Master of Public Health - Environmental Health

Master of Public Health with environmental health concentration program provides an individual approach to the academic and professional development of each student. On admission, each student is assigned an advisor to assist with academic planning from the MPH faculty. Students must prepare an educational plan before registering for courses in order to map out progress through the degree consistent with career and personal goals. Program Learning Outcomes Apply epidemiological methods to settings and situations in public health practice Select quantitative and qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context Analyze quantitative and qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming, and software, as appropriate Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice Compare the organization, structure, and function of health care, public health, and regulatory systems across national and international settings Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities, and racism undermine health and create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community and systemic levels Assess population needs, assets and capacities that affect communities’ health Apply awareness of cultural values and practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention Explain basic principles and tools of budget and resource management Select methods to evaluate public health programs Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics and evidence Propose strategies to identify stakeholders and build coalitions and partnerships for influencing public health outcomes Advocate for political, social or economic policies and programs that will improve health in diverse populations Evaluate policies for their impact on public health and health equity Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue Apply negotiation and mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges Select communication strategies for different audiences and sectors Communicate audience-appropriate (i.e., non-academic, non-peer audience) public health content, both in writing and through oral presentation Describe the importance of cultural competence in communicating public health content Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote and advance population health Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative