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Consistent with the university student outcomes, upon completion of the Master of Public Health degree, graduates will be able to:

  1. Apply epidemiological methods to settings & situations in public health practice.
  2. Select quantitative & qualitative data collection methods appropriate for a given public health context.
  3. Analyze quantitative & qualitative data using biostatistics, informatics, computer-based programming & software, as appropriate.
  4. Interpret results of data analysis for public health research, policy, or practice.
  5. Compare the organization, structure & function of health care, public health & regulatory systems across national & international settings.
  6. Discuss the means by which structural bias, social inequities & racism undermine health & create challenges to achieving health equity at organizational, community & systemic levels.
  7. Assess population needs, assets & capacities that affect communities’ health.
  8. Apply awareness of cultural values & practices to the design, implementation, or critique of public health policies or programs.
  9. Design a population-based policy, program, project or intervention.
  10. Explain basic principles & tools of budget & resource management.
  11. Select methods to evaluate public health programs.
  12. Discuss the policy-making process, including the roles of ethics & evidence.
  13. Propose strategies to identify relevant communities & individuals & build coalitions & partnerships for influencing public health outcomes.
  14. Advocate for political, social or economic policies & programs that will improve health in diverse populations outcomes.
  15. Evaluate policies for their impact on public health & health equity.
  16. Apply leadership and/or management principles to address a relevant issue.
  17. Apply negotiation & mediation skills to address organizational or community challenges.
  18. Select communication strategies for different audiences & sectors.
  19. Communicate audience-appropriate public health content, both in writing & through oral presentation to a non-academic, non-peer audience with attention to factors such as literacy & health literacy.
  20. Describe the importance of cultural humility in communicating public health content.
  21. Integrate perspectives from other sectors and/or professions to promote & advance population health.
  22. Apply a systems thinking tool to visually represent a public health issue in a format other than standard narrative.