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Environmental Management
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
With a master’s degree in environmental management from University of Maryland Global Campus, you'll demonstrate the knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions for effective ecosystem-based environmental management in today’s integrated, global environment. By exploring and assessing water, land, air, and climate systems, and applying knowledge and skills from a range of disciplines, you can formulate holistic, viable solutions to environmental problems. In this program, you can gain the skills to assess risk; communicate scientific, economic, ethical, and legal considerations for audits and consultations; work effectively in teams; and engage ethically with a wide variety of stakeholders. Your capstone course offers you the opportunity to work with an environmental organization, such as the Maryland Energy Administration or the Chesapeake Bay Foundation, on a consulting project.
Program Highlights
- Formulate solutions: Formulate holistic, ethical, and viable solutions to environmental issues by applying knowledge and skills from a range of disciplines, such as science (physical and behavioral), history, and economics.
- Think critically: Apply critical-thinking skills to anticipate, identify, and evaluate resource and pollution issues.
- Build professional skills: Devise a professional development plan to maintain or develop the knowledge and skills necessary to address rapidly evolving environmental challenge.
- Communicate effectively: Communicate with audiences clearly and in culturally competent ways in a variety of contexts.
- Utilize teamwork: Utilize teamwork, leadership, and ethical reasoning skills with a wide range of stakeholders to address contemporary environmental issues and the impact of solutions through an environmental justice lens.
- Evaluate strategies: Evaluate change-management strategies needed for a more sustainable future.
Required Courses
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study)
The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.
Core Courses
- (3 Credits, ENVM 600)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 610)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 615)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 641)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 643)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 647)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 649)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 650)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 651)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 652)
- (3 Credits, ENVM 653)
Capstone Course
- (3 Credits, ENVM 670)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for high-level environmental management in a wide range of organizations, including industrial, commercial, governmental, and military. Possible career areas include environment and safety analysis, sustainability management, environmental policy analysis, and environmental management.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend an undergraduate course each in biology or chemistry; prior experience in an environmental field is also helpful. Strong writing skills are also encouraged.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $350 per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Global Health Management
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
Learn to formulate global health policies, improve quality of care and service delivery, and manage global health programs with an online graduate certificate in global health management from University of Maryland Global Campus. Designed for healthcare professionals, the curriculum covers international health organizations, health systems and policies in low and middle-income countries, and management and financial skills.
Program Highlights
- Navigate international health organizations and their roles in promoting global health policies and organizing healthcare services
- Implement and evaluate global health programs to maximize contributions to effective policy, enhanced practice, and improved and sustainable health outcomes
- Work effectively within diverse cultural settings and across national and international political landscapes
- Use a systems approach to health services management, including strategic planning, budgets, and resource allocation
Required Courses
Total Credits Required: 12
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
(to be taken within the first 6 credits of study) - (3 Credits, HCAD 630)
- (3 Credits, GHMT 620)
- (6 Credits, GHMT 640)
Career Preparation
This certificate is designed to help prepare you to work in an expanding global health marketplace that encompasses pharmaceuticals, primary and inpatient care, and consulting in many industries.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
It is helpful if you possess education or work experience in healthcare, health administration, human services, or social sciences before applying to this program, but it is not required.
Total Program Credits
12
Transfer Credits
None
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $ per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
Military-Specific Details
State-Specific Details
Project Management
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2022-2023 academic year.
The online graduate certificate in project management from University of Maryland Global Campus allows you to develop advanced business management skills while building expertise for professional certification in project management. The curriculum is aligned with certifications from the Project Management Institute. Your courses will give you the tools you need to take on leadership roles in today's workplace. You'll also learn relevant skills you can apply on the job immediately.
Program Highlights
- Initiate, plan, track, and close projects
- Manage the schedule of a complex project and conflicts that arise
- Perform quantitative analyses and manage risks involved in complex projects
- Coach and mentor employees
- Manage culturally diverse work environments
- Assess performance at the individual, group, and organization levels
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, PMAN 634)
- (3 Credits, PMAN 635)
- (3 Credits, PMAN 637)
- (3 Credits, PMAN 638)
- (3 Credits, PMAN 639)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for work in project coordination, project management, and potentially program management.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
We recommend a background in statistics, finance, and accounting. If you don't have recent statistics experience, we recommend you take UCSP 630. If you lack a background in finance or accounting, we recommend you take UCSP 620. We recommend UCSP 605 if you'd like to improve your graduate writing skills.
Total Program Credits
15
Transfer Credits
Up to 3
Format
- All courses are available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $ per credit hour
(Europe & Downrange)
See our Tuition Rates page for details.
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.