Risk Management and Safety Engineering

MSc in Engineering, 2 years, 120 hp (ECTS Credits) - second level

Risk Management - the programme that turns risk into opportunity, and provides unique qualifications in risk analysis and management.

Risk management is a question of predicting, assessing and reducing the risks of serious accidents or catastrophes, and dealing with the consequences.

The main aim of the programme is to provide students with the knowledge and skills required to identify and assess risks; to suggest measures that reduce risks with the intention of preventing or minimising damage to property or the environment, or injury to people; and to develop and work with management systems in the areas of safety, the environment and health in order to achieve a low level of risk, bearing in mind economy and resource conservation, based on the organisation’s goals and the demands of society. This means that students also learn to work with other kinds of personnel, both technical and non-technical.
 

The programme

This programme is the first of its kind in Sweden, and is a supplementary programme lasting 2 years. A degree in Fire Protection Engineering or engineering studies at a Scandinavian university (2½ years up to and including 2009, 3 years thereafter) is required to be considered for admission to the programme. The programme consists of compulsory courses (equivalent to 52½ credits), elective courses, and a final degree project (equivalent to 30 credits).

The compulsory part of the programme consists of courses in subjects related to risk management such as risk analysis, statistics, risk economics, legislation, risks in man-technology-organisation, and a course that brings together all aspects of risk management.

The elective part of the programme consists of further courses in the subject of risk and safety, or courses connected to the student’s previous studies. Chemical engineers, for example, can take courses in process engineering and direct their studies towards risk management in the chemical process industry.
 

Career and research

Today, graduates from the Risk Management programme at LTH work in industry, at insurance companies, in the fire and rescue service, at local and government authorities, and as consultants.

Research in risk management at the Department of Fire Safety Engineering and Systems Safety is concentrated on the development of methods for risk and vulnerability analysis in general, and studies on the effectiveness of the risk management process. Vulnerability analysis of critical infrastructure systems is one special area of research.

At the Department of Design Sciences research is being pursued in Man, technology, organisation and risk management, where methods of identifying and remedying system weaknesses in organisations and engineering, the design of safe systems, and safety culture and safety management are being studied.
 

Application

Instructions and requirements for applying to the programme are listed on our website.

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