Population Health Informatics Minor

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Population Health Informatics is the scientific discipline of developing, implementing, analyzing, and evaluating information systems to improve health outcomes in healthcare systems and enhance population health in communities. The Population Health Informatics Minor aims to equip students from public health and other health-related disciplines with the necessary understanding, skills, and competencies in modern health informatics. This minor will broaden students' interest, pave the way for graduate studies, and create professional opportunities in health informatics and the public health job market.

The Population Health Informatics Minor requires a total of 18 hours: 3 lower division hours, 9 hours from the Public Health upper division core, and 6 hours from the list of approved electives.

Minor Requirements

18 semester hours: 3 lower division hours, 9 hours from the Public Health upper division core, and 6 hours from the list of approved electives.

Lower Division Core (3 Hours)

Choose one of two options:

PUBH 2181 - Population Health and Society Credit Hours: (3)
HLSC 2200 - Introduction to Public Health & Health Sciences** Credit Hours: 3

Upper Division Core (9 Hours)

Select any three courses:

PUBH 3150 - Health Data Analytics and Informatics Credit Hours: (3)
HCL 3020 - Healthcare Informatics ** Credit Hours: (3)
PUBH 3103 - Fundamentals of Population Health Informatics Credit Hours: 3
PUBH 4102 - Applications of Health Informatics in Population Health Credit Hours: 3

Electives (6 Hours)

Select two courses from the following:

PUBH 4103 - Managing Population Health Data Credit Hours: 3
PUBH 4151 - Analytic and Research Methods in Public Health Credit Hours: (3)