Core Courses (6 credits required)

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

• EHS 630 - Issues Analysis and Proposal Writing [3]
• EHS 640 - Introduction to High-Performance EHS [3]

Track Core (9 credits required)

• EHS 641 - EHS Law and Policy [3]
• EHS 642 - Event-Driven Resource Deployment [3]
• EHS 676 - EHS Management of Reimbursement [3]
• EHS 691 - Business Development and Strategic Planning [3]

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)

• EHS 650 - EHS System Design and Contracting [3]
• EHS 652 - Human Resources Deployment [3]
• A graduate-level statistics course from an accredited university

Electives (9 credits required)

• EHS 609 - Guided Introduction to EMS Research [1-3]
• EHS 632 - Disaster Health Services [3]
• EHS 633 - Refugee Health Services [2]
• EHS 634 - Disaster Mitigation [3]
• EHS 636 - Disaster Response [3]
• EHS 637 - Disaster Recovery [3]
• EHS 638 - Disaster Preparedness [3]
• EHS 639 - Catastrophe Preparation and Response [3]
• EHS 658 - Materials and Fleet Management [3]
• EHS 699 - Independent Study [1-3]
• EHS 700 - Systems Practicum [3]
• EHS 720 - Emergency Health Services Quality Assessment [3]

Special Studies

• EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3]
• EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9]

Track I Total Required Credits: 30

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

• EHS 609 - Guided Introduction to EMS Research [1-3]
• EHS 632 - Disaster Health Services [3]
• EHS 633 - Refugee Health Services [2]
• EHS 634 - Disaster Mitigation [3]
• EHS 636 - Disaster Response [3]
• EHS 637 - Disaster Recovery [3]
• EHS 638 - Disaster Preparedness [3]
• EHS 639 - Catastrophe Preparation and Response [3]
• EHS 720 - Emergency Health Services Quality Assessment [3]
• PUBL 601 - Political and Social Context of the Policy Process [3]
• PUBL 603 - Theory and Practice of Policy Analysis [3]
• PUBL 652 - Politics of Health [3]
• SOCY 655 - Disability and Rehabilitation [3]

• Other elective graduate-level courses may be selected as per agreement with the student’s advisor.

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  (*PREV and PUBL courses tend to be offered only on-campus; all EHS courses are offered online or on campus.)

Special Studies

• Non-Theses Program (3 credits required)

• EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3]

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• Thesis Program (6 credits required)

• EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9]

Track II Total Required Credits: 30

Track Core (9 credits required)

• EHS 661 - Materials and Fleet Management [3]
• EHS 630 - Issues Analysis and Proposal Writing [3]
• EHS 662 - EHS Educational Program Management [3]

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)

• EDUC 771 - Research Designs in Education [3] (or approved online equivalent course)
• EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3]

Thesis Option (9 credits required)

• EDUC 771 - Research Designs in Education [3]
• EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9]

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