College of Justice and Safety

Fire & Safety Engineering Technology

B.S. Degree in Fire & Safety Engineering Technology

Fire, Arson, and Explosion Investigation Option

FSET Students

Prerequistes and/or Corequisites are required to enroll in courses offered in the Fire and Safety Engineering Technology Program. It is the students responsibility to complete the appropriate requirements prior to enrollment. The specific requirements are found in the current catalog.

MAJOR REQUIREMENTS: CORE (24 Hours)
FSE 101 Fire Prevention
FSE 120 Fire Behavior & Combustion
FSE 200 Applied Fire/Safety Analysis
FSE 221 Fire Protection Systems
FSE 305 Hazardous Materials
FSE 320 Principles of Emergency Services
FSE 361 Principles of Occupational Safety and Health
3 Hours From:
FSE 349 Cooperative Study
OPTION REQUIREMENTS: (35 Hours)
FSE 201 Building Construction
FSE 223 Fire and Emergency Scene Operations
FSE 225 Legal Aspects of Fire Protection and Safety
FSE 250 Introduction to Fire Arson and Explosion Investigation
FSE 300 Technical Report Writing for Emergency Services
FSE 350 Fire Arson and Explosion Investigation
FSE 355 Fire Dynamics
FSE 370 Electrical and Mechanical Systems and Failure Analysis
FSE 380 Analysis of fire and Explosion Scenes.
FSE 450 Advanced Explosion and Bombing Investigation
FSE 495 Fire Arson and Explosion Case Preparation
FSE 499 Practicum (2 Hours)
SUPPORTING COURSE REQUIREMENTS: (29 Hours)
CHE 101/107L General Chemistry I and
CHE 102 General Chemistry II
OR
CHE 111/115L Introduction to Chemistry I and
CHE 112/116L Introduction to Chemistry II

FOR 301 Introduction to Criminalistics
MAT 107 College Albegra
PLS 216 Criminal Law
PLS 316 Criminal Evidence
PLS 375 Terrorism/ Counterterrorism
PLS 416 Criminal Procedure
PLS 426 Federal Criminal Law
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (39 Hours)
Standard General Education program, excluding course Block Vlll. Refer to Section Four of the Catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.
UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: (1 Hour)
JSO 100
FREE ELECTIVES: (1 Hour)
 
TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: (128 Hours)
 
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (39 Hours)
 
BLOCK I COMMUNICATION
IA WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 3 HOURS
IB WRITTEN COMMUNICATION 3 HOURS
IC ORAL COMMUNICAIONS 3 HOURS
BLOCK II MATHEMATICS 3 HOURS
 
BLOCK III ARTS AND HUMANITIES
IIIA ARTS 3 HOURS
IIIB HUMANITIES 3 HOURS
OR
IIIA/B INTEGRATED ARTS AND HUMANITIES 6 HOURS
BLOCK IV NATURAL SCIENCE
IVA BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE 3 HOURS
IVB PHYSICAL SCIENCE LABORATORY 3 HOURS
BLOCK V SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 3 HOURS
VA HISTORY 3 HOURS
VB SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 3 HOURS
VC HISTORY OR SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE 3 HOURS
BLOCK VI WELLNESS 3 HOURS
 
BLOCK VII BREADTH OF KNOWLEDGE 6 HOURS
SELECT SIX HOURS FROM TWO OF THE FOLLOWING AREAS.
VII (AH) ARTS AND HUMANITIES
VII (NS) NATURAL SCIENCES
VII (QS) QUANTITATIVE SKILLS