Fire Science, Public Safety Management Concentration, M.S.

M.S., Fire Science

Candidates are required to complete a minimum of 39 credits of graduate work, which may include an internship in fire science. Transfer credit from other institutions may be permitted subject to the Graduate School policy on transfer credit detailed elsewhere in this catalog. Students in the fire science degree program are required to complete the core courses; a concentration in fire administration, fire/arson investigation, or public safety management; and 18 credits of electives. Students must take either FS 690 - Research Project  or FS 693 - Internship .

Concentration in Public Safety Management

This concentration requires 12 credits as follows:

• FS 631 - Organization&Management Public Fire Protection
• FS 632 - Strategic Planning for the Fire Service
• FS 633 - Issues in Public Safety Professional Responsibility
• FS 634 - Issues in Public Safety Management

Approved Fire Science Elective Courses

• FS 649 - Fire Scene Investigation and Arson Analysis
• FS 650 - Arson for Profit
• FS 661 - Systems Approach to Fire Safety
• FS 663 - Fire Protection Systems Application
• FS 664 - Terrorism
• FS 665 - Legal Aspects of Fire and Arson Investigation
• FS 666 - Industrial Fire Protection
• FS 667 - Fire and Building Codes, Standards, and Practices
• FS 668 - Fire Casualty Insurance Practices
• FS 684 - Fire Scene Reconstruction

Note(s):

In addition to those listed above, courses from other departments may be taken as electives with the consent of the program director.

See the Table of Contents for the certificates in fire science and public safety management .