Health Sciences

The Healthcare Data Management Certificate is an online program offering four key courses that provide a thorough grasp of healthcare data management and visualization. This certificate focuses on hands-on data management skills in healthcare and forms a modular pathway that can be combined with other certificates.

A. Requirements for Admission to the Program

Applicants must fulfill the following requirements before enrollment. The department may make exceptions based on individual evaluations.

1. Meet the basic university requirement for admission to graduate certificate programs.
2. Possess a bachelor’s degree in a healthcare-related, IT, or data science field. A minimum GPA of 2.5 is required. No standardized test scores are required for this certificate program.
3. Submit a one-page written statement outlining the applicant’s interest in healthcare analytics and career goals.
4. Provide a current resume or curriculum vitae.
5. One letter of recommendation attesting to the applicant’s aptitude for graduate-level study and the healthcare industry.

Note: Applicants not meeting all the requirements may be considered on a case-by-case basis, and must address the specific reasons for any requirement waivers in their personal statement.

B. Program Requirements

MHDA 501 Healthcare Data and Analytics (3)
MHDA 502 Programming for Health Analytics (3)
MHDA 505 Data Modeling for Health Analytics (3)
MHDA 506 Healthcare Data Visualization (3)

Total Units Required for the Certificate: 12