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
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Admission to WKU Graduate Studies.
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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)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses (6 hours) | ||
| HCA 564 | Health Systems Informatics | 3 |
| HCA 574 | Decision Making in Health Care | 3 |
| 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 Hours | 9 | |