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BS in Data Science and Public Health

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The combined Data Science and Public Health (Khoury College and Bouvé College of Health Sciences) offers students a strong foundation and experiential education integrating studies in public health and data science. The program covers the social determinants of health, biostatistics and epidemiology, health communication, and health education and program planning. Students have an opportunity to study the collection, manipulation, storage, retrieval, and computational analysis of data in its various forms, including numeric, textual, image, and video data from small to large volumes.

This program is new for Fall 2024.

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Herman Saksono

Herman Saksono

Herman Saksono is an assistant professor at Khoury College, jointly appointed with the Bouvé College of Health Sciences. His research on human–computer interaction and digital health equity aims to encourage positive behaviors and catalyze social interactions around health, namely through a trio of health apps he designed and developed.

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