Graduate Certificate in Population Health Informatics

The Graduate Certificate in Population Health Informatics prepares professionals to use health data, informatics, and digital health technologies to improve public health outcomes and address health disparities. Students develop skills in data management, analysis, visualization, and health information systems to support evidence-based decisions across healthcare, public health, and technology.
This graduate certificate program prepares students for data analysis and management, information system development and evaluation, and the application of decisions. These skills enable them to effectively address and improve health outcomes in various populations. Courses can possibly be applied to a Master’s degree program in public health in SPH of UofM.
Credit Hours: 15
- PUBH 7180 | Foundations of Public Health (0 credit hours)
- COMP 6001 | Introduction to Python Programming
- COMP 7115 | Database systems
- PUBH 7475 | Principles of Population Health Informatics
- PUBH 7472 | Digital Health Interventions and Evaluations
and one of the following
- PUBH 7470 | Community and Population Health Dashboards
- COMP 7150 | Fundamentals of Data Sciences
- PUBH 7104 | Large Datasets/Public Health Research
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Requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Population Health Informatics includes
- Completed SOPHAS application
- Undergraduate degree with minimum GPA
of 3.0 - Curriculum Vitae/Resume
- Statement of Purpose (400-500 words)
- Credentials evaluation for foreign transcripts
- Language proficiency test if language of
instruction was not English
