Risk and Safety

The management of risks is an essential task in engineering and society. Without demonstrating sufficient safety, it is not possible to introduce new technologies, for example, autonomous transportation systems or sustainable energy production and storage. Similarly, the assessment and management of risk is essential for the optimal design and operation of engineering systems and processes, ranging from management of the built environment under climate change to the optimisation of maintenance processes for a fleet of aircraft. More broadly, policy making for anthropogenic systems requires experts who understand risk and uncertainty and their impact on the outcomes of decisions, such as when developing, implementing and communicating strategies for dealing with epidemics or natural hazards. This unique MSc programme educates future experts to address these challenges. Graduates of this MSc programme will be able to understand, assess and communicate risks and develop strategies for efficiently providing safety. To this end, the MSc programme combines a multidisciplinary set of courses on the following: domain specific engineering expertise stochastic modelling and computation understanding risk perception and communication methods and tools for managing safety and risks For a comprehensive description of the programme, please refer to the degree programme documentation: Degree programme documentation for the Master's programme in Risk and Safety (PDF, German)