Earn a Masters in Health Sciences (MSHS) From a 100% Online University

Your courses at Trident will be relevant and inspiring. As an MS in Health Sciences student, you will take a variety of classes, including Cultural Diversity in Health Sciences, Scholarly Writing in the Health Sciences, and Biostatistics.

You must complete 40 semester credits of core courses and electives. See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all program course offerings.

The Master of Science in Health Sciences (MSHS) degree program has the following four concentrations:

• Environmental and Occupational Health and Safety
  This concentration prepares professionals for management and director-level positions in the environmental health sciences and occupational health and safety fields.
• Health Education
  This concentration prepares professionals to work effectively as health educators.
• Public Health
  This concentration prepares professionals for careers in the public health field as well as advanced doctoral studies.

 

See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of all concentration course offerings.

The MS in Health Sciences program also offers a 4 course (16 credits) graduate certificate. The following certificates are offered:

• Health Education

 

See the Trident University Catalog for full descriptions of course offerings.

• Bachelors degree from an accredited college or university.
• Cumulative minimum GPA of 2.5.
• Certificate-seeking students must provide official transcripts of all prior academic work, including military transcripts.
• Masters degree and certificate students are required to provide official transcripts from the institution granting the most recently conferred bachelors or masters degree.
• Academic entrance exams, such as GRE, MAT or GMAT, are not required for admission.
• International students must provide proof of English proficiency (see Trident University Catalog for details).

• Transfer students are required to provide official transcripts of all prior academic work without exception.
• Prior academic work will be articulated during the admission process.
• All courses, whether applied to a program or general elective in transfer will be posted to the student’s permanent record.
• Transfer credits will not be included in the calculation of overall GPA.
• Graduate coursework submitted for transfer must have been completed within the prior seven years unless the content is deemed outdated or no longer equivalent or relevant by Trident.
• Trident may accept for transfer to the masters degree up to 30% of graduate level credits from other accredited colleges or universities. All transferred course credits must have a GPA of 3.0 or better.

Trident University offers high quality online degrees designed to impart the skills and knowledge required to compete in today’s marketplace for high demand careers. While our mission is to prepare students effectively to pursue career and professional development in their respective fields, finding gainful employment is the individual responsibility of the student. We do not imply or guarantee that students will find employment or be placed in any particular job as a result of completing an educational program.

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Tuition cost for the masters program: 

University Fees:

• Books and Supplies: $0
• Bounced Check Fee: $30
• Course Materials: $0
• Diploma Copy: $30 (optional)
• Doctoral Application Fee: $75 (non-refundable)
• Food, Housing, and Transportation: N/A
• Graduation Fee: $150
• Lab Fee: $25-69 (for students enrolled in courses with a lab portion)
• Official Transcript: $10 (rush fee $35)
• Other Expedited Shipping Fees: varies based on region
• Payment Plan Set-up: $30 (non-refundable)
• Student ID Card: $10 (optional)
• Technology Fee: $0
• Other fees may apply and are subject to change without advance notice.

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