Jan. 28-30 Virtual Operations, Campus Remains Closed

Bowie State University will continue with virtual operations for all classes and office operations through Friday, January 30, 2026. The campus will be closed to all non-essential personnel, and all campus activities are canceled. All buildings except residence halls and the dining hall will be closed. Essential personnel should report on time. This is due to the extended time required to clear the extensive snow and ice accumulation on campus. University crews are making every effort to resume campus operations, as a safe return to in-person learning and work remains our top priority. Only essential personnel and residential students are permitted access to the campus through Jan. 30. For more information, please visit BowieState.edu/weather. 

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Program Requirements

To earn your Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Public Health Informatics (PHIS), you must complete 18 credit hours, 12 core credits and 6 elective credits 

Core Courses 

  • Public Health Informatics (3 credits) 
  • Governance, Ethical and Legal Aspects of Public Health Informatics (3 credits) 
  • Advanced Public Health Informatics (3 credits)
  • Public Health Informatics Capstone (3 credits) 

Electives 

  • Epidemiology (3 credits) 
  • Pharmacotherapeutics (3 credits) 
  • Advanced Health Assessment (3 credits) 
  • Advanced Pathophysiology (3 credits) 
  • Big Data Analytics (3 credits) 
  • Introduction to Information Systems (3 credits) 
  • Principles and Practices of Information Systems (3 credits) 
  • Data Management (3 credits) 
  • Decision Support Systems (3 credits) 
  • Health Data Analytics (3 credits) 
  • Object-oriented Programming (3 credits) 
  • Information Systems Analysis and Design (3 credits) 
  • Information Systems Project Management (3 credits) 

The admission committee and program director may assign prerequisite courses in IT or health science to close any gaps in your ability to succeed in the program.  

The PHIS program requires a minimum grade of 2.5 in all courses.