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Direct Master's Accelerator - Master of Science - Environmental Health Sciences At University of South Carolina: Tuition Fee: $32,196.00 USD / Year (Scholarship Available)

Direct Master's Accelerator - Master of Science - Environmental Health Sciences At University of South Carolina: Tuition Fee: $32,196.00 USD / Year (Scholarship Available)

If you have the academic ability to apply directly to your degree program and you do not need additional English support, the Direct Master’s Accelerator Program (Direct MAP) is the ideal route of entry into University of South Carolina. It is designed to meet the needs of the highest-achieving, bilingual students.
 Through Direct MAP, you will be fully enrolled in your degree-course schedule alongside your fellow domestic students. Students continue into their second semester with 9 degree credits.

As a Direct Master's Accelerator student at the University of the South Carolina, you will:

  • Gain direct access to the degree program of your choice, and a selection of rigorous courses hand-picked by your academic advisor to match your interests and career goals at no additional cost.
  • Receive a well-rounded educational experience with the help of coaches and mentors who help you get the most out of your time in the United States.
  • Expand your professional network through career preparation and programming that deepens your connection to the university, your fellow classmates and potential employers.


The M.S. degree is an academic research degree, which may be tailored to individual interests and job market needs. This degree requires a minimum of 36 graduate hours and combines real-world problem solving and research skills with other technical, health and related skills to prepare effective environmental health researchers for the public and private sectors. Students complete a research thesis, and graduates from our M.S. program obtain employment within federal, state and local public health and environmental protection agencies, federal and state research laboratories, contract research laboratories, industry, consulting firms and universities. Positions include research scientist, water quality specialist, toxicologist, ecotoxicologist, health physicist and environmental law enforcement.

 

Upon the graduation, students will:

  • Demonstrate an overall mastery of concepts of environmental health sciences; demonstrate competency of the major concepts and applications of environmental health specific to their respective area of research; and display the ability to extend this understanding to relevancy and application to real-world environmental health sciences issues.
  • Understand and be able to discuss specific applications of environmental health practice in their respective area of research interest.
  • Demonstrate the ability to develop original hypotheses to address relevant concerns in the environmental health sciences and possess skills to advance the role of environmental health sciences in the field of public health.
  • Demonstrate detailed knowledge of how their specific studies fill a gap in the field of environmental health sciences. The student must also demonstrate detailed understanding of specific research topics examined as part of the thesis and the ability to apply this knowledge to broader real-world environmental health topics.
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