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Certificate in Public Fire-Protection Management and Administration

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The public fire-protection management and administration certificate prepares students for supervisory and midlevel positions in public fire-service management. It also enables employees in public fire-protection organizations to enhance their skills with the administrative, management, planning and legal knowledge necessary to advance to a higher level. With appropriate choice of courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in fire science.

Total Credits: 18

Note: Courses may be applied to only one certificate; some prerequisites may need to be fulfilled before beginning certificate courses.

Six required courses:

• FSCN 302 - Fire and Emergency Services Administration (3)
• FSCN 304 - Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services (3)
• FSCN 305 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management (3)
• FSCN 401 - Disaster and Fire Defense Planning (3)
• FSCN 412 - Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection (3)
• FSCN 413 - The Community and Fire Threat (3)