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Twin Cities Campus
Public Health Informatics M.P.H.School of Public Health - Adm
School of Public Health
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Public Health, MMC 819, A395 Mayo Memorial Building, 420 Delaware Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-626-3500 OR 1-800-774-8636; fax: 612-624-4498)
Email:
sph-oasr@umn.edu
Website: http://www.sph.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
Information is key to effective public health administration. Surveillance systems provide information on infectious disease tracking, disease clusters, food-borne outbreaks, and injuries. Environmental monitoring systems provide information on health risks such as toxic chemicals or airborne pollutants. Registries contain information on vital statistics such as birth, death, and immunization. e-Public Health integrates information from electronic health records to use in improving population health.
Students pursuing the MPH in Public Health Informatics (MPH-PHI) learn how to manage public health information systems, including vital statistics systems, online analytical processing tools, immunization registries, population health surveillance, community health information networks, and more.
The MPH-PHI is offered both in-person and fully online. This program will prepare you to:
- Understand the significance of the various public health information systems and how to leverage these systems to improve health of the public
- Conceive, design, develop, implement, and use IT by applying informatics skills to population health
- Manage information systems within an organization or network of organizations
- Create state-of-the-art solutions at the intersection of informatics and global public health
Accreditation
This program is accredited by CEPH (Council on Education for Public Health)
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
All application materials are submitted directly to SOPHAS:
- Statement of Purpose and Objectives: Provide an essay describing your past education, experience, and current professional career objectives. You are encouraged to comment on any or all of the following: plans you have to use your education and training; the needs and/or challenges you perceive as important in your field of study; and any personal qualities, characteristics, and skills you believe will enable you to be successful in your chosen field of study.
- Resume or CV
- Official post-secondary transcripts from all U.S. institutions attended (must be sent directly from the institutions to SOPHAS). This includes previous study at the University of Minnesota.
- Three letters of recommendation from persons qualified to assess your academic work;
clinical, public health, or professional experiences; or leadership potential in public
health.
Applicants must submit their test score(s) from the following:
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(GRE, TOEFL, IELTS).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Plan C: Plan C requires
43
major credits and
up to
credits outside the
major.
There is no final exam.
A capstone project is required.
Capstone Project: The purpose of the master's project is to enable students to demonstrate: familiarity with the tools of research and scholarship in the field of public health informatics; the ability to work independently; the ability to plan and carry out a systematic investigation related to a public health issue; and the ability to effectively present, in written and oral form, the results of their investigation.
This program may be completed with a minor.
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
MPH-PHI Required Courses
MPH Core (15 credits)
Students must satisfy competency requirements in the six core areas of public health - administration, behavioral science, biostatistics, environmental health, epidemiology, and ethics.
Administration
PUBH 6751 - Principles of Management in Health Services Organizations
(2.0 cr)
Behavioral Science
PUBH 6020 - Fundamentals of Social and Behavioral Science
(2.0 cr)
Biostatistics
PUBH 6450 - Biostatistics I
(4.0 cr)
Environmental Health
PUBH 6101 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6102 - Issues in Environmental Health
(2.0 cr)
Ethics
PUBH 6741 - Ethics in Public Health: Professional Practice and Policy
(1.0 cr)
PUBH 6742 - Ethics in Public Health: Research and Policy
(1.0 cr)
Epidemiology
PUBH 6320 - Fundamentals of Epidemiology
(3.0 cr)
or
PUBH 6341 - Epidemiologic Methods I
(3.0 cr)
PHI Core (20 credits)
Students are required to complete the following PHI core courses to fulfill the MPH-PHI program requirements.
PUBH 6802 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6806 - Principles of Public Health Research
(2.0 cr)
HINF 5430 - Foundations of Health Informatics I
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6876 - Public Health Systems Analysis and Development (2.0 cr)
PUBH 6877 - Public Health Systems Analysis and Development Practicum (2.0 cr)
PUBH 6880 - Introduction to Public Health Informatics (2.0 cr)
HINF 5560 - Advanced Public Health Informatics (2.0 cr)
PUBH 6890 - Public Health Systems Development Project I (2.0 cr)
PUBH 6891 - Public Health Systems Development Project II (2.0 cr)
Electives (8 credits)
Students select the remaining 8 credits from other 5xxx, 6xxx, 7xxx, and 8xxx level courses. Courses can be taken outside of SPH as long as they begin with 5xxx or above, and with prior approval from program director. Students are strongly encouraged to take the following elective course as most related to PHI are projects:
- PUBH 6805 - Project Management for Health Professionals (2.0 cr)
Other suggested electives:
PUBH 6705 {Inactive}
(3.0 cr)
PUBH 6025 {Inactive}
(2.0 cr)
PUBH 6727 - Health Leadership and Effecting Change
(2.0 cr)
NURS 7108 - Population Health Informatics
(2.0 cr)
HINF 5431 - Foundations of Health Informatics II
(3.0 cr)
HINF 5520 - Informatics Methods for Health Care Quality, Outcomes, and Patient Safety
(2.0 cr)
HINF 5540 - Interprofessional Health Informatics
(2.0 cr)
NURS 5116 - Consumer Health Informatics
(2.0 cr)
Program Sub-plans
A sub-plan is not required for this program.
Students may complete the program with more than one sub-plan.
Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Global Health Interdisciplinary Concentration (GHIC) provides graduate students who are pursuing an M.P.H. with information necessary to define the constitution, cause, and consequences of health problems worldwide. The program offers a unique opportunity to explore the relationships between health, environment, politics, culture, and economic pressures in developed and developing nations. Developing countries are currently undergoing profound demographic changes--changes that are accompanied by shifts in patterns of illness. In many of these nations, the major causes of morbidity and mortality are mutating from traditional infectious diseases to chronic, non-communicable maladies like cardiovascular diseases, cancer, and diabetes. As a result, there is increasing demand for qualified public health practitioners who can identify and help reduce the vast and varied global vectors for chronic disease. Practical application of theory in the field is a major component of the GHIC. Students are encouraged to hone their expertise by pursuing an international field experience. The School of Public Health has established relationships with collaborative institutions abroad. SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the GHIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The Health Disparities Interdisciplinary Concentration (HDIC) addresses the unequal burden of health risks, morbidity, and mortality experienced by minority cultural and social groups in the U.S., as well as unequal quality of and access to health care. Achieving optimum health for all segments of society is a central goal of Healthy People 2020, and a concern in Minnesota as well. Despite Minnesota's ranking as one of the nation's healthiest states, Minnesota has some of the largest gaps among cultural and social groups in health indicators.
SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the HDIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
Public Health Policy Interdisciplinary Concentration Area
The School of Public Health's Public Health Policy Interdisciplinary Concentration (PHPIC) focuses on promoting the health of populations and groups through public and organizational policy. PHPIC is open to students pursuing an M.P.H., includes coursework that explores the way in which federal, state, local, and institutional entities affect the financing, structure, and delivery of public health and medical care. PHPIC coursework provides a better understanding of the health care system as a whole and prevention policy. The challenging curriculum helps M.P.H. majors hone practical skills that are highly sought after in the public health and policy arenas. Students who pursue the concentration can choose courses that emphasize:
- Understanding community dynamics
- Developing advocacy skills for public health
- Analyzing legal and policy structures
- Evaluating and implementing policies and programs
- Influencing community health
- Motivating and educating stakeholders and decision-makers
- Using policy as prevention strategy
Eliminating health disparities through policy SPH graduate students must complete a formal program plan if they want the PHPIC to appear on their transcripts. For more information, contact Carol Francis, interdisciplinary concentrations coordinator, at franc004@umn.edu or 612-624-6952.
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