Nov 21, 2024

2022-2023 Graduate Catalog

2022-2023 Graduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Emergency Health Services, M.S.

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 either a research or 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. Students can attend full-time or part-time to complete degree work.

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 III - EHS Education (offered via distance education or on campus)
Currently offered only as a concentration within either degree track I or II.

Full Education track III available starting Spring 2024.

Track I - Administration, Planning and Policy

(offered via distance education or on campus)

Core Courses (6 credits required)

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

GROUP I: Choose at least one of the following
EHS 632 - Disaster Health Services [3]
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]
EDUC 602 - Instructional Systems Development I [3]
OR
LAPT 602 - Instructional Systems Development [3]
PUBL 600 - Research Methodology [3]
Group II: Choose at least one of the following
EHS 609 - Guided Introduction to EMS Research [1-3]
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]
EDUC 603 - Instructional Systems Development II [3]
OR
LAPT 603 - Analysis for Design and Evaluation [3]
EDUC 605 - The Adult Learner [3]
OR
LAPT 605 - The Adult Learner [3]
EDUC 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]
OR
LAPT 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]
Other elective graduate-level courses may be selected as per agreement with the student’s advisor.

Group III: Special Studies Choose ONE (3-6 Credits)
EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3] [3] credits required
EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9] [6] credits required

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 615 - Biostatistics for the Health Professional (UMB) [3]

Choose ONE

MHS 630 - Essentials for Chronic and Infectious Disease Epidemiology Perspective (UMB) [3]

EHS 620 - Epidemiologic Methods [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

EHS 632 - Disaster Health Services [3]
EDUC 602 - Instructional Systems Development I [3]
OR
LAPT 602 - Instructional Systems Development [3]
PUBL 600 - Research Methodology [3]
PUBL 604 - Statistical Analysis [3]
SOCY 620 - Social Epidemiology [3]
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]

Group II: Choose at least on the following

EHS 609 - Guided Introduction to EMS Research [1-3]
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.
EDUC 603 - Instructional Systems Development II [3]
OR
LAPT 603 - Analysis for Design and Evaluation [3]
EDUC 605 - The Adult Learner [3]
OR
LAPT 605 - The Adult Learner [3]
EDUC 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]
OR
LAPT 671 - Principles of Training and Development [3]
Group III: Special Studies Choose ONE (3-6 Credits)
EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3] [3] credits required
EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9] [6] credits required

Track II Total Required Credits: 30

Track III - Education

Currently offered as a Concentration only. Full degree track available starting Spring 2024

(offered via distance education or on campus)

Core Courses (9 credits required)

Methods Requirement (15 credits required)

Completion of an EDUC/LAPT Post-Baccalaureate Graduate Certificate (12 credits) and Capstone Course (3 credits). Capstone courses are specific to the certificate program chosen.

Choose ONE Program of Study

Instructional Systems Development
eLearning

Instructional Systems Development

eLearning

Thesis or Non-Thesis

Choose either Non-Thesis or Thesis Option:

Non-Thesis Option (6 credits required)

EHS 790 - Research or Capstone Project [1-3] [3] credits required
EHS/LAPT/EDUC Elective* [3]

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

Thesis Option (6 credits required)

EHS 799 - Master’s Thesis Research [2-9] [6] credits required

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Emergency Health Services, M.S.

Programs of Study

Track I - Administration, Planning and Policy

Core Courses (6 credits required)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)

Electives (18 credits required)

Track I Total Required Credits: 30

Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology

Core Courses (6 credits required)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)

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 II Total Required Credits: 30

Track III - Education

Core Courses (9 credits required)

Methods Requirement (15 credits required)

Instructional Systems Development

eLearning

Thesis or Non-Thesis

Non-Thesis Option (6 credits required)

Thesis Option (6 credits required)

Track III Total Required Credits: 30

Emergency Health Services, M.S.

Programs of Study

Track I - Administration, Planning and Policy

Core Courses (6 credits required)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)

Electives (18 credits required)

Track I Total Required Credits: 30

Track II - Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology

Core Courses (6 credits required)

Methods Requirement (6 credits required)

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 II Total Required Credits: 30

Track III - Education

Core Courses (9 credits required)

Methods Requirement (15 credits required)

Instructional Systems Development

eLearning

Thesis or Non-Thesis

Non-Thesis Option (6 credits required)

Thesis Option (6 credits required)

Track III Total Required Credits: 30

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