All MPH graduates demonstrate the following competencies.
The school or program documents at least one specific, required assessment activity (eg, component of existing course, paper, presentation, test) for each competency below, during which faculty validate the student’s ability to perform the competency.
These competencies are informed by the traditional public health core knowledge areas, (biostatistics, epidemiology, social and behavioral sciences, health services administration and environmental health sciences), as well as cross-cutting and emerging public health areas.