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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.
Environmental Health & Safety
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2026-2027 academic year.
Learn how to implement and monitor health, compliance, occupational safety, and environmental safety activities to protect workers and communities with an online bachelor’s degree in environmental health and safety from University of Maryland Global Campus. Learn from experienced faculty members who are dedicated to bringing their practical expertise to the classroom to help you expand your knowledge base. Earn your degree fully online and save time and money with our generous transfer credit policy. Why wait? Take the first step and apply today!
Program Highlights
- Recommend solutions: Use information-gathering skills and professional judgment to recommend solutions for technical or scientific problems in environmental health and safety
- Evaluate processes: Apply cognitive and technical skills to anticipate, recognize, and critically evaluate hazards and risk factors
- Follow the evidence: Select effective control methods to generate practical evidence-based solutions while following legislative and industry standards
- Adapt to change: Develop strategies for ongoing professional development and informing evidence-based practice in a continually changing global environment
- Advise on strategy: Model a range of written and oral communication formats to explain technical information and concepts to various audiences
- Practice leadership skills: Choose collaborative and ethical practices to build the relationships necessary to address contemporary environmental health and safety issues
Required Courses
- (3 Credits, ENHS 300)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 305)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 310)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 315)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 320)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 325)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 330)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 335)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 340)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 400)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 405)
- (3 Credits, ENHS 495)
Related Required Courses
The following required courses may be applied to general education requirements:
- (3 Credits, CHEM 297)
- (3 Credits, MATH 115) or a more advanced MATH course
Career Preparation
This online environmental health and safety degree is designed to help prepare you for a career in environmental or occupational safety. Potential job titles include occupational health and safety specialist, environmental health and safety coordinator, safety compliance officer, risk management safety analyst, and field/site safety representative.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $250 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.