Undergraduate Certificate in Public Fire-Protection Management and Administration

UMUC's Undergraduate Public Fire-Protection Management and Administration Certificate prepares students for supervisory and mid-level positions in public fire service management. It also enables employees in public fire-protection organizations to enhance their skills with the administrative, management, planning, and legal knowledge necessary to advance to a higher level. With appropriate choice of courses, this certificate may be completed while pursuing the Bachelor of Science in Fire Science. Core coursework includes: Fire and Emergency Services Administration, Personnel Management for Fire and Emergency Services, Fire Prevention Organization and Management, Disaster and Fire Defense Planning, Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection, and The Community and Fire Threat. This certificate requires 18 semester hours to complete.