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Environmental Management
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Develop advanced knowledge, skills, abilities, and dispositions in the online master's degree in environmental management at University of Maryland Global Campus. Network with classmates and learn from experienced faculty as you prepare for senior-level roles in a wide range of organizations. With online courses built for the working professional, UMGC also offers scholarships for eligible students, financial aid, an interest-free monthly payment plan, and no-cost digital materials in place of most textbooks to help make your education as affordable as possible.
Program Highlights
- Apply knowledge: Apply multidisciplinary knowledge to formulate holistic, ethical, and viable solutions to environmental issues.
- Think critically: Apply critical-thinking and problem-solving abilities to anticipate, identify, and evaluate resource and pollution issues.
- Plan effectively: Devise a professional development plan to maintain or develop the knowledge necessary to address rapidly evolving environmental challenges.
- Communicate clearly: Communicate with audiences clearly and in culturally competent ways in a variety of contexts.
- Network with teams: Utilize teamwork, leadership, and ethical reasoning skills to address contemporary environmental issues and the impact of solutions through an environmental justice lens.
- Embrace change: Evaluate possible change-management strategies needed for a more sustainable future.
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits. Take the following courses in the order listed:
Initial Requirement
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). 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 environmental management degree program is designed to help prepare you for high-level roles in government agencies; industrial, commercial, non-profit, non-governmental, and military organizations; and more. At UMGC, you can progress at your own pace, network with your peers, and learn from instructors and industry leaders who currently work in the field. Our graduates may pursue careers in environment and safety analysis, sustainability management, environmental policy analysis, environmental science, climate change, and more.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
You don't need to have majored in any specific area to be successful in the environmental management master's degree at UMGC. However, we do recommend that you have successfully completed at least one undergraduate course in chemistry and one in biology. Environmental education history (such as environmental science, environmental policy, or other environmental studies experience) or prior professional experience is also helpful. Strong writing skills are also encouraged in this program.
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
Tuition Per Credit
- $336 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.
Watershed Management
Undergraduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Watershed management plays a crucial role in protecting water quality and aquatic ecosystems, preventing water pollution, decreasing flood risk, and minimizing other human and environmental health impacts related to polluted runoff. The online certificate program in watershed management at University of Maryland Global Campus is designed to help prepare you for careers with local, state, and federal government; industry; consulting; and nongovernmental organizations implementing watershed and stormwater management programs.
You’ll learn about geospatial analyses and the biophysical and social impacts of human activities on watersheds. The program offers you an opportunity to practice collaborative and community-based approaches to reducing stormwater impacts to watersheds. Activities emphasize how to effectively manage watersheds to reduce the impact of land development, industrial processes, and everyday human activities.
Program Highlights
- Gain skills: Gain the skills needed for monitoring water quality and controlling sources of water pollution.
- Apply science: Apply scientific reasoning and knowledge of ecological principles to make informed decisions.
- Advance your skills: Study the concepts of geographic information systems (GIS) to address current environmental challenges.
- Build knowledge: Study the physical, chemical, and biological impacts of human activity on watersheds.
- Analyze policy: Analyze the development and implementation of the principles of constitutional and administrative law.
- Integrate knowledge: Integrate knowledge about environmental systems and regulations to minimize and prevent pollution.
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, ENHS 300)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 305)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 340)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 350)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 360)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 405)
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help prepare you for careers with local, state, and federal government; industry; consulting; and nongovernmental organizations implementing watershed and stormwater management programs.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
18
Transfer Credits
Up to 9
Format
- All courses 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.
Global Health Management
Graduate CertificateThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2026-2027 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
- Develop strategies: Use a strategic planning and systems approach to health services management.
- Analyze data: Assess and design global health services within different national contexts.
- Evaluate processes: Evaluate international health organizations and their roles.
- Gain leadership skills: Work effectively within diverse cultural settings and across political landscapes.
- Proactively solve problems: Implement global health programs to maximize contributions and outcomes.
- Gain hands-on experience: Build interdisciplinary teams and communicate with clinical providers.
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, 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 includes pharmaceuticals, primary and inpatient care, and consulting in many industries.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
Total Program Credits
12
Transfer Credits
Up to 6
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $336 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.