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Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Fire and Rescue

Entry requirements

Here's what you will need to get a place on the Fire and Rescue course at University of Wolverhampton.

Select a qualification to see required grades

A level

C,C,C

Course summary

What this course is about

UCAS code: HN12

Here's what University of Wolverhampton says about its Fire and Rescue course.

The BSc (Hons) Fire & Rescue degree is a vocationally focused programme intended to prepare students for employment within the fire & rescue services and enhancing existing members of the emergency services career prospects and professional skills. It will enable students to critically assess the operational requirements of industrial and local authority fire and rescue services through a problem-solving approach and present the outcomes in a structured and coherent manner. Developed in conjunction with UK Fire and Rescue Services, this vocational degree offers a well-balanced and highly relevant professional programme of study for students intending to seek a career in the fire and rescue services, in local authority fire and rescue services or in airports and industrial fire sectors. The degree contains a number of engineering and science, management and operational modules including fire engineering science, chemistry and leadership and command studies.

Source: University of Wolverhampton

Course details

There are a few options in how you might study Fire and Rescue at University of Wolverhampton.

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Qualification

Bachelor of Science (with Honours) - BSc (Hons)

Department

School of Social Sciences and Humanities

Location

University of Wolverhampton | Wolverhampton

Duration

3 Years

Study mode

Full-time

Subjects

• Emergency and disaster management

Start date

September 2026

Application deadline

14 January 2026

University of Wolverhampton reviews

(3.6)
Based on 107 reviews from University of Wolverhampton's students and alumni
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20%
4 star
34%
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8%
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Graduate

Decent , gets better every year but need home students to represent

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Poor , no friends or social events

(1)

1 year ago

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Wish we had more grants

(4)

1 year ago

Graduate

Back forth support with academic support but lecturer are helpful

(3)

1 year ago

Graduate

Good facilities mediocre. Poor computers

(4)

1 year ago

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Good content and well structured

(5)

1 year ago

National Student Survey (NSS) scores

The NSS is an annual survey where final-year students are asked to rate different aspects of their course and university experience.

Here you can see ratings from University of Wolverhampton students who took the Fire and Rescue course - or another course in the same subject area.

Management studies

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How often does your course challenge you to achieve your best work?

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How good are teaching staff at explaining things?

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How often do teaching staff make the subject engaging?

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How often is the course intellectually stimulating?

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To what extent have you had the chance to bring together information and ideas from different topics?

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How well does your course introduce subjects and skills in a way that builds on what you have already learned?

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How well has your course developed your knowledge and skills that you think you will need for your future?

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To what extent have you had the chance to explore ideas and concepts in depth?

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To what extent does your course have the right balance of directed and independent study?

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How well have assessments allowed you to demonstrate what you have learned?

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How fair has the marking and assessment been on your course?

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How often does feedback help you to improve your work?

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How often have you received assessment feedback on time?

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How clear were the marking criteria used to assess your work?

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How easy was it to contact teaching staff when you needed to?

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How well have teaching staff supported your learning?

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How well were any changes to teaching on your course communicated?

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How well organised is your course?

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How well have the IT resources and facilities supported your learning?

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How well have the library resources (e.g., books, online services and learning spaces) supported your learning?

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How easy is it to access subject specific resources (e.g., equipment, facilities, software) when you need them?

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How clear is it that students' feedback on the course is acted on?

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To what extent do you get the right opportunities to give feedback on your course?

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To what extent are students' opinions about the course valued by staff?

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How well does the students' union (association or guild) represent students' academic interests?

83%

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During your studies, how free did you feel to express your ideas, opinions, and beliefs?

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How well communicated was information about your university/college's mental wellbeing support services?

60%

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Student information

See who's studying at University of Wolverhampton. These students are taking Fire and Rescue or another course from the same subject area.

Emergency and disaster management
Mode of study
Full-time83%Part-time17%
Gender ratio
Female18%Male82%
Where students come from
International2%UK98%
Number of students60
Most popular A-levels studied
SubjectGrade
SociologyD
Drama and Theatre StudiesC
English Language and LiteratureD
English LiteratureC
Environmental StudiesC
Source: HESA

Graduate prospects

What graduates do next

We have no information about graduates who took Fire and Rescue at University of Wolverhampton.

Earnings after graduation

Earnings from University of Wolverhampton graduates who took Fire and Rescue - or another course in the same subject area.

Business and management

Earnings

£23.5k

First year after graduation

£22.6k

Third year after graduation

£25.6k

Fifth year after graduation

Shown here are the median earnings of graduates at one, three and five years after they completed a course related to Fire and Rescue.

Source: LEO

Note: this data only looks at employees (and not those who are self-employed or also studying) and covers a broad sample of graduates and the various paths they've taken, which might not always be a direct result of their degree

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