Hydrogen Safety - Online

The PgC Hydrogen Safety programme is designed to develop in students the knowledge and skills in the fundamentals of hydrogen safety applicable to existing and foreseeable hydrogen and fuel cell systems and infrastructure. Students will learn scientific and engineering principles of hydrogen safety to understand the origin and phenomenology of hydrogen safety problems.



Students will also study advances in the hydrogen safety technologies, including but not limited to prevention and mitigation strategies as well as novel engineering solutions to provide inherently safe deployment of hydrogen systems and infrastructure.

Year 1

• Principles of Hydrogen Safety

• Hydrogen Safety Technologies

Applicants must have:

(a) an Honours or non-Honours degree from a University of the United Kingdom or the Republic of Ireland, or from a recognised national awarding body, or from an institution of another country which is recognised as being of an equivalent standard; or



And



(b) provide evidence of competence in written and spoken English (GCSE grade C or equivalent);



English Language Requirements

English language requirements for international applicants

The minimum requirement for this course is Academic IELTS 6.0 with no band score less than 5.5. Trinity ISE: Pass at level III also meets this requirement for Tier 4 visa purposes.



Ulster recognises a number of other English language tests and comparable IELTS equivalent scores.

Your Application

You can apply directly to Ulster at any time of year. We advise that you submit your application no later than two weeks prior to your course start date. This is to ensure there is sufficient time for your application to be reviewed and, should you be made an offer, time for you to complete all the necessary pre-enrolment tasks.



Some programmes will have specific deadlines as additional selection (e.g. interview, portfolio submission etc) is required, so please check the course page to ensure you have sufficient time to complete your application.

This programme will be delivered fully online as Distance Learning mode or face-to-face as a block-release based on the demand. Blackboard is the online learning environment employed to deliver the content.

Start Date: September 2026.

Career options

Core to this PgCert is the maximisation of employability opportunities for applicants through routes to further onward study and skills development. This provision will provide further study opportunities at a pace which suits the student. Upon successful completion of the PG Cert Hydrogen Safety students can progress to another relevant MSc programme



The course will also provide a career development opportunity for a wide range of existing professionals and those with aspirations to work in the area of hydrogen safety. The strategic focus of the PgC is designed to provide graduates with key critical thinking and analytical skills that will be applicable in the growing field of hydrogen technology, identified by DfE as an essential area of growth and projected to be in high demand.



Graduates may also wish to follow a PhD route on graduation to further add to the body of research in the field.



The proposed course has been discussed with Employability. Employability will be involved in module design from the outset to ensure that it provides a clear development route for graduates and that critical thinking and other transferrable skills are encompassed as core values throughout the programme of study.