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Certificate in Systems Approach to Fire Safety

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The systems approach to fire safety certificate prepares students for supervisory and midlevel management positions in fire safety. It also enables individuals in public- and private-sector fire safety organizations to upgrade their skills with the theory and practical knowledge necessary to advance to a higher level. With appropriate choice of major and elective courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in fire science.

Total Semester Hours: 18

Six required courses:

• FSCN 303 - Analytic Approaches to Public Fire Protection (3)
• FSCN 306 - Fire Investigation and Analysis (3)
• FSCN 402 - Fire-Related Human Behavior (3)
• FSCN 411 - Fire-Protection Structure and Systems Design (3)
• FSCN 414 - Fire Dynamics (3)
• FSCN 415 - Application of Fire Research (3)