Programme Objective

This programme is designed to provide targeted training in chemical process safety. The certificate holders, after this training, will be a competent process safety practitioner with strong realistic-problem solving skills.

This programme is open to graduates with at least a Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.

Programme Content

This graduate certificate programme is hosted by NUS Department of Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering to provide targeted training in Process Safety.

List of Courses

Each course is 4 units unless otherwise specified.

Each course will have 39 formal contact hours. Classes may be conducted on weekday evenings or on Saturdays.

SH5001 Fundamentals in Process Safety

SH5201 Process Hazard Analysis

SH5202  Quantified Risk Analysis

SH5203 Resilience and Emergency Planning

SH5205 Crisis and Incident Management

SH5206  Human Factors in Process Safety

SH5207  Process Safety Engineering

SH5208 Functional Safety for Process Industries

SH5209 Process Safety Digitalization

SH5881 Topics in Process Safety

*  Information correct as at 6 October 2025; may subject to changes in future

Modes of assessment comprise combinations of some or all of these items:

• Quizzes / Term papers /Projects
• In-class participation
• Final exam / Presentation

Maximum Candidature

2 years

Award of Graduate Certificate

Individuals who have successfully completed the 3 courses (equivalent to 12 units) with a GPA of at least 2.5 will be deemed to have successfully completed the Graduate Certificate Programme. Such individuals will be awarded a Graduate Certificate. There will be no continuation requirements.

Participants may repeat courses [with fees] to improve GPA provided the max candidature is not exceeded.

Students who do not take examinations or fail to attain a GPA ≥ 2.5 will be given a Certificate of Participation, listing the courses taken if attendance is at least 70% for the listed course.

Admission to Master of Science (Safety, Health and Environmental Technology) Programme

• Students who graduate with a GPA ≥ 3.0 may be considered for admission to M.Sc. SHE programme.
• A maximum of 12 units of courses (each course with a minimum grade of B-) may be transferred to the MSc SHE programme, subject to approval. The validity period of the transfer is not more than 10 years from the award of the Graduate Certificate.
• An application for transfer of credits must be submitted to CDE Office of Graduate Programmes (OGP) within the first two instructional weeks of the semester upon enrolment into the Masters candidature. The completed application form should be accompanied by a copy of the Graduate Certificate transcript indicating the course(s) for credit transfer.

Application Procedures

Our Graduate Certificate programmes are open to Singapore Citizens, Singapore Permanent Residents and International Students. As this is a part-time programme, International Students must currently reside in Singapore with a valid work pass.

Application is open twice a year.

Online Application for the January 2026 intake will open from 13 October to 31 October 2025.

Please visit NUS Online Application portal for online application

Programme Fees (subject to 9% GST)

S$5,800 per course
Singapore SkillsFuture Funding is not applicable