PUBH X760 - Data Visualization in R
Description
Lianne Siegel, PhD
Assistant Professor
Division of Biostatistics & Health Data Science
School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
In this course, you will learn how to manipulate data and prepare basic visualizations using the statistical software R. While the tools and techniques taught will be generic, many of the examples will be drawn from biomedicine and public health.
This non-credit course meets with the academic course PubH 7264-101 as part of the 2025 Public Health Institute.
Enrollment for this course will open on February 27, 2027.
Additional information can be found on the Public Health Institute website.
Objectives
Upon completing this course, students should be able to:
- Use RStudio and its features efficiently and appropriately
- Read data into R using multiple file types
- Understand and implement approaches in R to visualize data both for exploratory analyses and reports
Registration & Cancellation
The registration fee for this course is $595. You will receive an email letter outlining program logistics two weeks prior to the start of the course.
Requests for refunds will be honored in full if a written cancellation request is received prior to the course start date. An administration fee of $50 will be charged to all refund requests received after the first day of class. The University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) reserves the right to cancel any course. In the event of a course cancellation, registrants will receive a full refund of the program registration fee. SPH is not responsible for refund of travel or other costs incurred by registrants.
SPH will provide a certificate of attendance verifying 1.5 CEUs (15 contact hours) offered for this program. This course is eligible for 15 CPH recertification credits.
All courses are approved for CPH Recertification Credits by the National Board of Public Health Examiners.