Fire Service Management AAS Degree
This degree is for you if you are experienced as a firefighter and preparing for career advancement. You must earn a C or higher in all Fire Science and general education courses to graduate.
Emphasis is placed on the latest methodologies of fire prevention, incident management, and leadership principles within the fire service. Upper-level course work includes the study of fire scene strategy and tactics, the national incident management system, legal and administration issues in the fire service, and fire service leadership. The majority of this degree program is available online.
The Fire Service Management degree program credits may be transferred to Regis University, or other colleges, toward a Bachelor of Science degree in Public Administration or Applied Science.
Requirements
Required Courses
| FST 102 | Principles/Emergency Services | 3 |
| FST 103 | Fire Behavior & Combustion | 3 |
| FST 105 | Building Construction for Fire | 3 |
| FST 106 | Fire Prevention | 3 |
| FST 109 | Occupational Safety & Health | 3 |
| FST 201 | Instructional Methodology | 3 |
| FST 204 | Principles of Code Enforcement | 3 |
| FST 206 | Fire Company Supervision and Leadership | 3 |
| FST 207 | Strategy and Tactics II | 3 |
| FST 209 | Fire Protection Systems | 3 |
| FST 251 | Legal Aspects of Fire Service | 3 |
| FST 289 | Capstone | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
General Education Courses
ENG 121 English Composition I: GT-CO1
MAT 107 Career Math
Choose from TWO of the following areas for a total of 6 credits:
Humanities: ART, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA
Physical and Life Sciences: AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY
Social and Behavioral Science: ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC
Choose an additional 3 credits from any of the above prefixes or CIS 118
Elective Courses
| FST 202 | Strategy & Tactics | 3 |
| FST 205 | Fire Investigation I | 3 |
| FST 251 | Legal Aspects of Fire Service | 3 |
| FST 253 | National Incident Management System (NIMS) | 3 |
| FST 255 | Fire Service Management | 3 |
| or | |
| preferred elective: | |
| FST 257 | Fire Department Administration | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 9 |
Total Credit Hours: 60