**Course Overview**
- Fire and Leadership Studies is extremely popular. The result of a unique, pioneering collaboration with the fire and rescue services, it recruits bright talent straight to them.
- The course combines academic study with practical hands-on training in fire service operations. It covers leadership, fire risk management, fire and rescue operations, fire science, fire safety, fire investigation, human resource management, business and management practice.
- We combine theoretical science with hands-on practical and leadership skills. Recent course improvements include breathing apparatus, road traffic accident rescue technician training and trauma care.
- If you’re ultimately looking for a rewarding career in local authority fire and rescue services, this is an excellent route to take. There’s a part-time option for serving officers. This also means full-time students benefit from learning alongside experienced operational firefighters.
- The course is supported by an industrial liaison group, which reviews and inputs into the course to ensure it meets fire industry needs.
**Why study with us**
- Bachelor of Science with Honours in Fire and Leadership Studies is ranked 10th in the UK with 84% of students satisfied with the teaching quality (Times Good University Guide 2021)
- An operational module is delivered in cooperation with Lancashire Fire and Rescue Service so you’ll learn from their expertise.
- Benefit from the latest high-quality equipment and facilities available in our new £35m Engineering Innovation Centre.
**Further Information**
- This programme has many practical aspects including a four-week operational fire-fighting course where time is spent within services carrying out community fire safety education.
- Students are encouraged to seek summer placements within supporting fire and rescue services and every effort is made to assist in this important aspect of development and service integration.
- This course offers an optional 48-week sandwich placement in industry between the second and third years.
Course Details - Modules
Year 1: Compulsory modules; Introduction to Combustion and Fire, Leadership and Motivation, Safety & Fire Law, Community Safety, Skills for Fire Studies, Buildings Materials & Fire. Optional modules; One module of elective choice which may be Operational Firefighting
Year 2: Compulsory modules; Safety Health & Environment, Project Management, Fire Safety Management and Legislation, Work Organisation & Change, Community Safety Strategies, Managing Personnel & Human Resources, Accidents & Catastrophes. Optional modules, one module of elective choice
Year 3: Compulsory modules; Fire Studies Dissertation, Fire Investigation, Strategic Risk Decision Making, Leadership and Change Management, Hazards & Risk Management
Course Details – Assessment Method
Assessment Methods are not listed for this Course.
Course Details – Professional Bodies
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How to Apply
26 January This is the deadline for applications to be completed and sent for this course. If the university or college still has places available you can apply after this date, but your application is not guaranteed to be considered.
Application Codes
Course code:
LN42
Institution code:
C30
Campus Name:
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Points of Entry
The following entry points are available for this course:
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry (Year 2 and Beyond)
Entry Requirements for Advanced Entry are not listed for this Course.
International applicants
Standard Qualification Requirements
104 UCAS points at A2
104 UCAS points
104 UCAS points
Pass IB Diploma including 104 UCAS points from Higher Level subjects.
104 UCAS points
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Minimum Qualification Requirements
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English language requirements
Test
Grade
AdditionalDetails
IELTS (Academic)
6.0
with no component score less than 5.5 (To have been taken within two years of the course commencement date)
English Language Entry Requirement Information are not listed for this Course.
Unistats information
Student satisfaction :
0%
Employment after 15 months (Most common jobs):
0%
Go onto work and study:
0%
Fees and funding
England
9250.0
Year 1
Northern Ireland
9250.0
Year 1
Scotland
9250.0
Year 1
Wales
9250.0
Year 1
Channel Islands
9250.0
Year 1
Additional Fee Information
*subject only to annual increase in line with UK Retail Price Index inflation rate
Provider information
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Preston
PR1 2HE
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