Overview

The Emergency and Disaster Health Systems - Emergency Health Leadership students at University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) broaden their technical field knowledge by mastering public health leadership principles, financial management in emergency services, quality improvement protocols, and emergency medical service research methods. The flexible curriculum allows working professionals to refine their decision-making and administrative execution without sacrificing ongoing clinical duty. Rather than repeating basic pre-hospital interventions, coursework focuses on systemic performance metrics, legal issues in emergency medicine, community health paramedicine, and advanced disaster preparedness strategies.

Graduates are prepared to advance into supervisory, administrative, and educational roles across municipal fire and EMS departments, hospital systems, regional transport services, and health agencies. Common career paths include EMS captain, clinical operations coordinator, paramedic supervisor, EMS training director, and pre-hospital quality improvement director. The degree also serves as an ideal bridge to graduate study in healthcare administration, physician assistant programs, or public health.

Key facts

The curriculum leading to an Emergency Health Services, B.S. combines courses in the arts and humanities, social sciences, mathematics, sciences, and emergency health services to offer a concentration in paramedicine and two tracks, one in Emergency and Disaster Health Management and one in Emergency Health Leadership.

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Programme Structure

Courses Include:

Emergency Medical Services Administration
Legal and Ethical Issues in Emergency Health Systems
Research Methods in Emergency Health
Financial Management for Emergency Services
Quality Improvement in Health Systems
Community Health Paramedicine

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Duration

Full-time
- 48 months

Start dates & application deadlines

Starting 2027-01-26 00:00:00
- Apply before 2026-12-01 00:00:00
Starting 2027-08-24 00:00:00
- Apply before 2027-02-01 00:00:00

Language

English

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4.5

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IELTS

6.5

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Credits

120 SCH

Delivered

On Campus

Campus Location

Baltimore Highlands, United States

Disciplines

Health Sciences Risk Management Leadership View 507 other Bachelors in Leadership in United States

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Academic requirements

We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.

English requirements

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4.5

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6.5

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General requirements

Official Transcript

International Transcripts

Submit Evidence of Official English Proficiency

Standardized Test Scores - Optional

Letters of Recommendation - Optional

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Tuition Fees

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36604 USD / year

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Funding

The Global Excellence Award funds partial tuition costs (up to $15,000 per year) for first year undergraduate students admitted for the Fall semester.

Students automatically considered after admission, if applied by the Regular Deadline
Minimum 3.0 GPA (on a U.S. scale or equivalent) required to qualify
Renewable for up to 4 years

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