MPH Program
Department of Health Policy and Management
Core Competencies Introduced
and Developed
Health Promotion and
Community Health Sciences
Emphasis in Border Health
Health Promotion and
Community Health Sciences
Core and Concentration
Competencies Applied and
Demonstrated
PHSB 605- Social & Behavioral Research
Methods
PHSB 610- Community Organization &
Assessment
PHSB 611- Program Planning
PHSB 612- Public Health Interventions
PHSB 613- Program Evaluation
Concetration Competencies
Introduced and Developed
PHSB 605- Social & Behavioral Research
Methods
PHSB 620- Introduction to Border Health
PHSB 689- US/Mexico Border Public
Health Systems and Practices
PHSB 612- Public Health Interventions
PHSB 611- Program Planning
PHSB 613- Program Evaluation
Practicum
Captstone
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PHEB 603- Biostatistics II
PHEB 612- Data Management/Computing
PHEB 609- Categorical Data Analysis
PHEB 614- Longitudinal Data Analysis
PHEB 606- Survival Analysis
PHEB 600/605
Introduction to
Epidemiology
PHEB 602
Biostatistics
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Pract one
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Capts
PHSB 603
Social and
Behavioral
Determinants of
Health
Biostatistics
Epidemiology
PHEB 610- Epidemiological Methods I
PHEB 612- Data Management/Computing
PHEB xxx- Epidemiology Content Course
PHEB xxx- Epidemiology Content Course
PHEB 603- Biostatistics II
PHEB 609- Categorical Data Analysis
Public Health
Cornerstone
Course
PHEO 600- Basic Environmental Toxicology
PHEO 630- Environmental and
Occupational Diseases
PHEO 615- Environmental Measures
PHEO 650- Risk Assessment
Environmental Health
Emphasis in Occupational Health
PHEO 618- Occupational Safety
PHEO 640- Industrial Hygiene
PHEO 682- Industrial and System Safety
PHEO 655- Human Factors and Behavior
Based Study
PHEO 678- Ergonomics of the
Lower Back
PHEO 679- Ergonomics fir Upper
Extremities
PHPM 605/606
Introduction to
Health Policy and
Management
Health Policy and Management
PHPM 614- Strategic Planning and
Marketing I
PHPM 623- Healthcare Financial
Management I
PHPM 640- Health Policy and Politics
PHPM 633- Health Law and Ethics
Hospital Administration
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PHEO 600
Principles of
Environmental
and Occupational
Health
PHPM 614, 615- Strategic Planning and
Marketing I, II
PHPM 602- Managerial Statistics
PHPM 623, 624- HC Financial Mgmt. I, II
PHPM 661- Intro. to Health Econ.
PHPM 640- Health Policy and Politics
PHPM 633- Health Law and Ethics
PHPM 631- Health Info. Mgmt. Systems
PHPM 617- HC Quality Evaluation and
Utilization Mgmt.
PHPM 620- Operations Mgmt.
PHPM 616- Intro. to Mgmt.
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Articulate a definition of public health that captures the unique
characteristics of the field (e.g., population-focused, communityoriented, prevention-motivated and rooted in social justice) and how
these contribute to professional practice.
Identify the main components and issues of the organization, financing
and the delivery of public health systems and health services in the US.
Describe the legal basis for public health and health service
Describe the attributes of ethical leadership in public health and
demonstrate leadership skills for building partnerships.
Communicate public health policy and management issues using
appropriate channels and technologies and effective written and oral
skills.
Describe the principles of program planning, development,
management and evaluation in public health initiatives.
Apply an understanding of feedback loops to public health dynamics.
Apply the core functions of assessment, policy development, and
assurance in the analysis of public health problems and their solutions.
1. Articulate a set of core values and an achievable mission
and vision.
2. Apply principles of strategic planning and marketing to
public health.
3. Understand the policy processes in the United States,
and apply this knowledge to the formation of public
health policy.
4. Write clear and concise public health policy
recommendations drawing effectively on peer-reviewed
literature.
5. Describe how state and federal laws affect the operation
of health plans and health facilities.
6. Use the basic public health finance and accounting
principles.
7. Apply basic economic principles to predict supply and
demand of public health services.
Objective 1
Assessed
with A1
Objective 2
Assessed
with A1
Objective 1
Assessed
with A2
Objective 2
Assessed
with A4
Course 1
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Course 2
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