Degree: Master of Public Health
Program (Major/College): M.P.H./P.H.
Concentration: Health Policies & Programs (Code: HPP)
COPH Department: Health Policy & Management
Minimum Credit Hours: 42
In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Health Policies and Programs graduates will be able to:
- Assess the health care system in the United States, including the role of the public health disciplines;
- Employ analytic skill in health economics and health policy analysis;
- Demonstrate understanding of public policy analysis, program evaluation, and health law;
- Analyze ethical issues and implications of cultural diversity in health policy and management;
- Develop competencies in applying analytic and evaluation methods to health care issues;
- Develop leadership, interpersonal and communication skills; and
- Apply critical thinking skills and knowledge to a policy or program issue in public health or health services.
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