Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be prepared to:

1. Accurately evaluate the efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare policy in a dynamic healthcare environment.
2. Lead and inform the professional dialogue on key health services issues.
3. Design, conduct, and analyze studies of economic evaluation in healthcare.
4. Apply critical-thinking skills to the analysis of controversial issues and conflicting perspectives associated with healthcare ethics and law.
5. Identify and mobilize human and institutional resources and services to meet the health services needs of diverse communities and populations.
6. Engage in scientific inquiry that advances the knowledge base of research and practice in health services.

Additional Learning Outcomes for the Community Health Education and Advocacy Specialization

7. Demonstrate an understanding of global community health education programs, strategies, and campaigns.

Additional Learning Outcomes for the Healthcare Administration Specialization

7. Demonstrate effective approaches to leadership, strategic planning, governance, and public policy needed in health services.

Additional Learning Outcomes for the Leadership Specialization

7. Analyze leadership theories, concepts, and tools that provide the foundation for health services decision making.

Additional Learning Outcomes for the Public Health Policy Specialization

7. Design, implement, and evaluate public health policy.

For assistance in deciding which online degree specialization fits your goals, request information or speak with an enrollment advisor by calling 1-866-492-5336. A list of international toll-free phone numbers is available for students outside the United States.