Competencies

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 health systems and policy will be able to:

• use social science theories or methodologies in the analysis of current health care issues, such as health or health care inequalities;
• apply research methods to address a public health issue;
• assess the role of social, cultural, political, legal, or economic factors in shaping health care delivery systems or public health policy;
• analyze public health policies and practices recognizing legal and ethical implications for individuals and populations; and
• evaluate the political, legal, social, or institutional contexts in which health policies are developed.