Individual guided study of the work of a major author, a genre, or specific topics in literature. Training in bibliography and organization of material. (Not offered every year).

This foundation course establishes baseline knowledge of emergency service history and practice common to all organizations. Students will extend their prior professional and academic experience into overviews of emergency service organizations, leadership and management strategies, service delivery, funding, and basic principles of community and responder risk reduction.

This course examines the basic principles of ethics as related to fire service operations and management with special attention given to current issues in the fire service.

This course examines the legal aspects of fire service, as well as the political and social impacts of legal issues. It includes a review of the American legal system and in-depth coverage of legal and political issues involving employment and personnel matters, administrative and operational matters, planning and code enforcement, and legislative and political processes with regard to the fire service.