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During this programme, you will: 

• Learn how process safety is managed through operating procedures, safe work practices, asset integrity systems, and organisational change. 

• Analyse how organisations maintain safety knowledge, build workforce involvement, and engage with external stakeholders. 

• Recognise common hazards in the process industries and apply hazard identification and risk assessment techniques. 

• Understand the basis of design and the basis of safety for hazardous processes. 

• Apply human factors in process design to improve safety outcomes. 

• Reflect on past safety incidents to improve future performance. 

• Appreciate the complexity of managing process safety risks and the importance of cross-functional collaboration

Key Information: 

• Complete in one year, part-time 

• Delivered mainly online (typically delivered during weekday evenings) 

• One on-campus (i.e., face-to-face, in-person) workshop per semester (typically conducted during the daytime at the weekend)   

• Modules taught during autumn and spring semesters  

• Assessed via in-semester assignments, end-of-semester on-campus (in-person) written exams, and a work-related process safety project (over both semesters) 

• Can be used to complete 30 credits towards Master of Professional Practice (MPP) or MSc Engineering Practice 

You will learn through a blend of:  

• Lectures, workshops, and hands-on activities  

• Reflective practice and guided research  

• Regular feedback from faculty and peers 

Part-time  

Autumn Semester  

(SA6001) teaches students the importance of consistently fostering and championing a commitment to process safety throughout the organisation; once it is embedded in the company culture, this commitment to process safety can help sustain the focus on excellence in the more technical aspects of process safety. 

• learn to understand process safety related hazards and risk because industry experience has demonstrated that businesses using hazard and risk information to plan, develop, and deploy stable, lower-risk operations are much more likely to enjoy long term success. 

Spring Semester  

• managing risk focuses on three issues, namely (1) prudently operating and maintaining processes that pose the risk, (2) managing changes to those processes to ensure that the risk remains tolerable, and (3) preparing for, responding to, and managing incidents that do occur. 

• learning from experience involves monitoring and acting on internal and external sources of information. In the context of process safety, operations do not always proceed as planned, so organizations must be ready to turn their mistakes – and those of others – into opportunities to improve process safety efforts. 

Books and journal articles needed for the course will be available online through the UL Glucksman Library.  

For more information on each module, you can search the faculty, school and module code on UL’s  

• Applicants should hold a bachelor’s degree ( Level 8) with at least a second-class honour, grade 2 (2:2) in a relevant discipline. 

• You must also have at least 2 years’ experience in the bulk pharma-chem, biopharma, or process industries. 

• The university may shortlist you and invite you to an interview. 

Other Entry Considerations: 

We encourage you to apply even if you don’t meet the standard entry requirements, as long as you can show that you have the knowledge, skills, and experience needed for the programme. 

At UL, we value all kinds of learning and support different ways to qualify through our Recognition of Prior Learning (RPL) policy. 

International students:   

For details on country-specific qualifications visit postgraduate entry requirements for international students. 

Checklist of documents to provide:    

• *Academic transcripts and certificates
  • UL graduates only need to provide their student ID. 
• Copy of your birth certificate or passport 
• English translation of your qualifications and transcripts
• Copy of your CV  

English Language: 

• English Language Competency certificate
• For details on accepted language qualifications visit English Language Requirements 

Guidelines on Completing your Application   

• To make sure we can review your application quickly, please:
  • Upload all documents. Your application can’t be reviewed until we have all the documents on the checklist. 
  • Title the documents you are uploading. For example, "Personal Statement", "Undergraduate Transcript", "Postgraduate Transcript", "English Language Certificate" etc. 
• *If you are waiting to graduate, submit your application with the documents you have to date, you don’t need to have finished final exams before applying.

EU - €5,250

Please note that international study visas are only available to students studying full-time in Ireland. This programme does not qualify for a study visa.  

Annual fees are billed by semester. Once registered, students may be eligible to apply for a monthly payment plan.  

Further information on fees and payment of fees is available from the Student Fees Office website. All fee related queries should be directed to the Student Fees Office (Phone: +353 61 213 007 or email student.fees.office@ul.ie).  

Funding 

Find further information on funding and scholarships. 

Graduates of the Professional Diploma in Process Safety will possess an expertise in process safety that will allow them to contribute meaningfully to the maintenance and improvement of process safety standards in their workplaces. 

Still Curious?  

The team regularly host and take part in webinars to support future students. If you would like to learn more or ask questions at an online information session, click below.     

Online Information Sessions