Online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

Program Overview

This 100% online Health Informatics Graduate Certificate program prepares students for careers in health IT, including medical records and health information management. The program includes five required courses covering topics such as health informatics, healthcare safety, software engineering, and database systems. Graduates may transition into the Software Engineering Master's program.

Program Outline

Outline:

• Overview and Courses:
• 100% online program
• Option to transition into the Software Engineering Master's program
• Aims to meet the need for health IT professionals
• Five required 3-credit courses
• Required Courses:
• CSC 8200: Health Informatics and eHealth Systems
• CSC 8210: Healthcare Safety, Security, Law and Ethics
• CSC 8220: Software Engineering and Health Informatics
• CSC 8230: Database Systems and Health Informatics
• CSC 9010: Special Topics

Careers:

• Medical Records and Health Information technicians (Projected 8% growth by 2029)
• Management, retrieval, exchange of health data
• Healthcare Safety