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2015-2016 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 Core (9 credits required)
Methods Requirement (6 credits required)
Electives (9 credits required)
Track I Total Required Credits: 30
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
Track II Total Required Credits: 30
Track III - Education
(offered via distance education or on campus)
Track Core (9 credits required)
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)
Thesis Option (9 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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