General Education and Professional Courses

*Refer to A.S./A.A.S. degree General Education Requirements 

Fire Science Management Foundation

Credit Hours: 21

• FES 3003 - Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3015 - Advanced Fire Administration Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3103 - Fire Dynamics Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3533 - The Community and the Fire Threat Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3780 - Analytical Approaches to Public Fire Protection Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3781 - Fire-Related Human Behavior Credit Hours: 3
• FES 3803 - Disaster and Fire Defense Planning Credit Hours: 3

Fire Science Management Specialization

Credit Hours: 24

• FES 4045 - Personnel Management for the Fire Service Credit Hours: 3
• FES 4174 - Application of Fire Research Credit Hours: 3
• FES 4544 - Fire Protection Structures and Systems Design Credit Hours: 3
• FES 4585 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management Credit Hours: 3
• FES 4685 - Incendiary Fire Analysis and Investigation Credit Hours: 3
• FES 4823 - Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials Credit Hours: 3
• GEB 4891 - Strategic Management and Decision Making Credit Hours: 3
• MAN 4120 - Leadership and Group Dynamics Credit Hours: 3

Management Capstone

Credit Hours: 3

• FES 4940 - Capstone in Fire Science Management Credit Hours: 3

Foreign Language Requirement

Bachelors degree-seeking students must meet a foreign language requirement prior to graduation. Students may fulfill the requirement by completing eight semester hours of the same foreign language or sign language or by passing two years of the same high school foreign language with a grade of “C” or higher, then submitting a high school transcript to their degree program. Also, appropriate College Level Examination Program (CLEP) level one and two scores in French, German, and Spanish will be accepted.

Courses are offered in Chinese (CHI 1120 and CHI 1121), French (FRE 1120 and FRE 1121), Spanish (SPN 1120 and SPN 1121), and German (GER 1120 and GER 1121) that fulfill this eight semester hours requirement. Students may use American Sign Language I and II (ASL 1140 and ASL 1150) to satisfy foreign language requirements.

Writing and Mathematical Skills Requirement

The Florida State Board of Education Rule regarding the required writing and mathematical skills was revised in December 2005.  6A-10.030 specifies the policies and procedures for implementing the requirement (Table 5).

Bachelor Degree Graduation Requirements

Please see the bachelor degree graduation requirements.