The M.P.H. program prepares students for management in the public health sector, such as federal, state, and local health agencies. Some M.P.H. graduates work in the private sector.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to apply operations management concepts to address organizational performance issues in health service organizations.
- Students will be able to describe legal perspectives on health policy and management issues, including assessment of legal and regulatory environments in the context of public health.
- Students will be able to apply economic principles for allocating and mobilizing resources for public health interventions and programs.
- Students will be able to apply the principles and tools of budgeting, resource management, and financial analysis to improve efficiency of public health and health care delivery organizations.
- Students will be able to develop policy options for the achievement of an agency's or program's objectives.