Engineering - Road Safety Audit & Engineering - Micro-Credential - Sligo

This programme will provide students with the necessary knowledge and skills to conduct road safety audits and develop road safety engineering interventions and to meet the academic qualification requirements of the EU Directive on Road Infrastructure Safety Management. The programme was developed in conjunction with our state industry partners, Transport Infrastructure Ireland (TII).



Who should apply?

This programme is suitable for Civil Engineering professionals working, or intending to work, in the road engineering sector to develop appropriate professional road safety auditing and road safety engineering skills and learning.

What will I study?

Modules:

Principles of Road Safety Engineering and Audit

Road Safety Projects

Applicants require a BEng Honours degree (Level 8) in Civil Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent.



Recognition of Prior Learning: Yes.

Flexible learning courses are popular, and they fill on a first come, first served basis. There are two major intake periods throughout the academic year, September and January.



For January start courses, applications typically open in October, and for September start courses, applications typically open in February. Closing dates for applications are listed on the individual course webpage.

1 semester part-time, online delivery.



Study Hours

It is recommended that students should try to allow for 5-6 hours per week per 5-credit module to their studies.



On-Campus Attendance

Compulsory workshops occur twice per semester and are delivered on-campus at ATU Sligo or other suitable locations by subject matter experts, and will include supervised site visits of road schemes for the demonstration and participation on a group basis of current road safety audit and engineering procedures, collision investigation and analysis and procedural reporting techniques.