Overview

Courses are taught by the university’s foremost experts in fire protection engineering as well as international experts from business and industry. Established in 1956, the Fire Protection Engineering Department is one of only a few graduate fire protection engineering degree programs in the US. Our program in Fire Protection Engineering (online) from University of Maryland is geared toward working engineering professionals and is offered both on campus and online.

Key facts

Students taking courses on campus for the Master of Engineering degree work with an advisor to identify a course of study based on the student’s professional interests. Fire protection engineering courses are available to explore basic processes of fire behavior, prediction of fire development, the combustion of materials and furnishings, the effects of fire on structures and the environment, smoke management, evacuation and tenability analysis and the law. Courses may also be approved from other engineering departments or technical areas, e.g. mathematics.

In addition to the general rules of the Graduate School, certain special degree requirements are set out in departmental requirements. The degree requirement is to complete ten approved courses, including a minimum of six fire protection engineering courses.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Advanced Fire Modeling

Smoke Control

Advanced Fire Dynamics

Fire Assessment Methods

Advanced Fire Suppression

Human Response to Fire

Forensic Fire Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 18 months
Part-time
- 36 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-06-24 00:00:00 , National
Starting 2027-01-27 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-13 00:00:00 , National
- Apply before 2026-09-24 00:00:00 , International
Starting 2027-08-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-03-07 00:00:00 , International

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus, Online

Campus Location

College Park, United States

Disciplines

Civil Engineering & Construction General Engineering & Technology View 361 other Masters in Civil Engineering & Construction in United States

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Other requirements

General requirements

Statement of Purpose

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Letters of Recommendation (3)

Graduate Record Examination (GRE) (optional)

CV/Resume (optional)

Tuition Fees

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Non-residents

37560 USD / year

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Out-of-State

37560 USD / year

≈ 37560 USD / year
Domestic

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In-State

17560 USD / year

≈ 17560 USD / year

Living costs

College Park

United States

1676 - 2838 USD / month

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