FPSET Curriculum

You must complete the following courses to earn a Fire Protection and Safety Engineering Technology Bachelor’s degree from Eastern Kentucky University.

 

CORE REQUIREMENTS: (48 Hours) 

FSE 101

Fire Prevention

FSE 120

Fire Behavior & Combustion

FSE 200

Applied Fire/Safety Analysis

FSE 221

Fire Protection Systems (Pre-Req FSE 101 & 120)   

FSE 224

Human Behavior in Fire (Pre-Req FSE 101 & 120)

FSE 300W

Technical Report Writing for Emergency Services

FSE 305

Hazardous Materials (Pre-Req FSE 120)   

FSE 322

Fire Protection Structures and System Design (Pre-Req FSE 221)

FSE 350

Fire Arson and Explosion Investigation (Pre-Req FSE 120)

FSE 355

Fire Dynamics (Pre-Req FSE 120, CHE 101/107 & MAT 107)

FSE 360

Fire Protection Hydraulics and Water Supply (Pre-Req FSE 120 & MAT 107)

OSH 361

Principles of Occupational Safety and Health

OSH 410

System Safety Analysis (Pre-Req OSH 316)  

FSE 445  

Advanced Structural Fire Protection (Pre-Req CON 322)

FSE 480  

Industrial Fire Safety (Pre-Req FSE 101 & 120)

FSE 481  

Fire Protection Design (Pre-Req FSE 445)

 

SUPPORTING COURSE REQUIREMENTS: (38 Hours)

CHE 111/111L

Introduction to Chemistry I

CHE 112/112L

Introduction to Chemistry II (Pre-Req CHE 111)

CON 303

Statics and Strength of Materials (Pre-Req MAT 108 and PHT 201)

CON 322

Construction Structural Design (Pre-Req MAT 124 and CON 303)

MAT 124             

Calculus I (4 hrs) (Pre-Req MAT 108)

MAT 224

Calculus II (4 hrs) (Pre-Req MAT 124)     

PHY 201

University Physics I (5 hrs) (Pre-Req MAT 124)

PHY 202

University Physics II (5 hrs) (Pre-Req MAT 224 & PHY 201)

PHY 375

Thermodynamics (Pre-Req PHY 202)

TEC 190

Technical Graphics

 

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS: (33 Hours)
Standard General Education program, excluding course Block II, IVB, VII (QS)  and Block Vlll.  Refer to Section Four of the undergraduate catalog for details on the General Education and University requirements.

 

 

UNIVERSITY REQUIREMENTS: (1 Hour)

JSO 100

 Orientation to Justice & Safety

 

 

TOTAL CURRICULUM REQUIREMENTS: (120 Hours)

 

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