MS Data Analytics

Health Informatics is a fast-growing field in Public Health and Analytics, designed to train professionals in using technology and data to tackle health challenges in communities and populations. By collecting and analyzing data, experts in this area help improve public health decisions, monitor diseases, and support health programs and policies. This interdisciplinary field combines analytics, computer science, IT, healthcare, and public health, preparing graduates for a range of health-focused careers.

Core Course: 30

• BALT 5101 Analytical Tools for Management Decisions 3
• PBHL 5505 Health Systems, Law and Policy. 3
• PBHL 5506 Leadership and Management in Health Organizations 3
• PBHL 5601 Introduction to Health Informatics 3
• BALT 5201 Programming for Analytics 3
• PBHL 5602 Healthcare Information Systems 3
• BALT 6102 Business Analytics I: Predictive Analytics 3
• BALT 6103 Business Analytics II: Prescriptive Analytics 3
• PBHL 5604 Electronic Health Records 3

Select 2 of the following elective courses: 6

• BALT 6201 Databases and Data Warehousing
• MNGT 6701 Business Intelligence
• BALT 6301 Machine Learning
• BALT 6401 Analytics for Big Data
• BALT 6501 Data Visualization
• PBHL 6900 Health Informatics Capstone 3