Courses & Degrees

• Fire Science Management Associate's Degree
• Public Administration Foundation
• Public Administration Major

Fire Science Management Associate's Degree: Fire Science Management Requirements from Red Rocks Community College

• FST 201 Instructional Technology

Covers the role and responsibility of the fire service instructor. Includes oral communication skills, concepts of learning, developing lesson plans, instructional materials and delivery methods, testing and evaluations, records, reports, and demonstration of instructional abilities. Fire Instructor I State Certificate is available.


• FST 204 Fire Codes and Ordinances

Covers familiarization and interpretation of national, state and local codes, ordinances and laws which influence the field of fire prevention. Fire code and life safety code are reviewed and referred to throughout the course.


• FST 205 Fire Cause Determination

Covers the proper method(s) of conducting basic fire investigation, determining area and point of origin, cause and methods of fire spread, recognition and preservation of evidence. Includes arson law, Constitutional law, interviewing, court procedures and testimony.


• FST 206 Fire Service Leadership

Covers fire department organization, management philosophies, leadership traits, time management, group dynamics, communications, motivation counseling, conflict resolution, and employee discipline. Meets components of Fire Officer I State Certificate.


• FST 207 Strategy and Tactics II

Focuses on tactics and strategies associated with transportation emergencies and fires, high-rise fires, below-ground incidents, confined space emergencies, and special rescue situations.


• FST 251 Fire Service and the Law

Provides the professional fire officer with detailed information on federal, state and local laws, ordinances, and civil and criminal liabilities that impact the fire service. Includes the OSHA and NFPA standards in-depth, as well as pensions, Workman’s Compensation, drug testing, union bargaining agreements and other topics.


• FST 253 Fire Ground Organization and Command

Focuses on fire ground management, resource availability, management and deployment, Integrated Management System and all related components, communications, problem solving, and table top exercises.


• FST 255 Fire Service Management

Serves as the basic management course for present and potential members of the fire service, and for students and members of other fire science-related professions. Introduces you to current management practices and philosophies and real-world applications from the supervisor’s point of view. Covers decision making/problem solving, communication skills, conflict resolution, creativity and innovation, as well as the role of the manager in supervising personnel and programs, e.g., motivation, leadership, counseling, ethics, and handling discipline and grievances.



• FST 257 Fire Department Administration

Focuses on the operations of volunteer and combination fire departments, compliance with standards and ordinances, funding, recruiting, hiring and retaining employees, funding and budgeting, organizational planning and public relations.


• FST 275 Fire Analysis Thesis

Provides students with a vehicle to pursue in depth exploration of special topics of interest not previously offered. Includes National Fire Academy courses, VFIS courses, NFPA certification courses or other special subject classes that do not fall under the standard FST curriculum.

General Education Requirements: ENG 121 English Composition I ENG 122 English Composition II MAT 106 Survey of Algebra AST 102 Astronomy II PHI 111 Introduction to Philosophy ART 110 Art Appreciation HUM 121 Survey of Humanities I PSY 101 General Psychology I SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology

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Public Administration Foundation Courses: Public Administration Foundation Requirements from Red Rocks Community College

• ECO 201 Macroeconomics

Focuses on the study of the American economy, stressing the interrelationships among household, business, and government sectors. Explores saving and investment decisions, unemployment, inflation, national income accounting, taxing and spending policies, the limits of the market and government, public choice theory, the Federal Reserve System, money and banking, and international trade.


• ECO 202 Microeconomics

Focuses on the consumer, the firm, the nature of cost, and how these relate to the economy as a whole. Analyzes economic models of the consumer, perfect competition, monopoly, oligopoly and monopolistic competition. Explores economic issues including market power, population growth, positive and negative externalities, income distribution, poverty and welfare, discrimination, and international economic interdependence.


• MAN 226 Management

This course is a survey of the principles of management. Emphasis is on the primary functions of planning, organizing, leading and controlling with a balance between the behavioral and operational approaches.


• BUS 226 / MAT 135 Statistics

This course includes data presentation and summarization, introduction to probability concepts and distributions, statistical inference, estimation, hypothesis testing, and comparison of populations, correlation and regression.


• PHI 112 Ethics

Examines human life, experience, and thought in order to discover and develop the principles and values for pursuing a more fulfilled existence. Theories designed to justify ethical judgments are applied to a selection of contemporary personal and social issues.

General Education Requirements: SPE 125 Interpersonal Communications GEO 105 World Geography HIS 247 Contemporary World History PHI 214 Philosophy of Religion PHI 115 Comparative Religions

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Public Administration Major Courses: Public Administration Requirements from Regis University

• PA 300 Government Role in Society
  
  Examines the role and social responsibility of various government levels in our society. Explores how the levels of government (local, state, federal) are structured in providing services to its citizens and how citizen groups participate in that process.
  
  

• PA 400 Public Policy
  
  Investigates and analyzes how governments determine priorities and implement policies utilizing the influences from the private sector and citizen groups. Explores issues such as privatization, health care services, social security, welfare and poverty and income distribution.
  
  

• BA 485 Research Principles and Methods
  
  Introduces research design, data acquisition and analysis. Focuses on problem definition, research elements, and application of research for the decision process.
  
  

• PA 410 Public Finance
  
  Evaluates how governments spend the taxpayers' money and how they collect the revenue to carry out programs and services. Analyzes the various types of budgets utilized by governments. Explores how cost-benefit analysis is used for making allocation decisions in government. Practice how to set goals, develop performance criteria and evaluate performance of government programs.
  
  

• PA 430 Community Influence on Government
  
  Examines the tools necessary to interact successfully with the communities governments serve. Explores the concepts of marketing and public relations; how to build consensus, how to develop a value oriented management style. Develops an appreciation for the political process in a free open market society.
  
  

• PA 450E Entrepreneurship in Government
  
  Explores concepts of innovation and change, the use of conflict resolution for communicating while developing a model of strategic management in order to identify and evaluate opportunities. Develops an understanding and an appreciation for ethical decision-making in government using the above concepts.
  
  

• PA 495F Ethical Decision Making
  
  Focuses on ethical problems that arise and role of the individual decision-maker in the entry-level position as opposed to the managerial level. Studies the various philosophical and social/psychological decision making systems which can be used to resolve ethical problems.
  
  

• BA 452 Management of Human Resources
  
  Examines the nature and challenge of personnel management from mechanics to social responsibility, the organization of a work force and the development and management of human resources. Studies creating a favorable work environment, including management and labor relations, remuneration and security for employees.
  
  

• BA 454 Organizational Behavior
  
  Emphasizes organizational environment and behavior concepts. Focuses on human resources and system ideas, motivating employees, job satisfaction, leadership, managing change, communication and group processes, employee counseling, interpersonal and group dynamics.
  
  

• BA 458 Project Management
  
  Identifies tools and processes of project management with emphasis on organizational structures and resources for successful management. Includes tools and techniques for project planning, staffing, and budgeting.
  
  

• BA 479 Managing Technology
  
  Provides executive perspective on management information systems, systems analysis and database management. Develops an understanding of strategic issues underlying information systems, technical issues in developing systems, strategic issues related to critical business success factors. Includes information's role in competition, industry leadership, and business planning. Covers alternative development methods and addresses issues of databases, projected management, and functional management.
  
  

• BA 493 Senior Capstone
  
  Provides the culminating experience of the major, focusing on integration and application of theory through research.
  
  

• Upper Division Elective

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