FPE Undergraduate Advising & Academic Support: "The Student Handbook"

Overview of Curriculum Requirements

The basic FPE curriculum requires 121 credits for graduation. The courses comprising these 121 credits can be categorized into six broad areas: (1) Mathematics and the Basic Sciences, (2) Fundamental Engineering Courses, (3) Fire Protection Engineering Courses, (4) Approved Electives, (5) Technical Writing, and (6) General Education Requirements.

Mathematics and Basic Sciences
This area comprises 32 credits. These courses stress the mathematical techniques and scientific principles upon which engineering is based. The courses are required and include the following:

MATH140: Calculus I (4 credits)
MATH141: Calculus II (4 credits)
MATH241: Calculus III (4 credits)
MATH246: Differential Equations for Scientists & Engineers (3 credits)
PHYS161: General Physics, Mechanics and Particles Dynamics (3 credits)
PHYS260/261: General Physics, Vibrations, Waves, Heat, and E/M (4 credits)
PHYS270/271: General Physics, Electrodynamics, Light, Relativity & Modern Physics (4 credits)
CHEM135: General Chemistry for Engineers (3 credits)
Math approved elective (3 credits) (see below)
These courses contribute to the required one year of mathematics and basic sciences required of all ABET accredited programs.

Fundamental Engineering Courses
ENES100: Introduction to Engineering Design (3 credits)
ENES102: Statics (3 credits)
ENES220: Mechanics of Materials (3 credits)
ENES221: Dynamics (3 credits)

Required Fire Protection Engineering Courses
The 38 credits of required Fire Protection Engineering courses serve as the foundation of the Fire Protection Engineering degree. Students are required to take courses in fire behavior, fire protection systems, experimental methods and modeling.  These courses cover the fundamental fire protection engineering concepts and laboratory skills common to any professional working in the field.

ENFP250: Life Safety Analysis (3 credits)
ENFP255: Fire Alarm & Special Hazards Design (3 credits)
ENFP300: Fire Protection Fluid Mechanics (3 credits)
ENFP310: Water Based Fire Protection Systems Design (3 credits)
ENFP312: Heat and Mass Transfer (3 credits)
ENFP320: Fire Assessment Methods and Laboratory (4 credits)
ENFP350: Professional Development Seminar (1 credit)
ENFP405: Structural Fire Protection (3 credits)
ENFP411: Fire Protection Hazard Analysis (3 credits)
ENFP415: Fire Dynamics (3 credits)
ENFP416: Problem Synthesis and Design (3 credits)
ENFP425: Fire Modeling (3 credits)
ENFP Approved Elective 

Approved Electives
In addition to the required engineering courses, students must complete 15 credits of approved electives. The elective courses are divided into three categories.
1 course in math, e.g.  

General Electives
Students may take any course at the University. 
 
Technical Writing
All engineering students in the A. James Clark School of Engineering are required to complete a 3-credit, junior-level English course in technical writing. The course typically taken is ENGL393: Technical Writing.
 
General Education Requirements – CORE
A degree from the University of Maryland signifies more than just mere technical or narrowly defined career training. Students are offered a liberal education that prepares them to achieve the intellectual integration and awareness they need to meet challenges in their personal, social, political, and professional lives. As such, all graduates are required to complete the University's general education or CORE requirements. See http://www.ugst.umd.edu/core/ for information on the CORE requirements.