The Fire Science Management degree provides students with the principles, theory, and practices associated with leading edge fire science and management, to include issues associated with tactical fire operations, fire safety, firefighting leadership and management, and community fire issues, among many others. This degree is applicable to the fire services, and it is also useful as a foundation degree for application in other professions or further academic study.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Science in Fire Science Management also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates.  With reference to each of the respective areas of fire science management, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

• Describe the historical development of fire protection and response from its origins through contemporary times.
• Define and discuss the administrative processes associated with the public fire organization.
• Identify and differentiate the various forms of fire, their fundamental scientific principles, and their associated mitigation and response strategies.
• Describe the legal and regulatory duties and responsibilities of the fire department as a public organization.
• Explain and apply leadership and management theories and practices as they relate to the unique issues and circumstances associated with a fire service organization.

RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs.

General Education Requirements (30 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality  
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture

Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I 
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions  
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation  
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations

Core Courses (61 semester hours) – All courses below are required.
MC330 / EDM330 - Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
GM166 / FSC 210 - Fundamentals of Fire Protection
GM291 / FSC 201- Fire Protection Systems
GM292 / FSC 102 - Fire Behavior and Combustion 
GM293 / FSC 289 - Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply
GM294 / FSC 287 - Fire Protection in Building Construction
GM295 / FSC 188 - Fire Prevention
GM407 / HRM 312 - Human Resource Management
MC320 / FSC320 - Fire Protection Structures and Systems Design
MC341 / FSC340 -  Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation
MC475 / FSC475 - Applications of Fire Research
MC477 / EDM 230 - Emergency and Disaster Incident Command
MC491 / FSC 321 - Community Fire Mitigation and Protection
MC492 / FSC 362 - Fire Administration and Finance
MC493 / FSC 311 - Fire Dynamics
MC494 / FSC 410 - Fire Regulation, Policy, and Law
MC495 / FSC 405 - Fire Safety and Risk Reduction
PY431 / PSY 431 - Psychology of Disaster
RQ300 / COL300 - Research, Analysis and Writing
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry  & SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab

Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
MC490 / FSC498 - Senior Seminar in Fire Science
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

Electives (24 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours