Graduate Catalog 2026-2027

Digital Health and Data Management, Certificate (1804)


Program Coordinator

Gregory E. Ellis-Griffith, gregory.ellis-griffith@wku.edu, (270) 745-3076

The graduate certificate in Digital Health and Data Management provides an introduction to health administration as it relates to current and future use of emerging technology for the provision of health services, to include the ethical and risk management implications with acquisition, sharing and governance of patient data.  

Students who complete the Digital Health and Data Management Graduate Certificate can apply credit hours toward the Master of Health Administration degree.

Program Admission

  • Admission to WKU Graduate Studies.

  • A baccalaureate degree in a related field or a baccalaureate degree and related experience in health administration.

Graduate Studies Admission

Please refer to the admission section of this catalog for Graduate Studies admission requirements.

Program Requirements (9 Hours)

Required Courses (6 hours)
HCA 564Health Systems Informatics3
HCA 574Decision Making in Health Care3
Elective (3 hours)3
*Any HCA 500+ course
Epidemiology
Applied Statistical Methods
Contemporary Business Analytics
Data Management
Principles of Cybersecurity for Data Analytics
Cybersecurity Risk and Compliance
*Other elective courses may be chosen with advisor approval
Total Hours9