FPE Undergraduate Program

The University of Maryland Department of Fire Protection Engineering is one of the few places in the world offering degrees in fire protection engineering.

The educational objectives of the undergraduate program in Fire Protection Engineering are to produce graduates who:

• Have the technical knowledge and skills needed to practice fire protection engineering in a variety of modern professional settings
• Have the basic competencies needed to pursue advanced studies in fire protection engineering and related fields
• Have the ability to understand and communicate the societal, environmental, economic and safety implications of engineering decisions
• Are prepared to attain professional certification and licensure
• Appreciate the need to maintain continual professional competency and to practice ethically

More about our educational objectives can be found in our mission statement. 

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