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Fire Administration and Fire Prevention Technology

Program Summary

A. University College is the regional center for the Degrees at a Distance Program (DDP), serving fire service personnel in Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Tennessee. DDP is an online degree completion program, offering upper-division courses in Fire Administration and Fire Prevention Technology. Freshman and sophomore courses, electives, and other courses related to the fire service are taken at a college near the student's residence. Students who have completed Associate Degree programs in Fire Related fields may transfer directly into this program. Additional articulation agreements exist with other two-year fire science programs in the region.

B. Fire Service Core Courses (21 upper-division hours):
PADM 3612 Fire Prevention Organization and Management
PADM 3613 Fire/Emergency Administration
PADM 3614 Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protections
TECH 3940 Analysis/Public Fire Protection
TECH 3944 Fire Protection Structure and Systems Design
TECH 3947 Applications of Fire Research
TECH 3948 Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials

C. Fire Administration Concentration (9 upper-division hours):
PADM 3610 Personnel Management Fire Service
PADM 3611 Disaster Planning/Control
PADM 3615 The Community Risk Reduction

D.Fire Prevention Technology Concentration (9 upper-division hours):
TECH 3942 Fire Related Human Factors
TECH 3945 Fire Investigation and Analysis
TECH 3946 Fire Dynamics
[Students may complete both concentrations, if desired]

E. Fire Service Elective ( 3 hours): Select one course from the other concentration

F. Senior Project (3 hours)

Course Descriptions

College of Arts and Sciences

Aerospace Studies (AERO)
African and African American Studies (AAAS)
Anthropology (ANTH)
Biology (BIOL)
Chemistry (CHEM)
Computer Science (COMP)
Criminology and Criminal Justice (CJUS)
Earth Sciences (ESCI)
English (ENGL)
Emergency Management(EMGT)
Environmental Studies (ENVR)
Health Administration (HADM)
History (HIST)
International Studies (INTL)
Judaic Studies (JDST)
Mathematics (MATH)
Military Science (ARMY)
Naval Science (NAVY)
Philosophy (PHIL)
Physics (PHYS)
Political Science (POLS)
Open Learning Fire Services Program (PADM)
Public and Nonprofit Administration (PADM)
Psychology (PSYC)
Religious Studies (RLGN)
Social Work (SWRK)
Sociology (SOCI)
Women's Studies (WMST)

Foreign Languages and Literatures

Arabic (ARAB)
Chinese (CHIN)
Classics (CLAS)
French (FREN)
German (GERM)
Greek (GREK)
Hebrew (HEBR)
Italian (ITAL)
Japanese (JAPN)
Languages and Literature (LALI)
Latin (LATN)
Portuguese (PORT)
Russian (RUSS)
Spanish (SPAN)

Fogelman College of Business and Economics

Accountancy (ACCT)
Business Administration (BA)
Supply Chain Management Science (SCMS)
Economics (ECON)
Finance (FIR)
Hospitality and Resort Management (HPRM)
Management Information Systems (MIS)
Management (MGMT)
Marketing (MKTG)

College of Communication and Fine Arts

Architecture (ARCH)
Art (ART)
Art History (ARTH)
Communication (COMM)
Communication/Fine Arts (CCFA)
Dance (DANC)
Interior Design (IDES)
Journalism (JOUR)
Theatre (THEA)

Music

Applied Music (MUAP)
Music Appreciation (MUS)
Music Education (MUSE)
Music History, Literature, and Appreciation (MUHL)
Music Industry (MUID)
Music Theory and Composition (MUTC)
Sacred Music (MUSA)

College of Education, Health and Human Sciences

Counseling, Educational Psychology and Research

Counseling and Personnel Services (COUN)
Educational Psychology and Research (EDPR)

Health and Sport Sciences

Dietetics (NUTR)
Health and Human Performance (EXSS)
Health and Sport Sciences (HMSE)
Health Promotion (HPRO)
Physical Education Activities (PHED)
Physical Education Teacher Education (PETE)
Sport and Leisure Commerce (SLC)
Sport and Leisure Management (SLS)

Instruction and Curriculum Leadership

Early Childhood Education (ECED)
Educational Services (EDSV)
Elementary Education (ELED)
Instruction and Curriculum Leadership (ICL)
Instructional Design and Technology (IDT)
Leadership (LEAD)
Reading (RDNG)
Special Education (SPED)

Herff College of Engineering

Biomedical Engineering (BIOM)
Civil Engineering (CIVL)
Electrical and Computer Engineering (EECE)
Engineering (ENGR)
Mechanical Engineering (MECH)
Technology (TECH)

Loewenberg School of Nursing

University College

Family and Consumer Science (CSED)
Paralegal Studies (LEGL)
University College (UNIV)

Independent Programs

Orientation Program (ACAD)
University Honors Program (UNHP)
University of Memphis Libraries (LBRY)
Interdisciplinary Studies (INTD)

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