Comprehensive Exams

Individuals writing test questions for Spring 2008 Comprehensive Exams

Core Exams

• Principles of Community Health: Jim Neff
• Research Design: Harry Zhang
• Public and Community Health Administration: TBA
  • Handout for Comprehensive Examination
  • Research Methods Questions Masters Review

Emphasis Area Exams

• Environmental Health: Jim English
  Recommended reading for ENVH comp questions:
  1. Nadakavukaren, Anne, Our Global Environment: A Health Perspective (Sixth Edition Waveland Press Inc., Illinois, 2006.
  2. Moore, Gary S. Living with the Earth: Concepts in Environmental Health Science Second Edition. Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, 2001.
  3. Grad, Frank P., The Public Health Law Manual (Second Edition) American Public Health Association, Washington D.C., 1990
  4. Moore, Gary S., Environmental Compliance: A Web - Enhanced Resource Lewis Publishers, Boca Raton, 2001.
• Health Education and Promotion: Jim Neff
• Health-Care Management: Joe Flannery
  1. Take time to read and understand the question. Determine if there are multiple parts to the question and what the relationship(s) is between the parts.
  2. Systematically approach answering the question.
  3. Apply the Quick Study and Analysis Plan (QSAP) approach. This will assist with clarity and comprehensiveness in answering the premise of the question
  4. Support you position with facts. Avoid comments such as, I believe. Avoid overuse of the first person.
  5. Write with power. Do not weaken your answer with contractions and series of pronouns.
  6. Use journal and newspaper articles gathered in class to support your position.
  7. Avoid quoting the text, but use text references in your own words to demonstrate understanding.

A Guide For Health Promotion Practice (PDF)