Accreditation

 

 

 

The Bachelor of Science degree in Fire Protection Engineering degree program at the University of Maryland is accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, https://www.abet.org, under the General Criteria and Program Criteria for Fire Protection and Similarly Named Engineering Programs.

The 120-credit degree program is designed to give graduates the breadth and depth of knowledge they need to work in the field of fire protection engineering and to continue learning throughout their careers. 

 

The Program Educational Objectives (PEOs) of the undergraduate program in Fire Protection Engineering are to produce graduates who:

  • Apply the skills and knowledge attained to practice engineering and/or perform research in the field of fire protection engineering; 
  • Continuously improve their skills, e.g., with continuing education, professional licensure/certification, or a graduate degree; 
  • Demonstrate their dedication to the protection and enhancement of public safety, health and  welfare, and the environment; and 
  • Uphold and advocate for ethical professional behavior. 
     

The Department of Fire Protection Engineering is using the following ABET student learning outcomes:

  1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying principles of engineering, science, and mathematics
  2. An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with consideration of public health, safety, and welfare, as well as global, cultural, social, environmental, and economic factors
  3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences
  4. An ability to recognize ethical and professional responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, environmental, and societal contexts
  5. An ability to function effectively on a team whose members together provide leadership, create a collaborative and inclusive environment, establish goals, plan tasks, and meet objectives
  6. An ability to develop and conduct appropriate experimentation, analyze and interpret data, and use engineering judgment to draw conclusions
  7. An ability to acquire and apply new knowledge as needed, using appropriate learning strategies.

The ABET student learning outcomes (SOs) listed above have been deconstructed by the department's CAC and department faculty to facilitate assessment. The deconstructed SOs allows the department to assess explicitly each specific component of SOs for those which include multiple aspects, i.e. those statements with "and" included in the statement. The decomposition of SOs used by the department is presented below.

1. An ability to identify, formulate, and solve complex engineering problems by applying  principles of engineering, science, and mathematics. 

2.1 An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with  consideration of public health, safety and welfare as well as economic factors. 

2.2 An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with  consideration of public health, safety and welfare as well as environmental factors.

2.3 An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with  consideration of public health, safety and welfare as well as social factors. 

2.4 An ability to apply engineering design to produce solutions that meet specified needs with  consideration of public health, safety and welfare as well as global and cultural factors.  

3. An ability to communicate effectively with a range of audiences. 

4.1 An ability to recognize ethical responsibilities in engineering situations and make informed  judgments, which must consider the impact of engineering solutions. 

4.2 An ability to recognize professional  responsibilities in engineering  situations and make informed  judgments, which must consider the  impact of engineering solutions in societal contexts. 

4.3 An ability to make informed  judgments, which must consider the  impact of engineering solutions in global, economic, and environmental contexts. 

5. An ability to function effectively on  a team whose members together  provide leadership, create a  collaborative and inclusive  environment, establish goals, plan  tasks, and meet objectives. 

6. An ability to develop and conduct  appropriate experimentation,  analyze and interpret data, and use  engineering judgment to draw  conclusions. 

7. An ability to acquire and apply new  knowledge as needed, using  appropriate learning strategies. 

The Fall 2023 overall undergraduate enrollment in the Department of Fire Protection Engineering is 79 students distributed over all four years of study.

In the 2022-2023 academic year, the Department of Fire Protection Engineering awarded 48 Bachelor of Science degrees.


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