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Applied Practice Experience
Applied Practice Experience
What are Applied Practice Experiences (APE)?
APE allows students to apply the knowledge, skills, and theories learned in the classroom to real-world public health issues outside the classroom. Students will demonstrate attainment of MPH foundational and concentration-specific competencies through these experiences. Students can learn from public health professionals in various settings, including governmental, non-governmental, non-profit, and for-profit organizations. One of the student’s experiences must be an interprofessional education experience where the student will collaborate with professionals outside of public health. During their APE, students will also build their professional network, collaborate with interprofessional teams and jumpstart their public health career!
What are some examples of APE?
- Internships
- Project-Based Learning Experiences
- International Experiences
- Community-Based Service-Learning Course, e.g.
Community Application of Public Health Sciences - PHC 6934. This Public Health Service-Learning Course and Applied Practice Experience provides firsthand learning experience conducting a professional quality evolution for a community-based program. The focus is on mentoring and assisting you in partnering with a community organization to evaluate their program(s) to better serve the needs of children and families in our community and state.
Student Testimonials for PHC 6934: Community Application of Public Health Sciences
Alyssa Persad, MPH Student
Gabriela Cruz, MPH Student
Chinwendu Ilonzo, MPH Student
“My experience in the Community Application of Public Health Sciences course was great! We learned about the foundation of program evaluation and applied this knowledge to a semester-long evaluation project. We brainstormed with the organization’s Director of Federal Grants to produce formative evaluations and action steps to better guide their workforce development. This course has prepared me for future program evaluation work. I highly recommend taking it!"