Overview

Highlights

The Fire Protection and Safety Management program of The University of North Carolina at Charlotte is designed to provide the necessary knowledge and skills to begin work in many areas of the fire protection and occupational health and safety fields, and to solve safety problems in a complex technical society.

The program consists of a common core addressing basics of fire protection and safety management with the balance of coursework allowing students to specialize in fire protection, administration or safety management:

Fire Protection coursework prepares fire protection professionals to use modern fire protection methodologies, techniques, and tools for fire protection design, fire investigation, industrial fire safety, key infrastructure security, safety assessment, and other fire safety related matters.

Fire Administration coursework prepares those who are engaged in occupations in the fire, emergency services, and safety fields to effectively manage the administrative decision making requirements of both public and private entities. Safety Management coursework prepares professionals to evaluate industrial hazards, assess risk and develop safety management plans while addressing industrial hygiene, environmental pollution control, ergonomics, and human factors.

Programme Structure

Courses include:

Human Behavior in Fire

Fire and Building Codes, Standards and Practices

Fire Protection Systems

Industrial Safety and Facilities Management

Industrial Hygiene

Fire Failure Analysis

Key information

Duration

Full-time
- 12 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2026-08-18 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-08-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-01-12 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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Credits

30 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Charlotte, United States

Disciplines

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Academic requirements

GPA

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Required

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Other requirements

General requirements

An earned undergraduate degree in engineering, engineering technology, emergency management, occupational safety, industrial hygiene, safety management or a related technical or scientific discipline

A minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0

Acceptable scores on the verbal, quantitative, and analytical sections of the GRE

English proficiency scores are required if the previous degree was from a country where English is not the common language

Statistics preferred; students without a background in statistics may remediate during the first semester after admission to the program

Official transcripts from all colleges and universities attended

An essay detailing the applicant’s motivation and career goals, along with any specific research and training interests

Three professional recommendations

Tuition Fees

Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.

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Applies to you

Non-residents

20627 USD / year

≈ 20627 USD / year
Out-of-State

20627 USD / year

≈ 20627 USD / year
Domestic

Applies to you

In-State

4841 USD / year

≈ 4841 USD / year

Living costs

Charlotte

United States

1133 - 2060 USD / month

The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.

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Credits

Delivered

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Academic requirements

English requirements

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General requirements

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Living costs

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Financing

Funding

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