Modern engineering design codes embrace reliability-based design, and this philosophy is being introduced into geotechnical engineering. However, the application of RBD to rock engineering is not straightforward. Drawing on the instructor's unique close involvement in the ongoing development of Eurocode 7, this course presents the latest understanding and developments in RBD for rock engineering. The following topics are included: rationale for RBD; computing the probability of failure; simple examples of RBD; application of FORM to rock engineering problems; the problem of limited data; the problem of non-probabilistic uncertainty. Course delivery is via in-person tutorials supported by directed reading and problem-solving.