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Graduate Certificate in Public Health Informatics at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, United States

Programme overview

Public Health Informatics is an emergent area that has been defined as the systematic application of information and computer science and technology to public health practice and research. Public Health Informatics is distinguished from other healthcare informatics specialties in its focus on population/community health, prevention orientation and the role of government agencies in public health practice.

Faculty: Gillings School of Global Public Health  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Chapel Hill, NC, United States

What you will study

The certificate requires a minimum of 11 credit hours. Required courses include INLS 582 Systems Analysis; HPM 893 Public Health Informatics Practicum; BIOS 669 Working with Data in a Public Health Research Setting; HPM 760 Healthcare Quality and Information Management; INLS 523 Introduction to Database Concepts and Applications; BIOS 664 Sample Survey Methodology.

Career pathways

The PHI certificate is envisioned as either complementary to a graduate degree from SPH, SILS, and other UNC programs or as post-Baccalaureate advanced specialization training for members of the current public health workforce.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Graduate certificate: applicants are generally admitted to the Graduate School, which requires a four-year bachelor's degree (or international equivalent) and a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better; international applicants add TOEFL, IELTS or Duolingo.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

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