipline. Students in their last year of such a Bachelor programme will however also be considered.
* Sufficient English language ability.
English language ability is a basic requirement, therefore the applicants must provide us one of the following certificates as a proof of their knowledge:
* An official certificate from your university stating that the standard language of instruction in your Bachelor and/or Master degree was English (if applicable);
* or a recent (= maximum two years old) TOEFL Certificate: minimum score is 570 (paper-based), or 87 (internet-based) or higher. The institution code for Ghent University is 2643;
* or a ‘test report form’ (TRF) from IELTS, maximum two years old, with a minimum score of 6.5;
* or a recent Certificate of a University Language Centre testifying that the student masters the necessary knowledge of English to function academically (specify CEF-level) - The minimum CEF-level is C1.
Pre-selection and admission decisions are based on a combination of factors, including academic degrees and records, a motivation statement, letters of recommendation, test scores, language skills and relevant work experience, if any.
The most important criteria are:
* obtained degrees. Applicants are also recommended to provide additional information (short course description, course credits) on the modules they have taken during their previous studies, especially in the fields of thermodynamics, physics, chemistry, mathematics;
* a transcript of records;
* a certificate of English language ability;
* a motivation statement;
* any relevant publications, dissertation, project work;
* letters of reference.
Moreinfo: http://www.imfse.ugent.be
