M.P.H. Competencies - Department of Epidemiology
Each department identifies competencies for each degree offered. These competencies reflect the full range of knowledge, skills, and other attributes that a student will acquire as a result of completing the requirements for a particular degree.
Upon graduation, a student completing the M.P.H. curriculum in epidemiology will be able to:
- critique epidemiologic literature, assess its strengths and weaknesses, and determine if conclusion(s) are supported;
- use epidemiologic techniques to quantitatively assess patterns and changes in disease occurrence;
- formulate a specific hypothesis and determine an appropriate study design and analysis plan;
- design, implement, and assess ordinary data collection systems for public health research;
- design and implement basic quality control methods during data entry and analysis;
- appropriately analyze and interpret epidemiologic data, including large national and state level datasets; and
- communicate and present study findings to professional audiences.
