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Diploma of Fire Protection Engineering Technician (FPN)
Diploma of Fire Protection Engineering Technician (FPN)

Diploma of Fire Protection Engineering Technician (FPN)

  • ID:SC010055
  • Level:2-Year Undergraduate Diploma
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD), or equivalent, or a mature applicant

  • English: Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent course

  • Mathematics: Grade 12 C or U, or Grade 11 Functions (MCR3U), or equivalent course

English Requirements

  • CAEL CE and CAEL online, Minimum 60

  • Cambridge English Exams (B2 First/FCE, C1 Advanced/CAE or C2 Proficiency/CPE), Minimum 169 with no skill below 162

  • Duolingo, Minimum score 105 to 110

  • IELTS Academic, Minimum 6.0 with no skill below 5.5

  • PTE Academic, Minimum score 58

  • TOEFL iBT (including MyBest TOEFL and Home Edition), Minimum 80 with no skill below 20

  • TOEFL Revised Paper Delivered, No skill below 20

Course Information

Seneca’s Fire Protection Engineering Technician two-year diploma program is a North American standard in providing comprehensive fire prevention education. You can expect to work with advanced equipment under the guidance of professors and industry experts in fire science labs.

Once you complete the program you can move forward to the Firefighter, Pre-Service Education and Training program for a career in firefighting.

Skills

Throughout this program you will develop the following skills:

  • General knowledge in major areas of fire protection

  • Troubleshooting fire alarms and sprinklers

  • Governing codes and standards

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Semester 1

  • MTH190 or ALG191, Mathematics I - Algebra or Mathematics I Algebra

  • COM101 or COM111, Communicating Across Contexts or Communicating Across Contexts (Enriched)

  • FPF190, Fire Protection Fundamentals

  • FSS190, Fire Sprinkler Systems - Applied I

  • OBC190, Plan Examination - Building Construction and Plan Usage

Semester 2

  • CAD290 or SPR294, Computer-Aided Design I or Sprinkler II

  • CHM293, Combustion Chemistry

  • FAS290, Fire Alarm Systems - Electricity and Electronics

  • MTH290, Mathematics - Functions and Relations

  • plus: General Education Course

Semester 3

  • FAS390, Fire Alarm Systems - Design

  • HOM390, NFPA 1072 - Hazardous Materials

  • OBC390, Ontario Building Code I

  • OFC390, Ontario Fire Code - General

  • TEC400, Technical Communications

  • plus: Professional Option Course

  • plus: General Education Course

Semester 4

  • AFS390, Alternative Fire Suppression Systems

  • FAS490, Fire Alarm Systems - Troubleshooting

  • OBC490, Plan Examination - Ontario Building Code Application

  • plus: Professional Option Course

  • plus: Professional Option Course

  • plus: General Education Course

Professional Options:

  • CAD290, Computer-Aided Design I

  • CAD390, Computer-Aided Design II

  • CAD490, Computer-Aided Design III

  • FDY493, Fire Dynamics - Heat Transfer

  • FFI693, Fundamentals of Fire Investigation

  • FSF918, Public Education

  • FSP390, Fire Systems Practicum

  • IFS490, Introduction to the Fire Service

  • INS590, Insurance - Introduction to the Industry

  • INS690, Insurance - Risk Management

  • OBC590, Ontario Building Code II

  • OFC490, Ontario Fire Code - Part 4 Flammable and Combustible Liquids

  • OFC590, Ontario Fire Code - Part 9 Retrofit

  • OFC690, Ontario Fire Code: FPPA Inspections, Legal and Courtroom Procedures

  • PRM693, Project Management

  • SPR294, Sprinkler II

  • WFS490, Wildland Fire Suppression

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Pre Courses

Firefighter, Pre-Service Education and Training (FFP)

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

When you graduate from this program, these are the types of employers waiting for you:

  • Firefighter

  • Fire alarm installer

  • Fire alarm inspector

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Health Insurance $808CAD

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