Management - Fire Service

Associate in Applied Science in Management

Fire Service Career Path

60 Credit Hours

The Fire Service career path is designed to help meet the educational needs of fire service employees and provide a foundation of skills necessary for effective leadership. This career path is designed for students who have completed specified training at the S.C. Fire Academy (SCFA) or other approved training program.

Students can earn only one Management degree in a single career path.

Accreditation

Accounting, Business and Management, Computer Technology and Administrative Office Technology
Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs
11520 West 119th St.
Overland Park, KS 66213

General Education Core Requirements

ECO 210	Macroeconomics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course covers the study of fundamental principles and policies of a modern economy including markets and prices, national income accounting, cycles, employment theory and fiscal policy, banking and monetary controls, and the government’s role in economic decisions and growth.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 155 or MAT 101 or appropriate placement
or
ECO 211	Microeconomics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the study of the behavior of households and firms, including supply and demand, elasticity, price/input in different market structures, pricing of resources, regulations, and comparative advantage and trade.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 101 or MAT 155 or appropriate placement

ENG 101	English Composition I	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of composition in conjunction with appropriate literary selections, with frequent theme assignments to reinforce effective writing. It also reviews standard usage and presents basic research techniques.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement

IDS 109	First Year Experience Seminar	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course introduces students to interdisciplinary thinking, academic integrity and the philosophy of the liberal arts and sciences education. Students develop skills to be academically successful: connecting to campus resources, improving information literacy and practicing integrative learning.Learn More Prerequisites RWR 100 (or equivalent) with a minimum grade of C or appropriate placement scores.

MAT 120	Probability and Statistics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes introductory probability and statistics, including organization of data, sample space concepts, random variables, counting problems, binomial and normal distributions, central limit theorem, confidence intervals and test of hypothesis for large and small samples, type I and type II errors, linear regression, and correlation.Learn More
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MAT 155	Contemporary Mathematics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes techniques and applications of the following topics: properties of and operations with real numbers, elementary algebra, consumer mathematics, applied geometry, measurement, graph sketching, interpretations and descriptive statistics.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 033 or appropriate placement

REQ HUM

Select from Humanities

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Major Requirements

ACC 111	Accounting Concepts	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is the study of the principles of the basic accounting functions – collecting, recording, analyzing and reporting information.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 033 or appropriate placement

BAF 101	Personal Finance	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes the practical applications of concepts and techniques used in managing personal finances. Major areas of study include financial planning, budgeting, credit use, housing, insurance, investments and retirement planning.Learn More Prerequisites MAT 101 or MAT 155 or appropriate placement

BUS 101	Introduction to Business	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of the nature of business activity in relation to the economic society, including how a business is owned, organized, managed and controlled.Learn More

BUS 220	Business Ethics	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course includes an exploration of ethical issues arising in the context of doing business. Topics include employee rights and responsibilities, corporate regulations and rights, discrimination, truth in advertising, employee privacy, environmental exploitation, and free enterprise.Learn More

MGT 101	Principles of Management	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of management theories, emphasizing the management functions of planning, decision making, organizing, leading and controlling.Learn More

MGT 255	Organizational Behavior	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of effective individual and group behavior in an organization to maximize productivity, and psychological and social satisfaction.Learn More

MGT 270	Managerial Communication	3
Lec: 3 Lab: 0 Credit:3 This course is a study of the skills used to create a climate for effective communication in the decision making and problem-solving process.Learn More

ELE MGF

Twenty-four hours of SCFA credit

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*Students may receive a maximum of nine credit hours for SCFA 1000 series courses completed. All other SCFA course work submitted for exemption credit must be at the 2000 series level or above.

Admission Requirements

Admission into this program requires proof of high school graduation (or GED) and qualifying placement levels.