Safety and Accident Investigation - Rail

Start: January

Duration: 3 years part-time.

Entry Requirements:

1st or 2nd class UK Honours degree or equivalent in an appropriate discipline and/or relevant experience within the rail industry, safety or related discipline. IELTS score of 6.5 minimum.

Course Description:

• In parallel with our existing Air Transport MSc, Cranfield University is proud to offer an MSc programme designed for rail accident investigators.
• Modelled on our annual accident investigation short courses, which have run since 1977, the MSc programme starts with two intensive three-week modules in Fundamentals of
• Investigation and Applied Rail Accident Investigation.
• These modules involve over 70 presenters from all aspects of accident investigation and feature a range of activities such as investigative interviewing, legal skills, visits which may include
• London Underground and Network Rail facilities, and several hands-on investigation exercises.
• Finally, students are expected to complete a supervised individual research project on a subject of their choice within the rail accident investigation field.

Modules:

Upon completion of the three-week modules, students can then specialise in particular areas of investigation by choosing four modules from the selection listed below.

Optional Modules:

• Aerial Photography and Digital Photogrammetry
• Analytical Techniques in Forensic Science (double module)
• Failure of Materials and Components
• Failure of Materials and Structures
• Fires, Explosions and their Investigation
• Forensic Investigation of Explosives and Explosive Devices
• Human Performance and Error
• Introduction to Human Factors
• Investigation and Evidence Collection
• Legal Skills for Accident Investigators
• Mass Fatality Incidents
• Research Methods and Statistics
• Structural Integrity

For further information, please contact SoE Admissions tel: 01234 754237 or email soe_sai@cranfield.ac.uk

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