Curriculum and CompetenciesMPH Program

Department of Health Policy and Management

PHSB 603Social and Behavioral

Determinants of Health

PHEB 600/605Introduction to Epidemiology

PHPM 605/606Introduction to

Health Policy and Management

PHEO 600Principles of

Environmental and Occupational

Health

PHEB 602Biostatistics

Public Health Cornerstone

Course

Health Promotion and Community Health Sciences

PHSB 605- Social & Behavioral Research Methods

PHSB 610- Community Organization & Assessment

PHSB 611- Program Planning PHSB 612- Public Health Interventions

PHSB 613- Program Evaluation

Health Promotion and Community Health SciencesEmphasis in Border Health

PHSB 605- Social & Behavioral Research Methods

PHSB 620- Introduction to Border HealthPHSB 689- US/Mexico Border Public

Health Systems and Practices PHSB 612- Public Health Interventions

PHSB 611- Program Planning PHSB 613- Program Evaluation

Biostatistics

PHEB 603- Biostatistics IIPHEB 612- Data Management/Computing

PHEB 609- Categorical Data AnalysisPHEB 614- Longitudinal Data Analysis

PHEB 606- Survival Analysis

Environmental Health

PHEO 600- Basic Environmental ToxicologyPHEO 630- Environmental and

Occupational DiseasesPHEO 615- Environmental Measures

PHEO 650- Risk Assessment Environmental Health Emphasis in Occupational Health

PHEO 618- Occupational SafetyPHEO 640- Industrial Hygiene

PHEO 682- Industrial and System SafetyPHEO 655- Human Factors and Behavior

Based StudyPHEO 678- Ergonomics of the

Lower BackPHEO 679- Ergonomics fir Upper

Extremities

EpidemiologyPHEB 610- Epidemiological Methods I

PHEB 612- Data Management/ComputingPHEB xxx- Epidemiology Content CoursePHEB xxx- Epidemiology Content Course

PHEB 603- Biostatistics IIPHEB 609- Categorical Data Analysis

Health Policy and Management

PHPM 614- Strategic Planning and Marketing I

PHPM 623- Healthcare Financial Management I

PHPM 640- Health Policy and PoliticsPHPM 633- Health Law and Ethics

Hospital Administration

PHPM 614, 615- Strategic Planning and Marketing I, II

PHPM 602- Managerial StatisticsPHPM 623, 624- HC Financial Mgmt. I, II

PHPM 661- Intro. to Health Econ.PHPM 640- Health Policy and Politics

PHPM 633- Health Law and EthicsPHPM 631- Health Info. Mgmt. SystemsPHPM 617- HC Quality Evaluation and

Utilization Mgmt.PHPM 620- Operations Mgmt.

PHPM 616- Intro. to Mgmt. of Human Resources

Core Competencies Introduced and Developed

Core and Concentration Competencies Applied and Demonstrated

Concetration Competencies Introduced and Developed

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1. Articulate 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.

2. Identify the main components and issues of the organization, financing and the delivery of public health systems and health services in the US.

3. Describe the legal basis for public health and health service4. Describe the attributes of ethical leadership in public health and

demonstrate leadership skills for building partnerships.5. Communicate public health policy and management issues using

appropriate channels and technologies and effective written and oral skills.

6. Describe the principles of program planning, development, management and evaluation in public health initiatives.

7. Apply an understanding of feedback loops to public health dynamics.8. Apply the core functions of assessment, policy development, and

assurance in the analysis of public health problems and their solutions.

HPM Core Competencies

Concentration Competencies1. 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.

How Competencies Work

Competency 1

Course 1Objective 1 Assessed

with A1

Objective 2 Assessed with A1

Course 2Objective 1 Assessed

with A2

Objective 2 Assessed with A4

Degree Plan

Student Online Portfolio◦ Update Each Semester

Advising Sessions

Tracking and Reflecting

P2 Competency Worksheet

Curriculum and Competencies

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