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2017-2018 Graduate Catalog 
    
2017-2018 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Emergency Health Services, M.S.


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Degree Requirements


Each program option is centered on a common core of coursework offered through the emergency health services department; the options then diverge into the described specialty. In special cases, option requirements are combined to meet an individual’s need for such program design. Students must take a minimum of 30 credit hours of course and seminar work. Students in the preventive medicine track must complete a satisfactory research project either in seminar work or, in a more formal manner, through the thesis option. Non-thesis students must complete written comprehensive exams or a capstone project. With continuous full-time enrollment each semester, students may expect to complete the degree in about two years, depending upon the option chosen and course availability. A three-year time frame will be typical for many distance-education students.

Programs of Study


Track I - Administration, Planning and Policy (offered via distance education or on campus)

Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology (some courses are offered via distance or on campus, others are only available on campus)

Track III - Education (offered via distance education or on campus)

Core Courses (6 credits required)


The following core courses are required for Tracks I and II.

Track I-Administration, Planning and Policy


(offered via distance education or on campus)

Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology


(some courses are offered via distance or on campus, others are only available on campus)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)


  • PREV 600 - Principles of Epidemiology (UMB)  [3]
  • PREV 621 - Biostatistical Methods (UMB)  [3]

Electives (18 credits required)


Choose at least one course from each group

Students following a thesis program may select 12 elective credits of course work and supplement 6 credit hours of thesis.

GROUP I: Choose at least one of the following
  • PREV 610 - Foundations of Public Health (UMB)   [3]
  • PREV 648 - Introduction to the Health System and Healthcare Management (UMB)   [2-3]
  • PREV 643 - Healthcare Economics (UMB)   [3]
  • PREV 668 - Environmental Health and Occupational Medicine (UMB)   [3]
  • PREV 720 - Statistical Methods in Epidemiology (UMB)   [3]
  • SOCY 620 Social Epidemiology  [3]

Group II: Choose at least on of the following

Special Studies


Track II Total Required Credits: 30


Track III - Education


(offered via distance education or on campus)

Methods Requirement (12 credits required)


Completion of a Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Certificate in the UMBC ISD Program (Any one of the three options)

  • Instructional Systems Development
  • Distance Education
  • Instructional Technology

Non-Thesis Option (6 credits required)


Electives (3 credits required for non-thesis students)


Elective courses are available in a variety of graduate departments in both online and on-campus formats.
Students interested in taking such courses should consult with their advisor to choose appropriate coursework to satisfy this requirement.

Track III Total Required Credits: 30


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