College Certificate in Public Safety Fundamentals
Fanshawe College
Key Information
Campus location
London, Canada
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
1 year
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CAD 3,503 **
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* equal consideration deadline. After that, we consider applicants on a first-come, first-served basis until programs are full
** total fee for Canadian students. $15,539.14 for international students
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Introduction
Fanshawe's Public Safety Fundamentals is a one-year Ontario College Certificate program that builds strong skills in communication, human behavior, law and ethics, physical fitness, and sensitivity training.
Your Learning Experience
With so many diverse possibilities available, it can be a challenge to choose which area of public safety is right for you. Fanshawe's Public Safety Fundamentals is a one-year Ontario College Certificate program designed to get you started on your academic journey. In order to assist in the identification of a particular field of Public Safety, this program offers a common first semester where you will explore the variety of opportunities in the field of safety and identify which specific area you wish to pursue. In the second semester, you enter into one of three streams so you can focus your studies on the area of public safety you are interested in:
- Justice, Protection, and Policing
- Legal
- Fire
What you learn in our public safety program
You will build strong skills in communication, human behavior, law and ethics, physical fitness, and sensitivity training. You will develop knowledge in specific public safety disciplines, such as justice, protection, policing, law, fire inspection, and fire safety education, to help prepare you for entry-level employment in public safety-related fields or for future studies in public safety career programs. The program also offers excellent preparation for diploma programs in the School of Public Safety:
- Police Foundations
- Law Clerk
- 911 Public Safety Communications
- Fire Inspection and Fire Safety Education
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Program Outcome
- Develop an education and career plan within the range of the field of public safety professions, including the preparation of resumé and cover letter;
- Identify major theoretical models associated with the study of human behavior to explain their potential impact on public safety;
- Evaluate various aspects of the changing society and the impact of these changes on personal and social responsibility for citizens and public safety workers;
- Select and use relevant and appropriate terminology when communicating with other public safety providers;
- Apply concepts from one of the following areas of scientific study in order to demonstrate relevance to a field of public safety: chemistry, anatomy, biology, ecology, climatology, computer science;
- Identify current policies, procedures, and legislation in Canada's legal system as pertains to the field of Canadian Public Safety;
- Compare and contrast the professional roles of a specific public safety stream.
Admissions
Curriculum
Courses
Level 1
Take all Level 1 - Mandatory Courses.
Take 1 Level 2 Subrequirement (Justice or Fire)
Group 1
- COMP-1496 ---- Computer Fundamentals
- COMM-1122 ---- Document Use in Public Safety
- SOCI-1076 ---- Ethics and Social Responsibility
- LAWS-1072 ---- Canadian Legal System
- MATH-1194 ---- Practical Career Math
- DEVL-1068 ---- Student Success
Group 2
Take WRIT-1089 or WRIT-1091
- WRIT-1089 ---- Reason and Writing 1 for Public Safety
- WRIT-1091 ---- Reason and Writing 1-Indigenous Themes
Level 2 - Justice
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- DEVL-1043 ---- Public Safety Career Readiness
- LAWS-1099 ---- Legal Issues and Documentation
- COMP-1554 ---- Computer Applications: Justice
- PSYC-1002 ---- Interpersonal and Group Dynamics
- SOCI-1101 ---- Diversity and Indigenous People in Canada
- PSYC-1106 ---- Human Behaviour for Public Sfty Services
- LAWS-5013 ---- Canadian Legal System-Advanced
Level 2 - Fire
Take all of the following Mandatory Courses:
- DEVL-1043 ---- Public Safety Career Readiness
- MATH-1195 ---- Technology Math for Public Safety
- CHEM-1110 ---- Chemistry for Public Safety
- PHYS-1041 ---- Physics for Public Safety
- FIRE-1009 ---- Introduction to Fire Codes and Standard
- SOCI-1101 ---- Diversity and Indigenous People in Canada
Program Residency
Students Must Complete a Minimum of 11 credits in this program at Fanshawe College to meet the Program Residency requirement and graduate from this program
Career Opportunities
The Public Safety Fundamentals (PSF) program is designed to provide opportunities for students to experience post-secondary public safety studies in a supportive environment. The intent of the program is to facilitate internal pathways between the PSF program and career programs within the School of Public Safety. Graduates can proceed to programs in the School of Public Safety as their next step towards employment, including:
- Police Foundations
- Fire Inspection and Fire Safety Education
- Law Clerk
- 911 and Public Safety Communications
- Court Support Services.
If you are looking for a solid first step in exploring your future School of Public Safety career program and establishing a strong foundation year of academic studies, this program is for you!
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