Public Health Data Management and Analytics

Foundational and Core Courses

Complete all courses (34 credits):

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

PH 801 Introduction to Public Health 3
PH 802 Biostatistics for Public Health 3
PH 803 Epidemiology for Public Health 3
PH 804 Public Health Policy and Administration 3
PH 805 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Public Health 3
PH 806 Environmental Factors of Health 3
PH 827 Principles of Public Health Leadership 1
PH 828 Community Engagement in Public Health Practice 3
PH 843 Public Health Research Methods 3
PH 854 Health Equity Framework for Public Health Practice 3
PH 892 Public Health Applied Practice Experience 3
PH 893 Public Health Integrative Learning Experience 3

Public Health Data Management and Analytics Curriculum

Complete three Data Management and Analytics courses (9 credits):

Course Number

Course Name

Credits

PH 826 Data Management and Public Health Practice 3
PH 878 Applied Biostatistics for Public Health 3
PH 829 Public Health and Healthcare Delivery Data 3

MSU Course Descriptions

Competencies:

  1. Create data management processes for public health practice.
  2. Construct visual representations of data using software to explore a public health data set.
  3. Develop a statistical analysis plan to describe and analyze public health data.
  4. Implement a statistical analysis plan to describe and analyze public health data.
  5. Report insights from the output of data analyses to the lay public and policymakers.
  6. Integrate concepts of a data equity framework into statistical analysis planning, presentation, and interpretation of results.