Public Health Informatics & Technology Certificate

Public Health Informatics and Technology Interest Form

List of PHIT Courses and How to Enroll

Instructional Video: How to Enroll - Public Health Informatics and Technology CCPHIT Courses

This program is designed to prepare students to work effectively in public health informatics and technology to improve the ability of the community's ability to respond to public health challenges. Students may work for community programs, health services organizations, government agencies, and the private sector in data analysis, systems analysis, informatics, project management and design, research or administration. This certificate is state supported. 

Core Courses

Pre-requisite: Students must meet a minimum 2.5 GPA overall. 

PHIT Requirements Worksheet 24-25.pdf

Complete ALL of the following courses:

Course Number & Title (units)

ONE (1) of the following:

  • HSC 360: Public HealthInformatics: The Roleof Data (3)
  • BME 440: Healthcare Informatics (3)
  • CECS 456: Machine Learning (3)
  • IS 470: Business Intelligence (3)
  • HCA 416: Management &Information Systems (3)
  • STAT 491: Statistical Modeling in Epidemiology (3)
  • HSC 403: Community HealthStatistics

 

Prerequisites†

HSC 360: HSC 201or HSC 260

BME 440: A 'C' or betterin BME 315

CECS 456:A 'C'or better in CECS 381or EE 381 or STAT 381

IS 470: IS 310; IS majors, IS Minors only,and Business Analytics Certificate

HCA 416: none

STAT 491: STAT 381 or instructor consent

HSC 403: GE foundations; A 'C' or better in STAT 108, STAT 118, HDEV 190, SOC 170, or PSY 110; upper division standing

HSC 460A: Emerging Technologies for the Public Health(3)HSC 260 and HSC 360 or department consent

ONE (1) of the following:

  • HSC 460B: Public HealthMaps & SpatialAnalysis for HealthEquity (3)
  • GEOG 371: Geospatial Science for Health (3)

 

HSC 460B : HSC 260 andHSC 360

GEOG 371: GE foundations; upper division standing

ONE (1) of the following:

  • HSC 260: Intro to Public HealthInformatics & Technology (3)
  • CECS 174: Intro to Programming &Problem Solving (3)
  • HSC 201: Intro to Public Health(3)
  • HSC 297: Selected Topicsin Health Science (3)
  • HSC 497: Selected Topicsin Health Science (3)

HSC 260: none

CECS 174: MATH 122(corequisite); waived for PHIT Certs

HSC 201: GE A2

HSC 297 : topic mustbe PHIT or any relevant course - consult with department

HSC 497: Department Consent; topicmust be PHITor any relevant course - consult with department

†Prerequisites are subject to change; consult the University Catalog for the most recent updates
  • Total units required for PHIT Certificate: 12