The Master of Business Administration in Fire/Rescue Executive Leadership at Waldorf University provides students with the knowledge and skills they need to be successful in today’s technical, legal, and public finance climate. This is accomplished through required core advanced classes in economics, crisis communication for leadership, accounting for managerial decision making, human resource management, public finance and budgeting, research methods, and management information systems. In addition, courses specific to current fire/rescue executive leadership covering leadership theory and practice, leadership development and coaching, the fire/rescue executive’s role in community risk reduction, the fire/rescue executive’s role in emergency management, and executive leadership for fire/rescue officers.
This program is available online only.
Master's Degree Requirements
- Completion of 36-credit hour curriculum
- Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
- Grade of B or higher in all required courses and professional electives
| Prefix | Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC | 5301 | Management Applications of Accounting | 3 |
| COM | 5360 | Crisis Communication for Leadership | 3 |
| HRM | 5200 | Human Resource Management | 3 |
| MBA | 5401 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| MBA | 5652 | Research Methods | 3 |
| MBA | 6053 | Economics for Managers | 3 |
| PA | 5305 | Public Finance and Budgeting | 3 |
| Total Major Requirement Credit Hours: | 21 | ||
| Prefix | Number | Course | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|---|
| ORG | 5100 | Leadership Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ORG | 6000 | Leadership Development and Coaching | 3 |
| FSC | 6200 | The Fire/Rescue Executive’s Role in Community Risk Reduction |
3 |
| FSC | 6400 | The Fire/Rescue Executive’s Role in Emergency Management |
3 |
| FSC | 6800 | Executive Leadership for Fire/Rescue Officers | 3 |
| Total Concentration Credit Hours: | 15 | ||
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 | ||