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Students
Tuition Fee
Start Date
Medium of studying
Fully Online
Duration
Program Facts
Program Details
Degree
Bachelors
Major
Fire Science | Emergency Management | Public Safety
Area of study
Security Services
Education type
Fully Online
Course Language
English
About Program

Program Overview


It equips students with advanced administrative and management skills to excel in managerial and officer positions within emergency and fire service organizations. The program is offered entirely online and focuses on key areas such as emergency operations, public service budgeting, and incident command. Graduates can expect positions as fire chiefs, company officers, fire marshals, and public administrators.

Program Outline


Degree Overview:

The Fire and Emergency Services Administration major is a degree completion program designed for students with prior experience in the fire and emergency services field. It aims to equip students with advanced administrative, management, and leadership skills to excel in managerial and officer positions within emergency and fire service organizations. The program builds upon technical skills and experiences gained through First Responder associate degree programs and on-the-job training. It focuses on key administrative and management areas such as:

  • Emergency operations
  • Public service budgeting
  • Human resources
  • Prevention
  • Incident command
  • The major is specifically focused on the administration and management of First Responder organizations. All courses are upper-division and offered online via distance education through CSU Online.

Learning Outcomes:

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Effectively integrate academic knowledge into fire and emergency services administrative and managerial roles.
  • Collaborate with peers to solve organizational problems, including organizing and synthesizing ideas, developing persuasive arguments, interacting with individuals and groups, and using presentation aids.
  • Apply knowledge, skills, and competencies in the fire and emergency services field to fire and emergency services organizations, including proposal and report writing, trends in emergency management and incident command systems, and public service administration practices.
  • Interact with professional First Responders nationally and internationally.

Careers:

Typical students in the Fire and Emergency Services Administration major are employed as:

  • Career or volunteer firefighters
  • Wildland firefighters
  • Paramedics
  • Emergency medical technicians
  • Inspectors
  • Trainers
  • Graduates can expect positions such as:
  • Fire chiefs
  • Company officers
  • Public administrators
  • Fire marshals
  • Educators

Other:

  • The program requires a minimum of 120 credits, with at least 42 being upper-division (300- to 400-level).
  • The program is offered entirely online through CSU Online.
  • The fire and emergency services have a long history of serving communities with fire protection, prevention, emergency medical, and public education services.
  • The major prepares students for the ever-evolving nature of emergency services.
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