Master’s Degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering

The master's degree in Industrial Safety and Risk Engineering, class LM-26, trains engineers who are experts in industrial safety and risk management. The approach is multidisciplinary and includes industrial risk analysis and assessment, mitigation strategies and international safety regulations. The training therefore touches on the way plants and production activities can be designed and managed to reduce the probability and consequences of accidents, protecting workers, the population and the environment. Industrial safety concerns the protection of people, plants and the environment from accidents, failures and external events. The programme teaches how to identify hazards, estimate probabilities and consequences, design prevention and protection measures and verify their effectiveness over time, with quantitative analysis tools and constant reference to technical and legal standards.

The programme lasts two years, is held in person at the Milano Leonardo campus and is delivered in English. Teaching includes lectures, practical exercises, laboratory activities and the analysis of case studies, and is combined with internships, applied projects and collaborations with industry. Admission requires a degree in engineering or related disciplines, with detailed conditions at point 6 of the Teaching Regulations, and the possibility of selection tests or interviews is provided. The number of places is limited but not specified. Scholarships and financial support are available, the details of which are published every year by the university. The page does not state the credits, the start dates and deadlines or the cost. Risk analysis skills are useful in many contexts: from chemical and process plants to energy infrastructure, from transport to waste management. Students learn to transfer a common method to different situations, and to communicate clearly the results of an assessment to those who have to make operational or managerial decisions.

The aim is to prepare professionals for roles related to safety, prevention and risk management in industrial settings. There are eleven related professions, including safety consultant, occupational safety director, environmental engineer and industrial hygienist. No employment statistics are given. The programme is suited to those who wish to work in the process industry, in consulting, in control bodies and in companies that need to manage technological and environmental risks systematically. The programme is delivered in English and is also aimed at international students, in a field in which standards and practices are increasingly harmonised globally. The page notes the possibility of access to scholarships and other forms of support, and gives the Milano Leonardo campus as the location.