Health Analytics Graduate Certificate

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The Certificate in Health Analytics is designed to provide students with core training in health analytics, including skills in biostatistics, predictive modeling, text mining, and advanced programming/data skills demanded by community and health care institutions today. Offered by the School of Public Health, this Certificate requires 5 courses (15 hours) of graduate coursework. Students completing this certificate program will be competitive for a wide number of positions in the health care field.

Graduate Certificate

Admissions Requirements

Admission to the program will be based on competitive selection from the pool of applicants

Complete admission to The University of Memphis and the School of Public Health
A minimum of a BS/BA in a related field with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 point scale.

Program Requirements

Participants complete 15 credits hours of graduate work obtained from completing these five required courses:

PUBH 7150 - Biostatistical Methods I ** Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7152 - Biostatistical Methods II ** Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7170 - Epidemiology in PUBH I** Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7190 - Adv SAS for PUBH Prof 1 Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7104 - Large Data Sets/PUBH Research Credit Hours: (3)

Electives

For students who have already taken one or more of the above courses or equivalence prior to entering the Certificate program, following is a list of 6 elective classes from which students can choose to meet the 15 credit hours requirement: (For example, if a student has already taken SAS I, the student might wish to take SAS II to further develop their analytic skills.)

Electives that students may take if required courses have already been taken:

HADM 7109 - Health Information Systems ** Credit Hours: (3)
HADM 8109 - Health Information Systems Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7120 - Environmental Health I ** Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7153 - Biostat. in Bioinformatics Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 8153 - Biostat. in Bioinformatics Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7309 - Appl Surv Analys in Pub Hlth Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 8309 - Appl Surv Analys in Pub Hlth Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7310 - Mixed Model Regression Analys Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 8310 - Mixed Model Regression Analys Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 7311 - Appl Categorical Data Analys Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 8311 - Appl Categorical Data Analys ** Credit Hours: (3)

Progression/Retention Requirements

All students in the certificate program must maintain a 3.0 graduate GPA.
All coursework must be completed within 7 years.
In the semester of graduation, the student must submit the Apply to Graduate Form to the Graduate School and a Graduate Certificate Candidacy form to the School’s Program Coordinator and Director of Graduate Studies by the deadline specified by the Graduate School.