School of Administrative Science

This undergraduate, six-course, eighteen credit, certificate program is tailored to government workers and other individuals from the nonprofit sector interested in pursuing undergraduate courses geared towards improvement of management and supervisory skills, while earning credits that lead to a baccalaureate degree. Transfer credits (up to 90), life experience/portfolio assessment (up to 30 credits), College Level Examination Program (CLEP-up to 30 credits) can be applies towards a 120-credit Bachelor of Arts in Individualized Studies degree. Student must take at least 30-credits of course work at FDU to be conferred a degree.

Select any four courses in the specialization, an elective plus the Global Challenge Course to earn an 18-credit undergraduate certificate.

Specialized Studies

• PADM4514    Analytical Approaches to Fire Protection
• PADM4515    Advanced Fire Administration
• PADM4516    Personnel Mgmt Emergency Comm.
• PADM4518    Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
• PADM4519    Emergency and Non Emergency Operations I
• PADM4520    Emergency and Non Emergency Operations II
• PADM4521    Fire Official Strategy and Planning

Electives

• PADM4543    Municipal Budgeting
• PADM4544    GIS and Emergency Response
• PADM4545    EffectIVE Risk CommUNI for Ldrshp
• PADM4546    Fact Finding, Preparation and Testimony

Global Challenge

• CORE1006    Core A - The Global Challenge

PADM 4514  Analytical Approaches to Fire Protection
Examines the tools and techniques of rational decision making in fire departments, including databases, statistics, probability, decision analysis, utility modeling, resource allocation, cost benefit analysis and linear programming.

PADM 4515 Advanced Fire Administration
Examines organization and management in the fire service, including new technologies, changing organizational structures, personnel & equipment, municipal fire protection planning, manpower and training and financial management.

PADM 4516 Personnel Management for Emergency Services Community
Examines relationships and issues in personnel administration and human resource development within the context of emergency services organizations.  Topics include discussion of key concepts in personnel management, organizational development, productivity and motivation, recruitment and selection, performance management systems discipline, workplace safety, resolving conflicts/grievances and collective bargaining.

PADM 4518 Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
Examines regulatory issues, hazard analysis, multi-agency contingency planning, response personnel, multi-agency response resources, agency policies, procedures and implementation, public education and emergency   information systems, health and safety, command post dynamics, strategic and tactical considerations, recovery and termination procedures and program evaluation. 

PADM 4519 Emergency & Non-Emergency Operations I (Fire Officer Program)
Includes arson detection for the first responder, building construction, incident safety officer and initial company tactical operations.

PADM 4520 Emergency & Non-Emergency Operations II (Fire Officer Program)
Includes the Incident Command System, Incident Management Systems I-100 & I-200, managing company tactical operations, preparation, command decision making, health and safety officer functions, building construction principles, fire resistive and non-combustible construction.

PADM 4521 Fire Official Strategy & Planning
Examines the duties, responsibilities and functions of the fire official in strategic planning, evaluating, measuring and identifying the department mandates, the developing a mission statement, setting goals for the department, assessing the internal and external threats and opportunities, developing a written plan through mitigation, preparation, response and recovery.