Program Overview
The Safety and Accident Investigation - Air Transport (PgCert PgDip) at Cranfield University is a MSc programme in Humanities over 36 months, delivered On-campus. This programme equips graduates with advanced knowledge and practical skills for professional and academic careers in the field.
Students gain a rigorous grounding in both the theoretical foundations and applied dimensions of humanities. The programme combines coursework, research components, and practical projects that develop critical thinking, problem-solving, and specialist expertise relevant to industry and research needs.
Graduates of the Safety and Accident Investigation - Air Transport (PgCert PgDip) programme are well-prepared for careers in academia, industry, government, and the private sector across United Kingdom and internationally. The programme provides an internationally recognised qualification within the Bologna higher education framework.
Key Program Features
- Duration: 36 months
- Language of instruction: English
- Study mode: On-campus
- English requirement: IELTS 6.5
- Location: Bedford, United Kingdom
Career Opportunities
Graduates of the Safety and Accident Investigation - Air Transport (PgCert PgDip) programme are prepared for diverse careers in humanities:
- Researcher / Academic
- Cultural Programme Manager
- Editor / Writer
- Translator / Interpreter
- Museum Curator
- Communications Specialist
Program Curriculum
Keeping our courses up-to-date and current requires constant innovation and change. The modules we offer reflect the needs of business and industry and the research interests of our staff and, as a result, may change or be withdrawn due to research developments, legislation changes or for a variety of other reasons. Changes may also be designed to improve the student learning experience or to respond to feedback from students, external examiners, accreditation bodies and industrial advisory panels.
To give you a taster, we have listed the compulsory and elective (where applicable) modules which are currently affiliated with this course. All modules are indicative only, and may be subject to change for your year of entry.
Course modules
Compulsory modules
All the modules in the following list need to be taken as part of this course.
Fundamentals of Accident Investigation
| Aim |
To provide accident investigators with the fundamental knowledge and skills to conduct a general transport accident investigation. |
|---|---|
| Syllabus |
a) Accident response and management 1. Accident response • Investigation case studies exercise and debrief• Roles and responsibilities of different interested parties • Accident notification processes • Deployment considerations • Investigation site management and procedures • Health and safety at the accident site • Initial appraisal of land- and sea-based sites 2. Investigation management • The purpose of safety investigations• Regulatory requirements • Group system of investigation • Managing high-profile, complex and large investigations • Accident pathology • Working with the media • Liaising with victims and families • Court procedures for investigators b) Conduct of an investigation 1. Evidence collection • Defining evidence• Evidence within the investigation process • Types of evidence • Principles of identifying and recording of evidence • Evidence harvesting and preservation • Wreckage and evidence photography • Site survey techniques, including remote site surveys and underwater surveys • Investigative interviewing techniques • Working with data recorders and other sources of electronic data, including different types of memory • Understanding crashworthiness and survivability issues 2. Human factors in accidents • Human factors aspects in accident investigation• Passenger behaviour 3. Analysis of evidence
The course is primarily aimed at those involved in aircraft accident investigation and other safety-related industries. Applicants should have a good UK honours degree (or equivalent) in any discipline, or a recognised lower qualification plus relevant work experience in aviation/safety related areas. Students requiring a Tier 4 (General) visa must ensure they can meet the English language requirements set out by UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) and we recommend booking a IELTS for UKVI test. English Proficiency: IELTS 6.5 or equivalent. Detailed tuition information is not available. Please contact the university for the most current tuition and fee information. Please contact the university for application deadline information.
Cranfield,
United Kingdom
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