MPH Foundational Knowledge Areas and MPH Competencies
The MPH degree curriculum is competency-based to comply with current national efforts to improve the quality and accountability of public health training programs. Our accrediting body, the Council for Education in Public Health (CEPH), has identified and provided 12 Foundational Public Health Knowledge Areas and 22 Foundational Competencies which ensure that all MPH students have knowledge and skills in the five basic, discipline-specific, competency areas of public health: biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, health policy and management, and the social and behavioral sciences, as well as cross-cutting and emerging public health areas. Students also attain competency in informatics and communication, professionalism, systems thinking, research methods, and problem-solving. The Foundational Public Health Knowledge Areas and the Foundational Competencies are addressed by our core curriculum.
MPH Foundational Knowledge Areas
The 12 Foundational Public Health Knowledge Areas are found here.
CEPH Foundational Competencies
The 22 Foundational Competencies are found here.
MPH Concentration-Specific Competencies
The Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Health Policy and Management, and Community Health concentrations have specific competencies:
- Epidemiology & Biostatistics
- Health Policy and Management
- Community Health
- Climate Solutions and Health
MPH students' success in achieving these competencies is measured before and after completion of the Program (Orientation and Graduation Competency Assessments), as well as before and after each Core course (Pre/Post Course Competency Assessments).
For students who matriculated prior to Fall 2018, see the Associate Director for Academic & Student Affairs, Lakshmi Ramsoondar, for more information regarding competencies.
