MPH Public Health Administration

In addition to the overall Master of Public Health degree competencies, Public Health Administration graduates will be able to:

Domain: Management and Planning

1. Integrate operational planning and management tools for performance and quality improvement;
2. Understand informatics methods and resources as tools to promote public health;
3. Build analytical thinking acumen, e.g., the ability to understand any issue by delving into its relevant components and formulating solutions;
4. Apply theory and strategy-based communication principles across different settings and audiences;
5. Demonstrate team building, negotiation, and conflict management skills;
6. Develop strategies to motivate others for collaborative problem solving, decision-making, and evaluation;
7. Promote high standards of personal and organizational integrity, compassion, honesty and respect for all people;
8. Describe the tasks necessary to assure that program implementation occurs as intended;
9. Explain the contribution of logic models in program development, implementation, and evaluation;
10. Differentiate among goals, measurable objectives, related activities, and expected outcomes for a public health program;
11. Identify characteristics of a system;
12. Acquire an in-depth knowledge of the concepts, rationale, and development of health services planning and evaluation;
13. Gain skills and knowledge of methodologies of the health services planning and evaluation process and its major tools;
14. Become oriented to information needs regarding community, institutional and individual health assessment and on the use of quantitative and qualitative methods for enhancing information;
15. Be able to present the concepts and skills in an integrated fashion in a project report [the workbook];
16. Integrate the assessment and evaluation of equity and ethical delivery of services into an actual program through a series of real world exercises; and
17. Demonstrate planning and evaluation approaches for diverse populations within a given geographic area.

Law and Ethics

1. Apply legal and ethical principles to the use of information technology and resources in public health settings;
2. Explain how professional ethics and practices relate to equity and accountability in diverse community settings;
3. Apply social justice and human rights principles when addressing community needs;
4. Apply basic principles of ethical analysis (e.g. the Public Health Code of Ethics, human rights framework, other moral theories) to issues of public health practice and policy;
5. Analyze the potential impacts of legal and regulatory environments on the conduct of ethical public health research and practice;
6. Distinguish between population and individual ethical considerations in relation to the benefits, costs, and burdens of public health programs;
7. Embrace a definition of public health that captures the unique characteristics of the field (e.g., population-focused, community-oriented, prevention-motivated and rooted in social justice) and how these contribute to professional practice;
8. Analyze the effects of political, social and economic policies on public health systems at the local, state, national and international levels; and
9. Analyze the impact of global trends and interdependencies on public health related problems and systems.

Financial Management

1. Understand and construct financial statements, applying ratio analysis and pro forma statement generation;
2. Apply financial management theory and principles to make decisions that promote financial well-being of the organization;
3. Execute financial mathematics, e.g., time value of money calculations, capital budgeting, return on investment, and project risk analyses;
4. Understand differences in public health financial management; and
5. Perform differential reimbursement calculations by payers (e.g., Medicare/Medicaid, self-pay, managed care).

Program Coursework

*CH=Credit Hours; Pre-reqs= prerequisite courses unless noted as CR (co-requisite) or CC (Concurrent requisite)

1. During 2^nd semester meet with advisor and begin planning field experience. See http://health.usf.edu/publichealth/academicaffairs/fe/. May be met through the Peace Corps Master’s International option.
2. Any grade below a C (C- to F) is required to be retaken.  The grade will be included in the student's GPA
3. The College Reserves All Rights to Repeal And/or Modify.
4. Supervised Field Experience
   
   • Students with little or no professional experience: 3 hours minimum. 
   • Students with relevant professional experience: 1-3 hours minimum.
   • Students with substantial work experience can negotiate a reduced number of hours with their advisor (e.g., 1 or 2 hours) if the student has meaningful experience (involving decision-making) in a health care or related organization