Engineering Technology: Fire Safety and Explosion Protection, MS

Requirements for Students Matriculating in or before Academic Year 2024-2025. Learn more about Graduate College Academic Regulation 7.0.

Thesis Option

Total Hours: 30

Engineering Technology Core Courses
FEMP 5013Research Design & Methodology3
or FSEP 5013 Research Design & Methodology
IEM 5603Project Management3
or FSEP 5023 Project Management
FSEP 5133Principles of Industrial and Process Safety3
Fire Safety and Explosion Protection Core Courses
Select 9 hours from FSEP core courses.9
Hours Subtotal18
Electives
Select 3 hours of graduate courses approved by the advisory committee.3
Select 3 hours from FSEP courses.3
Hours Subtotal6
Master's Thesis
FSEP 5000Master's Thesis6
Each M.S. candidate must prepare a written thesis and defend it before a thesis committee of at least three faculty members (minimum two from the FPST program). The written document must satisfy the requirements of the Graduate College for format and structure. The thesis defense consists of a twenty-minute oral presentation, followed by questions from the committee.
Hours Subtotal6
Total Hours30
FSEP Core Courses
FSEP 5033Risk Analysis3
FSEP 5113Fire and Explosion Hazard Recognition3
FSEP 5143Performance Based Design for Life Safety in Fire and Other Hazards3
FSEP 5043Principles and Impacts of Explosions3
FSEP Electives
FSEP 5060Emerging Topics in Engineering Technology3
FSEP 5123Advanced Special Hazard Suppression and Detection3
FSEP 5153Advanced Exposure Assessment3
FSEP 5163Building Electrical Systems3
FSEP 5213Advanced Building Design and Analysis3
FSEP 5383Fire and Evacuation Modeling3

Non-Thesis Option

Total Hours: 33

Engineering Technology Core Courses
FEMP 5013Research Design & Methodology3
or FSEP 5013 Research Design & Methodology
IEM 5603Project Management3
or FSEP 5023 Project Management
FSEP 5133Principles of Industrial and Process Safety3
Fire Safety and Explosion Protection Core Courses
Select 9 hours from FSEP core courses.9
Hours Subtotal18
Electives
Select one of the two options:15
Coursework only option
Select 6 hours of graduate courses approved by the advisory committee.
Select 9 hours from FSEP courses.
Creative component option
Select 6 hours of graduate courses approved by the advisory committee.
Select 6 hours from FSEP courses
Directed Studies (3 hours)
The FSEP 5990 course is used for a creative component. A report (a "mini-thesis") must be submitted, prepared in the style of an MS thesis, but not submitted for Graduate College approval.
Hours Subtotal15
Total Hours33
FSEP Core Courses
FSEP 5033Risk Analysis3
FSEP 5113Fire and Explosion Hazard Recognition3
FSEP 5143Performance Based Design for Life Safety in Fire and Other Hazards3
FSEP 5043Principles and Impacts of Explosions3
FSEP Electives
FSEP 5060Emerging Topics in Engineering Technology3
FSEP 5123Advanced Special Hazard Suppression and Detection3
FSEP 5153Advanced Exposure Assessment3
FSEP 5163Building Electrical Systems3
FSEP 5213Advanced Building Design and Analysis3
FSEP 5383Fire and Evacuation Modeling3

Graduate College Master's Program Requirements

Learn more about Graduate College 2024-2025 Master’s Degree Program Requirements. Check the General Graduate College academic regulations for minimal GPA, language proficiency and other general requirements.