MEng In
Health, Safety and Environment
Engineering
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. OVERVIEW...........................................................................................................................................2
1.1. Career Opportunities..................................................................................................................2
2. OBJECTIVES.........................................................................................................................................3
3. LEARNING OUTCOMES........................................................................................................................4
4. REQUIREMENTS..................................................................................................................................5
5. STUDY PLAN........................................................................................................................................8
1. OVERVIEW
The Master of Engineering in Health, Safety and Environment Engineering degree program
(MEng in HSE Engineering) is designed for the educational preparation of two types of
professionals:
Engineering graduates who are currently working as engineers in industry and who
intend to stay in that type of job, but who want to embed HSE in their engineering
functions. These graduates will have diverse capabilities in the various aspects of HSE
and will use this knowledge to manage risk as they devise optimal engineering and
operational solutions within the constraints of regulatory mandates and best practices.
Engineering graduates who wish to assume varying levels of HSE responsibilities in one
or more aspects of a company’s HSE department/program. These graduates will have
sufficient background to assume the role of a general HSE engineering practitioner/
manager while possessing additional capabilities in any one of the offered HSE areas of
concentrations.
1.1. Career Opportunities
The Master of Engineering in Health, Safety and Environmental Engineering (HSEG) program
aims to produce graduates with the disciplinary preparation and ability to design and develop
innovative solutions to Health and Safety Engineering challenges in occupational settings,
specific, but not limited to, process safety, radiation and fire protection. They manage risk as
they devise optimal engineering and operational solutions within the constraints of regulatory
mandates and best practices. HSEG graduates are currently assuming roles of the general HSE
engineering practitioner/manager, and/or embedding health and safety in their existing job
functions, in leading local and international companies; including ADNOC.
2. OBJECTIVES
The Master of Engineering in Health, Safety and Environment Engineering degree program
(MEng in HSE Engineering) is designed for the educational preparation of two types of
professionals:
Engineering graduates who are currently working as engineers in industry and who
intend to stay in that type of job, but who want to embed HSE in their engineering
functions. These graduates will have diverse capabilities in the various aspects of HSE
and will use this knowledge to manage risk as they devise optimal engineering and
operational solutions within the constraints of regulatory mandates and best practices.
Engineering graduates who wish to assume varying levels of HSE responsibilities in one
or more aspects of a company’s HSE department/program. These graduates will have
sufficient background to assume the role of a general HSE engineering practitioner/
manager while possessing additional capabilities in any one of the offered HSE areas of
concentrations.
3. LEARNING OUTCOMES
Upon completion of the Master of Engineering in HSE Engineering program, graduates will be
able to:
Successfully anticipate, recognize, evaluate hazardous conditions and work practices in
the overall areas of HSE, hazard control in production systems, industrial hygiene,
system safety, risk management, environmental, fire protection, hazardous waste, QHSE
program management and ergonomics and human factors.
Successfully develop/implement engineering and administrative control strategies for
identified hazardous conditions and work practices in the overall areas of HSE, hazard
control in production systems, industrial hygiene, system safety, risk management,
environmental, fire protection, hazardous waste, security and emergency management,
HSE program management, and human factors.
Produce professional-quality technical summaries/reports.
Clearly express their ideas and thoughts through professional presentations.
Successfully function as members of teams working towards achieving solutions to
defined problems.
Develop research skills relevant to the disciplines within HSE.
4. REQUIREMENTS
Overall Structure and Requirements
The M. Eng. in HSE Engineering program consists of a minimum of 30 credit hours. The required
program credits are distributed as follows: 12 credits of program core courses, 12 credits of
program electives, 3 credits of free electives, 3 credits of HSEG graduate project (capstone
course) and a seminar course in research methods of 0 credits. The table below presents a
summary of the M. Eng. in HSE Engineering degree program structure and requirements.
Summary of M. Eng. in HSEG Degree Program Structure and Requirements
CATEGORY CREDITS REQUIRED
Program Core 12
Program Electives 12
Seminars in Research Methods 0
HSEG Graduate Project 3
Free Elective 3
Total 30
Program Requirements
Students seeking the degree of M. Eng. in HSEG must successfully complete a minimum of 30
credited hours as specified in the categories detailed in this section, with a minimum
Cumulative Grade Point Average (CGPA) of 3.0.
HSEG Program Core Courses (12 credits)
The student must complete all of the courses listed below:
HSEG 601 Introduction to HSE Engineering
HSEG 602 Industrial Hygiene Engineering
HSEG 605 System Safety Engineering and Risk Management
HSEG 606 Fire Protection Engineering
ENGR 695 Seminar in Research Methods (0 cr)
HSEG Graduate Project (3 credits)
HSEG 697 HSEG Graduate Project (3 cr)
HSEG Program Elective Courses (12 credits)
Students must complete a minimum of 12 credits from the courses listed below, in coordination
with their advisor. Alternatively, students who select one of the optional
concentrations/specializations that are supported by the program must complete a minimum of
12 credits from the list of courses specified for the selected concentration/specialization.
HSEG 604 Hazard Control in Production Systems
HSEG 607 Industrial Security and Disaster Preparedness
HSEG 608 QHSE Program Management
HSEG 610 Hazardous Waste Management
HSEG 611 Ergonomics and Human Factors Engineering
HSEG 613 Analysis and Design of Air Pollution Control Systems
HSEG 621/ MEEN 611 Combustion Theory and Applications
HSEG 622/ MEEN 613 Advanced Heat Transfer
HSEG 623/ MEEN 618 Computational Fluid Dynamics and Fire Modeling
HSEG 624/ MEEN 619 Fire Dynamics Laboratory
HSEG 630/ CHEG 644 Consequence Analysis of Chemical Releases
HSEG 632/ CHEG 655 Air Quality Management
HSEG 633/ CHEG 659 Engineering Design for Process Safety
HSEG 641/ NUCE 606 Radiation Measurement and Applications
HSEG 642/ NUCE 607 Principles of Radiological Protection
HSEG 643/ NUCE 608 Radiological Protection in Planned Exposure Situations
HSEG 644/ NUCE 609 Radiological Protection in Existing and Emergency Exposure
Situations
HSEG 645/ NUCE 615 Radiation Dosimetry
HSEG 646/ NUCE 616 Occupational Radiological Protection
HSEG 647/ NUCE 623 Radiological Environmental Impact Assessment
HSEG 648/ NUCE 625 Biological Effects of the Exposure to Ionizing Radiation
HSEG 650/ CIVE 635 Design of Civil Engineering Constructions for Fire Protection
HSEG 694 Selected Topics in HSEG
Free Technical Elective (3 credits)
Any course from a Master’s program in the College of Engineering.
5. STUDY PLAN
Typical study plans for full-time and part-time students enrolled in the M. Eng. in HSE program
are shown below. Each student is expected to select the courses in consultation with her/his
academic advisor.
TYPICAL STUDY PLAN FOR FULL-TIME STUDENTS
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
HSEG 601 (Core) HSEG 604 (Core)
YEAR 1 HSEG 602 (Core) HSEG 606 (Core)
HSEG 605 (Core) HSEG 611 (Core)
HSEG 608 (Core) Elective Course 3
YEAR 2 Elective course 1 HSEG 615 (Core)
Elective course 2 COMM 601 (Core)
TYPICAL STUDY PLAN FOR PART-TIME STUDENTS
SEMESTER 1 SEMESTER 2
HSEG 601 (Core) HSEG 604 (Core)
YEAR 1 HSEG 602 (Core) HSEG 606 (Core)
HSEG 605 (Core) HSEG 611 (core)
YEAR 2 HSEG 608 (Core) HSEG 615 (Core)
COMM 601 (Core) Elective course 1
Elective course 2
YEAR 3 Elective course 3
