MPH with Public Health Informatics Concentration Curriculum

• PBHL-P 510 Introduction to Public Health
• PBHL-P 500 Social and Behavioral Science in Public Health
• PBHL-P 551 Biostatistics for Public Health
• PBHL-P 519 Env’t Science in Public Health
• PBHL-P 517 Fundamentals of Epidemiology
• PBHL-P 504 U.S. Healthcare Sys. & Health Policy

• PBHL-B 552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 635 Foundations in Public Health Informatics (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 628 Healthcare Information Systems (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 647 Introduction to Population Health Analytics (3 credits)

Select two courses for a total of 6 credits.

• INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (3 credits)
• INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics (3 credits)
• INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (3 credits)
• INFO-H 515 Introduction to Data Analytics (3 credits)
• INFO-H 517 Visualization Design, Analysis, and Evaluation (3 credits)
• INFO-H 518 Deep Learning Neural Networks (3 credits)
• INFO-H 519 Natural Language Processing with Deep Learning (3 credits)
• INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 781 Research Designs in Health Policy & Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 601 Advanced Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-B 581 Introduction to Computing (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 521 Management Science for Health Services Administration (3 credits)

• PBHL-P 602 Public Health Internship (2 credits)
• PBHL-P 705 Public Health Capstone (3 credits)

• PBHL-P 508 CPH Exam Review Course (1 credit)

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Core courses (12 credits)

• PBHL-P 510 Introduction to Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 511 Comprehensive Methods and Applications in Biostatistics and Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 513 Planning, Evaluation & Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-P 512 Communication & Leadership (3 credits)

Concentration courses (18 credits)

• PBHL-B 552 Fundamentals of Data Management (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 635 Foundations in Public Health Informatics (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 628 Healthcare Information Systems (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 645 Information Exchange for Population Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 647 Introduction to Population Health Analytics (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 521 Management Science for Health Services Administration (3 credits)

Elective courses (9 credits)

Select two courses for a total of 6 credits.

• INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (3 credits)
• INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics (3 credits)
• INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (3 credits)
• INFO-H 515 Introduction to Data Analytics (3 credits)
• INFO-H 517 Visualization Design, Analysis, and Evaluation (3 credits)
• PBHL-A 640 Public Health Applications of GIS (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 781 Research Designs in Health Policy & Management (3 credits)

Select one course for a total of 3 credits.

• PBHL-B 652 Biostatistics for Public Health II (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 601 Advanced Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 609 Infectious Disease Epidemiology (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 641 Ethics in Public Health (3 credits)
• PBHL-H 657 Application of Cost-Effectiveness Analysis in Public Health (3 credits)

Practical experience (6 credits)

• PBHL-E 603 Public Health Internship (3 credits)
• PBHL-E 706 Informatics Final Concentration Project (3 credits)