George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health

Communicate with diverse audiences PUBH 2110 Public Health Biology PUBH 3132 Health and Environment PUBH 3135W Health Policy PUBH 2110—In the Policy Briefs, students write a policy brief on a topic of their choice. [...] PUBH 3132—In the Group Paper Presentation, groups of students prepare a PowerPoint presentation on an assigned peer-reviewed publication. [...] PUBH 3135W—In the Policy Analysis assignments, students write a paper on a health care topic of their choice. [...] Information Literacy: Students should be able to locate, use, evaluate and synthesize public health information Locate information PUBH 3133 Global Health and Development PUBH 3133—In the Policy Communications Final Assignment, students are tasked with finding primary sources or analysis from credible sources, on a global health topic of their choice. See ERF. [...] Use information PUBH 3133 Global Health and Development PUBH 3133—In the Policy Communications Final Assignment, students use the information they find in primary or credible research sources to argue for the reasoning of prioritizing their global health challenge. See ERF. [...] George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health 237 Evaluate information PUBH 3131 Epidemiology PUBH 2142 Introduction to Biostatistics for Public Health PUBH 3131—In Paper #2, students use the MAARIE framework to evaluate a current article. [...] Synthesize information PUBH 3133 Global Health and Development PUBH 3133—In the Policy Communications Final Assignment, students write a 1,000- to 1,500-word paper on a global health topic of their choice. [...] Strengths • GWSPH faculty who teach undergraduates bring a wealth of research and practice experience to the classroom. [...] • Students would prefer more real-life scenarios for their writing and communication assignments. • GWSPH does not currently require an undergraduate field experience due to resource constraints. Future Plans • The BS in Public Health curriculum committee will discuss the communication criterion for appropriate places to include additional opportunities to expose students to a variety [...] • The BS in Public Health is hoping to build more courses with real-life applications for our students, such as more service-learning courses or internships for credit electives.George Washington University, Milken Institute School of Public Health 239 • GWSPH is currently reviewing how to best incorporate a field experience into the curricular requirements.