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HEALTH CARE AND SCIENCE PROGRAMS MS IN ENVIRONMENTAL N ENT MANAGEMENT A MEN Required Core Courses 33 Required Capstone Course 3 Total Credits 36 Academic Preparation You should have completed at least one undergraduate course each in chemistry and biology. COURSE SEQUENCING ENVM 646 and 648 must be taken within the first 9 credits of study. You must complete 27 credits of program coursework before enrolling in ENVM 670. Recognition UMUC’s MS in Environmental Management has been designated a Professional Science Master’s degree program through the Council of Graduate Schools. Degree Requirements MS in Environmental Management INITIAL REQUIREMENT (to be taken within the first 6 credits of study) UCSP 615 Orientation to Graduate Studies at UMUC (0) REQUIRED CORE COURSES ENVM 646 Environmental/Energy Law and Policy Development (3) ENVM 648 Fundamentals of Environmental Systems (3) ENVM 641 Environmental Auditing (3) ENVM 643 Environmental Communications and Reporting (3) ENVM 647 Environmental Risk Assessment (3) ENVM 649 Principles of Waste Management and Pollution Control (3) ENVM 644 New Technologies in Environmental Management (3) ENVM 650 Environmental and Natural Resources Economics (3) ENVM 651 Watershed Planning Management (3) ENVM 652 Principles of Air Quality Management (3) ENVM 653 Land Use Management (3) REQUIRED CAPSTONE COURSE ENVM 670 Seminar in Environmental Management (3) Course descriptions are found on pp. 92–128. Before enrolling, check www.umuc.edu/catalogs for possible updates to program offerings. More information about certificates, including gainful employment disclosures, is available at 58 GRADUATE CATALOG | <strong>2016–2017</strong>
MASTER OF SCIENCE IN HEALTH CARE ADMINISTRATION Develop advanced managerial skills in the graduate health care administration program to become an agile, adaptive leader at work. As a health care administrator, you’re constantly challenged to keep up with changes in your profession. The master’s degree program in health care administration is designed for busy, midcareer health care professionals like you. We’ll give you the expert knowledge, management skills, and strong professional development you need to seize career opportunities and maximize your potential in this era of rapid health care transformation. UMUC is nationally recognized as a leader in online graduate health care programs. By actively participating in national-level discussions that shape health care education, we help to ensure that your UMUC degree is recognized, relevant, and respected. What You’ll Learn Through your coursework, you will learn how to Demonstrate knowledge of different models in health care administration, including contemporary theories, critical perspectives, and best practices for performance excellence in a highly competitive health care environment Apply strong financial management skills, including techniques for responding to uncompensated care, cost increases, increased competition, and increased regulation Use statistical tools to analyze health data and make effective business decisions Use decision-making skills for institutional management, organizational development, and intercultural work environments Strategically plan, implement, and evaluate information systems Understand regulatory constraints, provider liability, patient rights, employment law and labor relations, and administrative law for health care organizations Analyze public health issues and their impact on health care organizations Solve ongoing problems in health care financing and delivery Careers Chief executives Medical and health services managers Your Coursework The health care administration curriculum features emerging topics in the field. Our faculty lend their extensive field experience, and we build in opportunities for you to network with employers through your coursework. Coursework Examples In past projects, students have had the opportunity to Interview key health care professionals about current and future trends in the health care marketplace Develop a strategic plan and budget for improving the delivery of care Analyze the implications of the Affordable Care Act on health care costs, access, and quality Contact a public health agency to analyze and give a presentation on a public health program or policy Industry Certification This program can help prepare you for the Board of Governors examination for certification as a Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives (FACHE). Recommended Preparation The MS in Health Care Administration is designed for students with educational and/or professional work experience in the health care field. If you do not have an undergraduate degree in health care administration or a related field or do not have professional health care industry work experience, you should choose the MS in Management: Health Care Administration Specialization. Course descriptions are found on pp. 92–128. Before enrolling, check www.umuc.edu/catalogs for possible updates to program offerings. More information about certificates, including gainful employment disclosures, is available at www.umuc.edu/graduateprograms 59
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