Bachelor of Fire & Safety Studies
Who Should Take This Degree?
This degree is designed for active mid career fire service personnel who aspire to more senior officer positions.
Overview
The Bachelor of Fire & Safety Studies will assist you, as a member of the fire service, achieve your career and educational goals while supporting the broader goal of enhanced community safety.
The degree develops your technical, managerial, and administrative competencies so that you will be able to function as an effective manager in the fire service - and beyond.
Program Objectives
You will develop:
- your knowledge within and outside your area of specialty;
- critical thinking, reading, and writing skills;
- sensitivity to diversity; and
- insight into ways of influencing communities through the study of the economic, socio-historical, and cultural contexts of fire service
Format (Learning Format/Structure)
Classes are available online and in a classroom setting.
Courses
Liberal Studies Foundational Course | Course Code | Credits |
| (Recommended for Year 1 but may be taken in a different sequence) | ||
FSS100 | 3 | |
Statistics (or equivalent) | 100 | 3 |
Computer Applications (or equivalent) | 100 | 3 |
| CCR141 | 3 | |
Other Liberal Studies Courses (Recommended for Years 1 and 2 but may be taken in a different sequence) | ||
| Choose one course from each of the following groups: | ||
Sociology/Psychology (or equivalent) | 100 | 3 |
Physics/Chemistry (or equivalent) | 100 | 3 |
9 credits from any approved second- or third-year liberal studies courses, including approved JIBC justice and human services courses | 9 | |
Year 1 |
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FSS110 | 3 | |
FSS120 | 3 | |
FSS130 | 3 | |
FSS140 | 3 | |
| Electives (Choose of of the following to earn three credits) | ||
| Incident Command System (ICS 100 through 400) | FSS122 | 3 |
Emergency Scene Management (FOCP 112 and FOCP 122) | FSS175 | 3 |
Fire Investigator (Fire Cause & Origin I through III) | FSS216 | 3 |
| FS129 | 3 | |
| FIP100 | 3 | |
| FIP150 | 3 | |
Foundations of Emergency Management I Planning & Preparedness | ESM142 | |
Year 2 |
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| Strategic Planning for Community Risk Reduction | FSS215 | 3 |
Organizational Behaviour and Managing Change in the Fire Service | FSS220 | 3 |
| Leading Inclusive Cultures in Emergency Services | FSS225 | 3 |
FSS230 | 3 | |
FSS235 |
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FSS245 | 3 | |
| Electives (Choose two of the following to earn six credits) |
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ABL106 | 3 | |
FIP200 | 3 | |
FSS282 | 3 | |
ESM244 | 3 | |
ESM245 | 3 | |
| Students may shoose to exit at this point with a Diploma in Fire & Safety Studies | ||
Year 3 |
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FSS310 | 3 | |
FSS314 | 3 | |
FSS315 | 3 | |
FSS320 | 3 | |
Statistical Foundations for Decision Making in the Fire Service | FSS340 | 3 |
FSS375 | 3 | |
Electives (Choose two of the following to earn six credits) |
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Public Sector and Non-Profit Management (UVic312) | FSS312 | 3 |
FSS350 | 3 | |
FSS381 | 3 | |
FSS390 | 3 | |
Year 4 |
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Managing Service Delivery (UVic407) | FSS407 | 3 |
FSS410 | 3 | |
Public Policy Process (UVic420) | FSS420 | 3 |
Ethical Public Management (UVic422) | FSS422 | 3 |
FSS430 | 3 | |
Public Sector Program Evaluation and Performance Measurement (UVic437) | FSS437 | 3 |
FSS499 | 3 | |
| Electives (Choose two of the following to earn six credits) |
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FSS480 | 3 | |
Managerial Issues in Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Incidents | FSS482 | 3 |
FSS483 | 3 | |
FSS484 | 3 | |
Total Credits |
| 123 |
Books & Supplies
Please review the course outline for your course to determine which books are required. All books are available from the JIBC Store.
Admission Requirements
- High School Graduation
- Grade 11 Mathematics - minimum grade of “C”
- Grade 12 English - minimum grade of “C” (or equivalent)
- Completion of the firefighter certification program or its equivalent. This normally reflects certification to the NFPA 1001 Standard Levels I & II. Additional credentials deemed helpful in successfully completing the program include recent active service as a member of a fire department.
How to Apply
Submit an application form via mail, along with all supporting documentation and application fee to the Fire & Safety Division.
Last updated May 9, 2012
