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2020-2021 Graduate Catalog 
    
2020-2021 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Emergency Health Services, M.S.


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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. Thesis students 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.

Programs of Study

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

Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology (offered via distance education or on campus)

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

Track I-Administration, Planning and Policy


(offered via distance education or on campus)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)


A graduate-level STATISTICS course from an accredited university [3]

CHOOSE ONE of the following:

Electives (18 credits required)


  • Non-Thesis (15 Elective Credits + 3 Special Studies Credit)
  • Thesis (12 Elective Credits + 6 Special Studies Credit)

Choose at least one course from each group

Track I Total Required Credits: 30


Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology


(offered via distance education or on campus)

Core Courses (6 credits required)


(offered via distance education or on campus)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)


  • MHS 630 - Essentials for Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Perspective (UMB) [3]
  • MHS 615 - Biostatistics for the Health Professional (UMB) [3]

Electives (18 credits required)


Non-Thesis (15 Elective Credits + 3 Special Studies Credit)
Thesis (12 Elective Credits + 6 Special Studies Credit)
Choose at least one course from each group

        Group I: Choose at least one of the following

  • CIPP 960 - Critical Issues in Global Women’s & Children’s Health (UMB) [3]
  • MHS 605 - Perspectives in Global Health (UMB) [3]
  • MHS 610 - National/Int’l Approaches to Healthcare Delivery (UMB) [3]
  • MHS 631 - Global Non-Communicable (NCD) Epidemiology (UMB) [3]
  • MHS 639 - Health Response to Mass Violence and Disaster (UMB) [3]

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 LAPT Program

      Choose ONE Program

  • eLearning
  • Instructional Systems Development
  • Instructional Technology

Non-Thesis Option (9 credits required)


Track III Total Required Credits: 30


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