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University of Maryland University College Bachelor of Science Fire Science

University of Maryland University College - Bachelor of Science - Fire Science

  
University of Maryland University College
Bachelor of Science
Fire Science 		 
The major in fire science covers disaster planning and the administration of fire-protection services, encompassing all areas of incendiary-fire management. Developed in conjunction with the National Fire Academy of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the major serves fire-service professionals seeking state-of- the-art knowledge to support advancement to chief executive management and senior leadership positions.

It also serves professionals in related fields such as public safety, law enforcement, government, health services, insurance, and private-industry emergency response, as well as those in military fire departments in the United States and abroad. The major provides an understanding of the interagency coordination necessary for fire prevention, emergency management, safe and successful fire-incident command, and arson investigation.

The curriculum includes analytical approaches to fire protection and investigation, personnel management, disaster and fire-defense planning, hazardous materials management, fire-protection structure and system design, the role of the fire service within the community and political structure, and the phenomena of fire propagation.

Objectives

The student who graduates with a major in fire science will be able to:

Recognize the legal basis for public safety responsibility and product liability.

Explain fire fighting and disaster planning as practiced in other parts of the world.

Write reports and make presentations of the quality expected by senior management.

Use computer technology to inform and enhance operational and strategic management decisions.

Use modern information technology to access relevant managerial and educational resources worldwide.

Develop a comprehensive hazardous materials management program, including pre-incident planning, on-site emergency response, and post-incident analysis and investigation.

Apply skills in analysis and evaluation to complete fire-risk assessment.
Apply project management strategies to design disaster and fire-defense planning.

Apply design principles to detect, control, and suppress fires in buildings and other structures and use fire modeling to analyze fire propagation.

Apply systems analysis to problems of incendiary-fire investigation and fire protection.

Apply risk assessment to analyze pre- and post-occurrence factors.

Apply skills in human resource management to deal with the psychological effects of emergency situations.

Evaluate techniques, procedures, programs, and agencies involved in preventing fires.

Think critically and constructively and perform research in fire science using commonly accepted quantitative and qualitative analytical tools to understand and evaluate fire and emergency situations and scenarios.

Apply analytical and problem-solving methods in resolving fire or emergency problems and issues.

Analyze the domestic and global dimensions of and influences on fire science.

Develop effective written and oral communications consistent with the fire-service and related professional environment.

Understand and apply current computer applications and technology in the workplace.

Develop innovative leadership and team-management skills necessary for success in a diverse and changing workplace.

Employ knowledge, concepts, and principles to changes in fire prevention and management practices and information technology areas (including the use of databases, spreadsheets, accounting software applications, e-commerce, virtual and knowledge management approaches, and strategic and decision-making tools to analyze problems and issues, develop business research, report key data, and recommend management strategy and action plans).

Describe the history and development of theory and concepts in fire prevention and emergency management and how these theories and concepts can be applied in various situations.

Evaluate ethical, social, civic, cultural, and political issues as they relate to the environment of fire prevention and management, human resources and human factors, information systems, and governmental regulations.
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Degree Requirements
Must be at least 17
Must have at least a(n):
High School Diploma/GED
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University of Maryland University College  

UMUC offered its first distance education courses in 1972. Today, more than 30 percent of our students are enrolled in courses that do not require on-site class attendance. The Internet serves as their link to the university.

UMUC holds the highest honor given in Web education: the Sloan Consortium Award for Excellence in Institution-Wide Asynchronous Learning Network Programming.

Distance education students use state-of-the-art technology to connect to faculty members, coursemates, and advisors. The great advantage of distance education is that it gives students the flexibility to achieve an appropriate balance of work, family, community, and educational commitments.

UMUC's distance courses link students with their faculty member and coursemates online through the World Wide Web (WebTycho). Online courses are asynchronous, which means that students can sign on and participate at times convenient to them.

Online students need to be prepared to interact with their faculty member and coursemates in writing. Strong reading and writing skills in the English language are critical.

Typical elements of online courses include:

asynchronous, frequent student and faculty participation
lectures and assigned readings (from textbooks and online resources)
individual and group assignments (for example, case studies and discussion questions)
individual and group papers
literature analyses (graduate)
use of online library resources
online (graduate) and proctored (undergraduate) quizzes and examinations

UMUC is accredited by the Commission on Higher Education, Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools, 3624 Market Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, (215)662-5606.
 

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