Apply knowledge theoretical constructs from related social and behavioral sciences
needed to plan and implement acceptable evidence-based intervention strategies for
preventive health practices.
Demonstrate skills and competencies needed to define the human health effects of
exposure to hazardous and toxic substances and to integrate these results with engineering,
social, economic and political concerns to reach decisions.
Demonstrate educational instructions in the recognition of community health indicators
and evaluation of factors in the home and workplace that may cause disease, dysfunction,
human suffering and premature death.
Demonstrate skills and competencies needed to distinguish the relative effectiveness
of different public health interventions utilizing appropriate principles and methods
from health, the social and behavioral sciences.
Demonstrate skills and capacity to effectively plan, manage, implement, and evaluate
health promotion and disease prevention programs as well as advocacy related to
behavioral, social, environmental and cultural factors that affect health and health-related
Apply instructional and research skills in the technical and scientific disciplines
that have direct or indirect impact on the prevention of disease and the promotion
of health and wellness through the control of environment.
To be awarded an MPH degree, students must successfully complete all academic work
by the semester they wish to graduate. Capstone fieldwork experience or a thesis must
also be completed. Specific requirements to be fulfilled by the graduating students