(Available via Online or Hybrid/On-Campus)
Program Description:
The EMS administration track provides an ideal background of knowledge, strategies, and policy approaches that are important for students who want to work in the development, improvement, and management of organizations that provide emergency healthcare in a broad variety of settings and conditions. Students learn both the science and strategies for improving the delivery of EMS and similar emergency and Disaster health systems, as well as methods designed to provide continuous feedback to both management teams, public officials, and the populations that are served. We include foci on all stages, from training for post-event evaluation for situations that are common, as well as situations such as major disasters or extremely hazardous events.
Track I: Administration, Planning and Policy Course Plan: Download PDF
Required Core Courses are offered every year. Most other EDHS courses are offered on a rotating 2-year cycle. Please see EDHS Graduate Courses for scheduled course offerings.
Required Core Courses (6 credits required)
- EDHS 630: Issues Analysis and Proposal Writing (3) Offered Every Spring Semester
- EDHS 640: Introduction to High Performance (3) Offered Every Fall Semester
Methods Requirement Courses (6 credits required)
Choose one of the following: (3 credits)
- EDHS 621: Biostatistics (3) Offered Spring
– OR –
- MGMT 650: Statistics for Managerial Decision Making (UMGC) (3)
- Another graduate-level statistics course from an accredited university (3) (approval from Graduate Program Director required prior to taking)
Required (3 credits)
- EDHS 652: Human-resource Development (3) Offered Spring – Even Years
- Alternate methods course approved by Graduate Program Director
Electives (18 credits total required)
Non-Thesis Program:
(15 Elective credits, at least one course from each group, and 3 Special Studies credits)
Thesis Program:
(12 Elective credits, at least one course from each group, and 6 Special Studies credits)
Group I Electives: Choose at least 1 of the following
- EDHS 623: Public Health Emergency Preparedness (3) Offered Fall semesters
- EDHS 632: Disaster Health Services (3) Under Revision – Currently not available
- EDHS 641: EHS Law and Policy (3) Offered Fall – Odd Years
- EDHS 642: Event Driven Resource Deployment (3) Offered Spring – Odd Years
- EDHS 676: EHS Management of Reimbursement (3) Offered Fall – Odd Years
- EDHS 691: Strategic Planning & Business Development (3) Offered Spring – Even Years
- EDUC 602: Instructional Systems Development I (3) Offered Online Fall, Spring, and Summer
Group II Electives: Choose at least 1 of the following
- EDHS 609: Guided Introduction to EMS Research (3) Instructor approval required
- EDHS 624: Emergency Management for Hospitals and Healthcare Organizations (3) (NEW – Spring 2025)
- EDHS 625 – Leadership, Risk & Crisis Communication [3] (NEW – Fall 2024)
- EDHS 633: Refugee Health Services (3) Under Revision – Currently not offered
- EDHS 634: Disaster Mitigation (3) Offered Fall – Even Years
- EDHS 636: Disaster Response (3) Offered Spring – Odd Years
- EDHS 637: Disaster Recovery (3) Offered Fall – Odd Years
- EDHS 638: Disaster Preparedness (3) Offered Spring – Even Years
- EDHS 639: Catastrophic Disaster Prep. and Response (3) Offered Spring – Varies; moving to Fall-Even years starting 2024
- EDHS 658: Materials and Fleet Management (3) Offered Fall – Even Years
- EDHS 699: Independent Study (3) Instructor Approval Required
- EDHS 700: Systems Practicum (3) Instructor Approval Required
- EDHS 720: Emergency Health Services Quality Management (3) Offered Spring – Odd Years
- EDUC 603: Instructional Systems Development II (3) Offered Online – Fall, Spring, and Summer
- EDUC 605: Adult Learner (3) Offered Online – Fall, Spring, and Summer
- EDUC 671: Principles of Training and Development (3) Offered Online – Fall and Spring
Group III Electives: Choose at least 1 of the following
- EDHS 790: Research Product (3) Offered Spring and Fall Semesters
– OR –
- EDHS 799: Masters Thesis Research (6) Offered Spring and Fall Semesters
Total Required Credits: 30
Track I: Administration, Planning and Policy Course Plan: Download PDF
For Degree requirements for students enrolled prior to 2016, please contact Graduate Program Coordinator