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:

• MPH-HSAP1: Use social science theories or methodologies in the analysis of current health care issues, such as health or health care inequalities;
• MPH-HSAP2: Assess the role of social, cultural, political, legal, or economic factors in shaping health care delivery systems or public health policy;
• MPH-HSAP3: Apply research methods to address a public health issue;
• MPH-HSAP4: Analyze public health policies and practices recognizing legal and ethical implications for individuals and populations; and
• MPH-HSAP5: Evaluate the political, legal, social, or institutional contexts in which health policies are developed.