Public Health Data Management and Analytics Graduate Certificate

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The Graduate Certificate in Public Health Data Management and Analytics is designed to equip students with the skills to use various public health and health care data sources for applied public health practice. A data equity framework is integrated into this program to ensure fairness and equality. Students who complete the certificate will access, manage, assess, analyze, and report findings from different data sources commonly used in public health, such as vital records, surveys, and surveillance, as well as health care delivery settings, such as administrative claims and electronic medical records data.

Learning 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. 

Application Requirements*  

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*Graduate certificate applicants are subject to the same application requirements, process, and deadlines as MPH applicants.

Public Health Data Management and Analytics Graduate Certificate Curriculum

The Graduate Certificate in Public Health Data Management and Analytics is available only online. Students complete the 9-12 credits as specified below.

PH 802 is a pre-requisite for PH 878.

  • A waiver for PH 802 is available for those with equivalent experience or coursework.
  • No transfer credits allowed.

MSU Course Descriptions  

Course Number

Course Name

Semester Offered

Credits

PH 802 Biostatistics for Public Health Every Year: Fall, Spring, Summer 3

PH 826

Data Management and Public Health Practice

Every Year: Fall, Spring, Summer

3

PH 878

Applied Biostatistics for Public Health

Every Year: Fall, Spring, Summer

3

PH 829

Public Health and Healthcare Delivery Data

Every Year: Fall, Spring, Summer

3