MArch Fire Safe Design

A minimum of an upper second-class degree from a UK university or an overseas qualification of an equivalent standard.

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We are in a fast-moving environment where governments are pressing for architectural practice to take responsibility for fire safety in design and for schools of architecture to significantly increase their teaching in this area.

The programme has the express support of Jane Duncan, Ex-President of the RIBA, who leads the RIBA committee on fire safety.

Employment opportunities will occur:

• In architectural practice as specialists on design teams, especially in the context of complex buildings.
• In architectural education as specialist teachers.
• In companies and research organisations looking at components and complex assemblies.
• In specialist consultancies.

Graduate Attributes:

1. Ability to generate complex design proposals showing understanding of current architectural issues and originality in the application of subject knowledge to include a detailed understanding of fire safe design.
2. Understanding of fire safe design in the context of the construction industry, including the designers role in the processes of procurement and building production and under legislation.
3. Problem solving skills, professional judgement, and ability to take the initiative and make appropriate decisions in complex and unpredictable circumstances.

Compulsory modules

•  Contextual Theory for Fire Safe Design
•  Skills for Fire Safe Design 1
•  Design Study 1
•  Skills for Fire Safe Design 2
•  Design Study 2
•  Fire Safe Design Thesis