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Fire Protection Engineering (FPE)
Concentration
The career opportunities for graduates from FPE concentration are as
fire protection project designer, fire protection professionals, and many
opportunities connected to insurance, sprinkler companies, and fire protection
design firms. After understanding the dynamics of fire and how to model
fire, students learn how to design a complete fire protection system including
sprinklers, standpipes, selection of fire pumps, and special suppression
and detection systems. Additionally, students study the fire protection
and life safety codes in buildings.
The curriculum:
The common requirement
| Courses |
Credit Hours |
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Introduction
to the Profession
Math: MATH 151, 152, 251, 426
Science: CHEM 124, PHYS 123, 221, 224
Computer Science: CS 105, 106
Core management: ACCT 151, CAE 4xx, COM 428, FIN 301, MKT 371, MGT
351, OM 312
IPROs
Humanities and Social Science Electives: A total of 7 courses are
required and the following three are strongly recommended: ECON
211, ECON 423, and PSYC 301
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2
17
15
4
21
6
21
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| Subtotal: |
86
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Table 2. Concentration requirement
| Courses |
Credit hours |
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Prerequisite
Courses: MMAE 202, MMAE 310, MMAE 320
Concentration Courses: CAE 312, CAE 421, CAE 422, CAE 425, CAE 426
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9
15
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| Subtotal: |
24
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Electives may be used to pursue a minor
Table 3. Electives
| Courses |
Credit hours |
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Technical
Electives
General
Electives
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9
9
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| Subtotal: |
18
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| Total Hours: |
128
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