MS in Fire Protection Engineering
Online, 4 semesters per year
The Fire Protection Engineering Program has been operating at WPI since 1979. Our goal is to prepare men and women for careers in fire protection engineering practice, advanced levels of specialization, research, and teaching. The first-of-its-kind fire protection engineering doctoral degree has been offered since 1993. WPI's Department of Fire Protection Engineering serves as a crossroads for bringing together talents from many disciplines, such as mechanical, chemical, civil, and electrical engineering, as well as computer science, physics, management, and mathematics, to address fire and life safety issues.
Fire Protection Engineering Course Schedule
Online, 4 semesters per year, 4 courses per year
| Year | Fall | Winter | Spring | Summer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year 1 | FPE 570 Building Fire Safety I
| FPE 580 R Fire Risk Assessment
| FPE 521 Fire Dynamics I
| MIS 576 Project Management
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| Year 2 | FPE 553 Fire Protection Systems
| FPE 520 Fire Modeling
| FPR 555 Detection, Alarm and Smoke Control
| OIE 548 Productivity Management
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| Year 3 | FPR 572 Failure Analysis | FPE 554 Advanced Fire Suppression |
WPI Corporate and Professional Education
First Course Description: FPE 570. Building Fire Safety
This course focuses on the presentation of qualitative and quantitative means for fire safety analysis in buildings. Fire test methods, fire and building codes, and standards of practice are reviewed in the context of a systematic review of firesafety in proposed and existing structures.
UTC Customized Schedule
WPI offers the Fire Protection Engineering master's degree program online for UTC employees. The curriculum is customized, and courses are delivered by the same faculty who teach at WPI’s Worcester campus. Participants are part of a cohort and will advance through each course as a set group, which will maximize the benefits to individuals, teams, and the organization.
Details are as follows:
- First Class: FPE 570 Building Fire Safety I
- Location: Online
- Date: Starting in September 2008
- Day/Time: Available 24/7
- Duration: 10 weeks
- Frequency: 4 courses per year
Registration and Application Information
- REGISTRATION: To register please contact us at 508-831-5517 or UTC-WPI@wpi.edu for a registration form or visit our registration web page.
- APPLICATION: You may complete an application now, or at least by the end of your second WPI course. GRE is recommended but not required. Please contact us for an application. Note that you can NOT submit the application online for this program
Qualifying Exam Policy for Management Courses
Courses that are classified as management courses by WPI require the additional step of passing a qualifying exam following the completion of the course. The qualifying exam is above and beyond the normal course requirements. It is not the final exam and is evaluated on a pass/fail grading system. This requirement is mandated by AACSB International - The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. AACSB is the accrediting body for WPI’s Department of Management. AACSB accreditation is the highest level of business school accreditation in the world. Please visit the WPI ~ UTC website for complete details.
For more information, contact Corporate and Professional Education at 508-831-5517 or UTC-WPI@wpi.edu.
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