View Bill 16-17-18

Senate Bill 16-17-18

Bill ID: 16-17-18
PCC ID: 16009
Name: PCC Proposal to Establish a Master of Science in Environmental Health Sciences
Proposed: 09/30/2016
Sponsor: PCC Committee
Proposal: The School of Public Health seeks to establish a M.S. degree in Environmental Health Sciences for the School of Public Health, administered by the faculty within the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health (MIAEH). The degree will focus on human health, environmental epidemiology, risk assessment, environmental justice, and occupational health consistent with the areas of expertise of the MIAEH faculty. MIAEH currently offers students flexible and individualized programs of study that lead to the Master of Public Health in Environmental Health Sciences as well as a Ph.D. program in Toxicology that is administered by the USM. This proposal is concurrent with a proposal to establish a Ph.D. degree in Environmental Health Sciences. The present M.S. degree will initially not admit students, but will be offered as an exit path for doctoral candidates who cannot or choose not to complete the Ph.D., or to those students who successfully complete the requirements and opt to obtain the additional credential.
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Status

Status: Completed
Completed On: 09/27/2017

History

Approval(s):
Presidential Approval: 11/04/2016
BOR Approval: 02/17/2017
MHEC Approval: 09/27/2017
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Reviewed By: Senate
Received: 10/26/2016
Decision Date: 11/02/2016
Decision: The Senate voted to approve the proposal.
Actions: The Senate reviewed the proposal at its 11/2/16 meeting and voted to approve the creation of an MS program in Environmental Health.
Next Step: Presidential Approval
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Reviewed By: Senate Executive Committee (SEC)
Received: 10/12/2016
Decision Date: 10/19/2016
Decision: The SEC voted to place the item on the November 2, 2016 Senate meeting agenda for consideration.
Actions: The SEC discussed the proposal at its 10/19/16 meeting and voted to forward the proposal to the Senate for review.
Next Step: Senate Review
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Reviewed By: Programs, Curricula, & Courses (PCC) Committee
Received: 09/30/2016
Decision Date: 10/07/2016
Decision: The PCC Committee voted to approve the proposal.
Actions: The PCC Committee considered this proposal at its meeting on October 7, 2016. The committee met with Steven Roth from the Maryland Institute for Applied Environmental Health in the School of Public Health to discuss the proposal. After discussion, the PCC Committee voted unanimously to approve the proposal.
Next Step: SEC Review
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