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.