Geospatial Health, Post-Baccalaureate Certificate
Saint ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ University's Geospatial Health Certificate is a 15-credit training program that provides students the public health and geographic information systems (GIS) coursework to identify and better understand the role that location has on health behaviors and outcomes. Students will develop skills in mapping, analyzing data and using spatial data to answer some of publicÌýhealth’s most challenging problems. This certification is for graduate students from a variety of health and social science disciplines, working professionals seeking geospatial analysis skills and students taking a ‘gap year.’
Curriculum Overview
SLU's Geospatial Health Certificate is a 15-credit program that includes core public health and GIS courses with a capstone course, Place and Health.
Fieldwork and ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ Opportunities
Students will have opportunities to work with faculty and advisors focused on research projects in community- and government-based health care and public health settings.
Careers
Students who complete SLU's Geospatial Health Certificate will be well-positioned for jobs in data science, health planning and public health research and practice, as well as other fields that intersect with GIS, including hospital and health care administration and urban planning.
Admission Requirements
Applicants should have a bachelor's degree, preferably with a 3.00 grade point average.Ìý Applications are reviewed on a holistic and rolling basis.Ìý Applicants will apply through , the common application system for public health schools and programs.ÌýÌý
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Tuition | Cost Per Credit |
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Graduate Tuition | $1,310 |
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Information on Tuition and Fees
Scholarships and Financial Aid
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Saint ÀË»¨Ö±²¥ University's College for Public Health and Social Justice is fully accredited by the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). To see our most recent accreditation documentation, please visit theÌýCollege for Public Health and Social Justice website.
- Graduates will be able to develop a final project consisting of finding data, compiling the data into a geodatabase, performing analysis, producing GIS output, and modeling lattice and spatial point data.Ìý
- Graduates will be able toÌýdesign, implement and present a health-focused GIS-based research project.
- Graduates will be able toÌýcritically analyze research findings and health and social policies to better understand how to improve problem-solving and decision-making about health and community resources.
Code | Title | Credits |
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³Ò±õ³§Ìý5010 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
³§°¿°äÌý5670 | Spatial Demography – Applied Spatial Statistics | 3 |
±Ê±«µþ±áÌý5500 | Place and Health | 3 |
Elective | ||
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5030 | Geospatial Data Management | |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5080 | Digital Cartography and Geovisualization | |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5090 | Introduction to Programming for GIS and Remote Sensing | |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5092 | Machine Learning for GIS and Remote Sensing | |
Choose one of the following: | 3 | |
±á²Ñ±ÊÌý5000 | Health Care Organization | |
´Ç°ùÌý±Ê±«µþ±áÌý5050 | Health Care Across the Life Course: From Policy to Practice | |
·¡±Ê±õÌý5250 | Social Epidemiology | |
Total Credits | 15 |
Program Notes
Alternatively, this certificate can be completed part-time over two years, taking one course per semester plus one course during the summer between Years 1 and 2.ÌýÌý
Continuation Standards
Students must maintain a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 3.00 in all graduate/professional courses.
Roadmaps are recommended semester-by-semester plans of study for programs and assume full-time enrollmentÌýunless otherwise noted. Ìý
Courses and milestones designated as critical (marked with !) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation. Transfer credit may change the roadmap.
This roadmap should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor/mentor each semester. Requirements, course availability and sequencing are subject to change.
Year One | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5010 | Introduction to Geographic Information Systems | 3 |
±á²Ñ±ÊÌý5000 or ±Ê±«µþ±áÌý5050 or ·¡±Ê±õÌý5250 |
Health Care Organization or Health Care Across the Life Course: From Policy to Practice or Social Epidemiology |
3 |
Ìý | Credits | 6 |
Spring | ||
³§°¿°äÌý5670 | Spatial Demography – Applied Spatial Statistics | 3 |
±Ê±«µþ±áÌý5500 | Place and Health | 3 |
³Ò±õ³§Ìý5030 or ³Ò±õ³§Ìý5080 or ³Ò±õ³§Ìý5090 or ³Ò±õ³§Ìý5092 |
Geospatial Data Management or Digital Cartography and Geovisualization or Introduction to Programming for GIS and Remote Sensing or Machine Learning for GIS and Remote Sensing |
3 |
Ìý | Credits | 9 |
Ìý | Total Credits | 15 |
For additional admission questions, please contact:
Bernie Backer
Director of Graduate Recruitment and AdmissionsÌý
bernard.backer@slu.eduÌý
314-977-8144Ìý