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Bachelor of Arts in General Studies and Firefighters

Firefighter

Firefighters in the Bachelor of Arts in General Studies (BGS) degree may be interested in utilizing coursework based on the National Fire Academy's Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) curriculum when completing their degree.

National Fire Academy Fire and Emergency Services Higher Education (FESHE) Curriculum
(The National Fire Academy "C" code is enclosed in parenthesis next to each WIU course number.)

(C0295) FS 443: Fire Protection Structure & Systems Design
(C0271) FS 481: Fire and Emergency Administration
(C0265) FS 482: Analytic Approaches to Public Fire Protection
(C0266) FS 483: Personnel Management for the Fire and Emergency Services
(C0264) FS 484: Fire Prevention Organization and Management
(C0258) FS 485: Political and Legal Foundations of Fire Protection
(C0287) SOC 488: Community and The Fire Threat
(C0296) EM 477: Disaster and Fire Defense Planning
(C0274) EM 478: Managerial Issues in Hazardous Materials
(C0260) SOC 487: Application of Fire Research
(C0257) FS 444: Fire Dynamics
(C0285) FS 486: Fire Investigation and Analysis 
(C0263) FS 488: Fire-Related Human Behavior
(C0303) FS 345: Ethics, Diversity, and Professionalism in the Fire and Emergency Services

 

WIU and Firefighters

Firefighters looking to earn their bachelor's degree have two degree options at Western Illinois University that can be met online, without campus attendance.