The graduate certificate in health informatics and data analytics prepares clinicians, health care managers, statisticians, epidemiologists, computer programmers, data analysts, and other professionals in analysis of complex health care data, including data extracted from electronic health records, claims data, and consumer generated data. Since electronic health records and related data repositories are becoming increasingly more massive, the certificate emphasizes topics related to big data analysis. Data mining, propensity scoring, and other advanced analytic techniques covered in the certificate can handle complex problems typically found in observational data: large, multidimensional and multi-type data sets, with many confounding issues and noise. These techniques can be computationally efficient on large scale analysis and intelligent in predicting an outcome.
This certificate qualifies for Title IV Federal Financial Aid.
Admissions
Applicants must hold a bachelor's degree from a an institution of higher education accredited by a Mason-recognized U.S. institutional accrediting agency or international equivalent and must have a minimum of a 3.0 GPA to be considered. Applicants must meet the admission standards and application requirements specified in Graduate Admissions and must apply using the online Application for Graduate Admission. The application process is competitive, and applications are considered for the fall and spring semesters. For application deadlines and detailed application requirements, refer to the College of Public Health Admissions website.
Policies
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Certificate Requirements
Total credits: 18
This certificate may be pursued on a full-or part-time basis.
Students must complete at least 18 credits of required courses with a grade of B or better. The course content and syllabi are also available at the program website and by contacting hap@gmu.edu.
Required Courses
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students must complete six of the following: | 18 | |
| Computational Tools in Health Informatics | ||
| Health Care Databases | ||
| Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research I | ||
| Health Data Integration | ||
| Statistical Process Control in Healthcare | ||
| Health Data Visualization | ||
| Data Mining in Health Care | ||
| Radiology Informatics | ||
| Causal Analysis Comparative Effectiveness | ||
| Advanced Health Data Mining | ||
| Total Credits | 18 | |