Competencies

Master of Public Health (M.P.H.) Competencies - Urban Health Administration

Each concentration 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 urban health administration will be able to:

• identify the health status of U.S. populations and their related determinants;
• identify the structure and function of health-related systems in U.S. cities;
• demonstrate skills in policy and program planning, development, and evaluation;
• apply leadership skills to create health partnerships and build coalitions to improve public health;
  
• apply leadership and management principles to administer health-related organizations;
  
• utilize budgeting, human resource management, and financial management in health-related organizations; and
• apply quality improvement principles and methods to enhance health outcomes and the performance and productivity of health organizations.