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Fire Protection Engineering

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K. A. Notarianni, Head
Associate Professors: L. Albano, N. A. Dembsey, B. Meacham, K. A. Notarianni
Assistant Professor: A. Rangwala
Professor of Practice: M. Puchovsky
FPE Emeritus: R. W. Fitzgerald, D. A. Lucht, R. E. Zalosh
Adjunct FPE Faculty: J. Averill, R. F. Fleming, M. Hurley, J. Ierardi, G. Proulx, M. Puchovsky, D. Sheppard, C. Wood

Mission Statement

To deliver a high quality fire protection engineering education program for both full-time students and practicing professionals, supported by fire research in selected areas of strength.

Program Educational Objectives

• To deliver a comprehensive fire protection engineering degree/certificate program that is consistent with changes in technology and the environment.
• To maximize the use of educational technology to deliver for-credit courses to both part time and full time students, on and off campus worldwide.

Combined BS/MS Degree Program

A combined-degree program is available for those undergraduate students having a strong interest in fire protection. This program provides students with the opportunity to accelerate their graduate work by careful development of their undergraduate plan of study leading to a Bachelor degree in a field of engineering and a master’s degree in fire protection engineering. The combined-degree approach saves time and money since up to 40 percent of course credits counted towards the Master’s degree can also be counted toward the Bachelor degree. Holders of a Bachelor degree in traditional engineering or science disciplines and the Master’s degree in fire protection engineering enjoy extremely good versatility in the job market.

Fire Protection Engineering Five-Year Program

High school seniors can be admitted to the combined-degree program as freshmen, allowing them to complete both a bachelor’s degree in a selected field of engineering and the master’s degree in fire protection engineering in five years.

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