Bachelor of Science in Fire Science Administration

Fire Science Administration Student Fire up your career with a Bachelor of Science in Fire Science Administration from Waldorf College. This program presents a balanced curriculum and contains courses identified by the National Fire Academy, U.S. Fire Administration and the National Fire Protection Association for use in academic settings. Special emphasis is placed on:

management and leadership techniques;
organizational and professional communications;
problem solving;
and other programmatic solutions to fire science operational problems.

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook, a 12
percent growth is expected in fire fighting occupations through 2016 with many cities
moving away from volunteer fire services.

Estimated time of completion of this program is 4 years.

Prefix	Number	Course	Credit Hours
Major Required--Group A			30
FSC	3251	Introduction to Fire Protection	3
FSC	3345	Introduction to Fire Prevention	3
FSC	3501	Advanced Fire Administration	3
FSC	3601	Fire Prevention Organization & Management	3
FSC	4618	Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation	3
FSC	4753	Terrorism Incident Mgmt & Emergency Procedures	3
BUS	3352	Human Resource Management	3
BUS	3651	Leadership	3
FOS	3640	Interactions of Hazardous Materials	3
FSC	4631	Management of Fire Incident Commands	3
Residential Requirement--Group B Three days (equal to one credit-hour) of on-site instruction is required for every 30 credit hours earned online.			1-4
BUS	4900	Residential Seminar	1-4
Professional Electives--Group C Course can be selected from the list below or any course not used to satisfy other program requirements.			26-29
FSC	3430	Principles of Fire Behavior	3
FSC	3440	Building Construction for Fire Protection	3
FSC	3460	Fire Protection Systems	3
FSC	3470	Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply	3
FSC	3480	Fire Department Safety Officer	3
FSC	4432	Fire Prevention and Code Enforcement	3
FOS	3125	Hazardous Materials Management	3
FSC	4550	Industrial Fire Protection	3
FSC	4401	Legal Aspects of Fire Protection	3
FSC	3820	The Community and the Fire Threat	3
Grand Total:			120

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