Postgraduate Course: Fire Science (MSc) (PGEE11246)

Course Outline
School	School of Engineering	College	College of Science and Engineering
Credit level (Normal year taken)	SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate)	Availability	Not available to visiting students
SCQF Credits	10	ECTS Credits	5
Summary	This course will build on previous fire science and fire dynamics material and will explore the fundamental ideas behind fire science in the greatest depth covered in Edinburgh's taught curriculum.
Course description	This course covers advanced concepts in fire science drawing on combustion science and other allied disciplines. The course covers advanced issues relevant to the study of fire science in research and applied settings. The topics covered include thermochemistry, diffusion and premixed flames and their structures, canonical studies on the burning of condensed phase fuels, flame spread and the practical application of these topics.

Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
Pre-requisites		Co-requisites
Prohibited Combinations		Other requirements	None

Course Delivery Information

Academic year 2024/25, Not available to visiting students (SS1)		Quota: None
Course Start	Semester 2
Timetable	Timetable
Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info)	Total Hours: 100 ( Lecture Hours 22, Seminar/Tutorial Hours 11, Feedback/Feedforward Hours 2, Formative Assessment Hours 2, Summative Assessment Hours 2, Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2, Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours 59 )
Assessment (Further Info)	Written Exam 100 %, Coursework 0 %, Practical Exam 0 %
Additional Information (Assessment)	Written Exam %: 100 Practical Exam %: 0 Coursework %: 0
Feedback	Not entered
No Exam Information

Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to: Identify the heat transfer and combustion chemistry processes associated with ignition, flame spread and burning Formulate solutions to problems of ignition, flame spread and burning using relevant heat transfer and combustion chemistry Apply and appraise calculation methods, with appropriate levels of simplification, for problems related to ignition, flame spread and burning Critically evaluate the breadth of current research topics in fire science & engineering and limitations in current knowledge