Public Safety Administration Major, General Business/Fire Science Management Concentration, BA

General Education Curriculum: (39-40 Semester Hours)

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BA Degree Requirements:

Foreign Language (one area - minimum of 6 hours at the 200-level or above) 

Public Safety Administration Core: (36 Semester Hours)

(Minimum grade of C required)

• MIS 160 - Spreadsheet Applications
• EC 201 - Principles of Economics I
• ACC 211 - Principles of Accounting I
• MIS 294 - Introduction to Information Systems
• MGT 333 - Organizational Communication
• MGT 381 - Principles of Management
• MGT 382 - Organizational Behavior
• MGT 383 - Leadership
• MGT 386 - Human Resource Management
• FIN 445 - Risk Management and Assessment
• POL 301 - Public Administration
• POL 307 - Public Budgeting

General Business Core: (21 Semester Hours)

(Minimum grade of C required)

• EC 202 - Principles of Economics II
• ACC 212 - Principles of Accounting II
• BQA 345 - Advanced Statistical Analysis for Business
• FIN 355 - Business Finance
• MKT 361 - Principles of Marketing
• MGT 385 - Operations/Production Management
• MGT 497 - Strategic Management

Fire Science Management Core: (15 Semester Hours)

(Minimum grade of C required)

• FRD 410 - Fire Prevention Organization and Management
• FRD 420 - Community Risk Reduction
• FRD 430 - Applications of Fire Research
• FRD 499 - Internship (6 semester hours required)

Additional Required Courses: (3 Semester Hours)

(Minimum grade of C required)

• MA 123 - Statistics

Total Hours Required for a BA in Public Safety Administration with a Concentration in General Business/Fire Science Management: 124 Semester Hours.