Credit Hour Requirements
A minimum of 36 credit hours is required.
This requirement includes 30 credits of course work and 6 credit hours of management practicum followed by submission of a scholarly paper.
All course work must be completed before the management practicum can be taken.
| REQUIRED COURSES: | ||
|---|---|---|
| MEDT 628 | Seminar | 3 credits (1 credit, must enroll three times) All DMRT graduate students are required to attend seminar during their tenure as a graduate student. |
| MEDT 630 | Scientific & Technical Writing | 3 credits |
| MEDT 635 | Teaching Practicum | 2 credits (Enrollment requires the permission of the course director in which the teaching practicum will be taken.) |
| MEDT 680 | Laboratory Management | 3 credits Students must have 1 year part-time (20 hours per week) or full-time experience working in a laboratory before they are allowed to enroll in this course. |
| MEDT 687 | QC & Regulations | 2 credits |
| DBMS 638 | Biostatistics | 3 credits (or PREV 620 Principles of Biostatistics or PUBL 604 Statistical Analysis [UMBC]) |
| ACCT 504 | Introduction to Accounting [UB] | 3 credits (or ACCT 610 Financial Accounting [UMUC]) |
| FIN 504 | Financial Management [UB] | 3 credits (or MGMT 640 Financial Decision Making for Managers [UMUC]) |
| MGMT 600 | Leading with Integrity [UB] | 3 credits (or MGMT 635 Organizational Leadership and Decision-Making (UMUC) |
| CIPP 909 | Responsible Conduct of Research | 1-2 credit(s) |
| MEDT 639 | Management Practicum | 6 credits Student must submit a letter to the DMRT Graduate Committee. The course awards six credits and is undertaken on a full-time basis, requiring 36-40 hours per week, with a minimum of 24 hours on site, for 15 weeks. A request for the practicum must be submitted one-year in advance of the intended start date. The site must be approved by the DMRT Graduate Committee. |
| ELECTIVE COURSES: The remainder of the course requirements are elective management courses covering basic management principles, financial management and effective management of human resources. Courses must be approved by student's advisor. | ||
| MEDT 634 | Teaching Practicum Major | 4 credits |
| MEDT 638 | Special Topics | 1-4 credits |
| MEDT 654 | Advanced Topics in Laboratory Sciences | 2 credits |
| PREV 648 | Healthcare Administration | 3 credits |
| HCAD 640 | Financial Management for Healthcare Organizations (UMUC*) | 3 credits |
| **ECAD 489 | Seminar in Administration (UMBC) | 3 credits |
| MGMT 610 | The Manager in a Technological Society (UMUC) | 3 credits |
| PUBL 615 | Managerial Leadership and Communication Skills (UMBC) | 3 credits |
| TMAN 633 | Managing People in Technology Based Organizations (UMUC) | 3 credits |
| MGMT 650 | Research Methods for Managers (UMUC) | 3 credits |
| HRMD 610 | Issues and Practices In Human Resource Management (UMUC) | 3 credits |
| EDUC 601 | Human Learning and Cognition (UMBC) | 3 credits |