MCCCD Program Description

Major: 3207 Catalog Year: 2024-2025 Effective Term: 2022 Fall Last Admit Term: 2024 Summer Award: AAS Total Credits: 61-63 CIP Code: 43.0202	Primary College: Initiating College: Mesa Community College Program Availability: Not Found Program Availability: Shared Program Availability: GC MC PC PV Field of Interest: Behavioral Sciences and Human Services Instructional Council: Emergency Medical Technology/Fire Science Technology (54) GPA: 2.0
SOC Code: Upon completion of this degree, students may pursue a career as: 33-1021.00 First-Line Supervisors of Fire Fighting and Prevention Workers

Description: The Associate in Applied Science (AAS) in Fire Service Management can be used by professional firefighters for promotional opportunities within the Fire Services. The program provides courses for experienced professional firefighters who desire to learn advanced fireground tactics and strategy, building construction, practical incident command, supervisory training of personnel, public administration, basic finance, and human resource management. Students can select from a variety of fire science electives to meet their professional goals. A Certificate of Completion (CCL) in Fire Service Management is also available.

Learning Outcomes
1. Demonstrate management principles as they pertain to evaluation, supervision, discipline, delegation, and assignments. (FSC119, FSC167, FSC202, FSC214, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [HU], [SB]) 2. Manage a variety of emergency incidents based on standard procedures. (FSC119, FSC167, FSC204, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [MA], [SG], [SQ]) 3. Evaluate human resource practices including recruitment and selection, evaluation, compensation, supervision, and discipline of fire service personnel. (FSC119, FSC167, FSC214, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [HU], [SB]) 4. Analyze the methods of providing for firefighter safety in a variety of incidents. (FSC119, FSC167, FSC208, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [MA], [SG], [SQ]) 5. Demonstrate the critical thinking, mental, and emotional skills needed to manage emergency incidents. (ENG111, FSC119, FSC167, FSC202, FSC204, FSC208, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [FYC], [MA], [SB], [SG], [SQ]) 6. Practice industry accepted professional and ethical behavior related to fire service. (ENG111, FSC119, FSC167, FSC202, FSC214, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [FYC], [SB], [HU]) 7. Collaborate effectively with members of a team to achieve goals. (ENG111, FSC119, FSC167, FSC202, FSC208, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [FYC], [HU], [SB], [SG], [SQ]) 8. Communicate efficiently and effectively with members of diverse populations in a culturally responsive manner. (ENG111, FSC119, FSC167, FSC220, FSC+++++, (CRE), (COM), [FYC], [HU], [SB]) 9. Apply relevant knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to seek career opportunities in the field. (FYE101, FYE103)

Program Notes
Students must earn a grade of C or better in all courses within the program. This program replaces: AAS/3064 Fire Service Professional

Admission Criteria
Current employment as a firefighter and/or Firefighter I and II Certification and/or related experience as determined by the Program Director.

Required Courses

+ ENG111 Technical and Professional Writing 3

FYE101 Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success (1) OR
FYE103 Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success (3) 1-3

FSC119 Introduction Fire Service Ethics 3
+ FSC167 Fire Captain Academy 6
FSC202 Supervisory Training for Firefighters 3
+ FSC204 Firefighting Tactics and Strategy 3
+ FSC208 Firefighter Safety and Building Construction 3
+ FSC214 Human Resources Management in Fire Service 3
+ FSC220 Fire Officer 5

Credits: 30-32

Restricted Electives
Students should select 3-9 credit hours from the following courses in consultation with a Program Director. FSC+++++ Any Fire Science Technology course(s)	Credits: 3-9

General Electives
	Credits:

General Education Requirements

General Education Requirement	Credits: 22-28

General Education Core	Credits: 12-18

First-Year Composition	Credits: 6
+ ENG101 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG107 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) AND + ENG102 First-Year Composition (3) OR + ENG108 First-Year Composition for ESL (3) 6

Oral Communication	Credits: 3
COM100 Introduction to Human Communication (3) OR COM110 Interpersonal Communication (3) OR + COM225 Public Speaking (3) OR COM230 Small Group Communication (3) 3 COM100 is recommended.

Critical Reading	Credits: 0-3
+ CRE101 College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking 3 OR Equivalent as indicated by assessment. 0-3

Mathematics	Credits: 3-6
+ MAT140 College Mathematics (5) OR + MAT141 College Mathematics (4) OR + MAT142 College Mathematics (3) OR MAT145 College Mathematics with Review (5) OR MAT146 College Mathematics with Review (6) OR Equivalent or higher level mathematics course in the Mathematical Applications [MA] area. 3-6

General Education Distribution	Credits: 10

Humanities, Arts and Design	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Humanities, Arts and Design [HU] area.

Social-Behavioral Sciences	Credits: 3
Any approved general education course from the Social and Behavioral Sciences [SB] area. SOC101 is recommended.

Natural Sciences	Credits: 4
Any approved general education course from the Natural Sciences [SG/SQ] area. BIO100, or BIO160, or (CHM130 AND CHM130LL) is recommended.

+ indicates course has prerequisites and/or corequisites.
++ indicates that any suffixed course may be selected.

MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date: June 28, 2022

All information published is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of information presented, but based on the dynamic nature of the curricular process, course and program information is subject to change in order to reflect the most current information available.