Evaluative Sciences Concentration

The mission of this concentration is to prepare public health professionals with the analytical, research, and statistical skills necessary to benchmark and evaluate health improvement initiatives in community and health care settings.  Increasingly, the health field is challenged to adopt an evidence-based approach to preventing and treating disease and disability. The concentration in Evaluative Sciences will play a critical role in meeting this challenge. There is a special emphasis on integrating cost effectiveness and cost benefit concepts into the curriculum so that resource allocation issues are considered.

Required Courses

HPH 555   Demographic Theory & Methods (3 credits)
HPH 560   Advanced Biostatistics (3 credits)
HPH 559   Advanced Research Methods (3 credits)
HPH 564   Qualitative Methods (3 credits)
HPH 534   Spatial Analysis: Health Application (3 credits)

For the Evaluative Science Plan of Study, click here.