Foundational Learning Objectives for MPH, MHSA, MHI, MS, and PhD
| Competency | Domain | |
| 1 | Explain public health history, philosophy and values | Profession and Science of Public Health |
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Identify the core functions of public health and the 10 Essential Services | Profession and Science of Public Health |
| 3 | Explain the role of quantitative and qualitative methods and sciences in describing and assessing a population's health | Profession and Science of Public Health |
| 4 | List major causes and trends of morbidity and mortality in the US or other community relevant to the school or program | Profession and Science of Public Health |
| 5 | Discuss the science of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention in population health, including health promotion, screening, etc. | Profession and Science of Public Health |
| 6 | Explain the critical importance of evidence in advancing public health knowledge | Profession and Science of Public Health |
| 7 | Explain effects of environmental factors on a population's health | Factors Related to Human Health |
| 8 | Explain biological and genetic factors that affect a population's health | Factors Related to Human Health |
| 9 | Explain behavioral and psychological factors that affect a population's health | Factors Related to Human Health |
| 10 | Explain the social, political and economic determinants of health and how they contribute to population health and health inequities | Factors Related to Human Health |
| 11 | Explain how globalization affects global burdens of disease | Factors Related to Human Health |
| 12 | Explain an ecological perspective on the connections among human health, animal health and ecosystem health (e.g., One Health) | Factors Related to Human Health |