Graduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Graduate Certificates


Public Health Certificate Competencies

  • Use biostatistical methods to analyze and report public health data. 
  • Specify approaches to assess, prevent and control environmental and occupational hazards to human health and safety.
  • Use epidemiologic methods to collect, study, analyze and report the patterns of disease in human populations for diverse audiences.
  • Apply policy process, development and analysis methods to address current national, state and local public health issues.
  • Identify social and behavioral science factors, theories and models and develop, implement and evaluate interventions designed to positively affect health behaviors in populations.
  • Exhibit high standards of personal and organizational integrity, compassion, honesty and respect for all people.
  • Identify the impact of diversity and culture on public health across discipline areas. 
  • Identify the basic ethical and legal principles pertaining to the collection, maintenance, use and dissemination of public health data.

Health Policy Certificate Competencies

  • Background information on the health care system
    • Understand an organization’s place within the health care system and the larger community;
    • Understand how decisions are made within the private, non-profit and government sectors;
    • Understand connections across these sectors
  • Health Law/ethics
    • Have a broad understanding of legal context for health administration
    • Have a broad understanding of the values and ethics that underpin health care administration
    • Be sensitive to diversity in the population and its implications for health care delivery
  • Quantitative Skills
    • Have a basic working knowledge of statistical analysis
    • Be able to measure and assess health status and health risks
    • Evaluate health care process improvements and performance
  • Decision Making
    • Develop analytic skills for effective decision making, including economics and management science
  • Personal Development
    • talent development
    • initiative
    • innovative thinking

Health Systems Management Certificate Competencies

  • Background information on the health care system
    • Understand an organization’s place within the health care system and the larger community;
    • Understand how decisions are made within the private, non-profit and government sectors; understand connections across these sectors
  • Leadership/professionalism
    • Develop verbal and written communication and negotiation skills
    • Understand the principles of effective human resource management
    • Develop skills in relationship/team building
    • Develop an awareness of ethical standards for the profession
  • Human resource management
    • Understand the principles of effective recruitment and personnel management
  • Health Law/ethics
    • Have a broad understanding of the values and ethics that underpin health care administration
    • Be sensitive to diversity in the population and its implications for health care delivery
  • Financial Skills
    • Have a command of the basic skills of accounting and financial management (e.g., prepare and manage budgets)
    • Understand principles of sound investment decisions
  • Decision Making
    • Develop analytic skills for effective decision making, including economics and management science