Program Overview

Health Informatics - Graduate Certificate

Overview

The Health Informatics graduate certificate prepares graduates to assume entry-level, mid-career, or senior-level positions within healthcare systems. Based on the students' experience, the certificate is customizable to their interests and career goals within health informatics venues.

Admissions

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Minimum 2.75 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
• Official transcript(s)
• Résumé
• Goal statement
• Three letters of recommendation (starting with spring 2026 admission term, two letters of recommendation will be required)
• English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:
  • Minimum 94 TOEFL iBT score
  • Minimum 7.0 IELTS score
  • Minimum 65 PTE score
  • Minimum 120 DET score

Application Deadlines

• Fall Semester: April 15
• Spring Semester: November 15
• Summer Term: March 15

Program Requirements

Certificate Requirements

• HI 60401: Health Informatics Management (3 credit hours)
• HI 60403: Health Information Systems (3 credit hours)
• Certificate Electives (choose from the following): 12 credit hours
  • HI 60402: Legal Issues in Health Informatics
  • HI 60410: Health Records Management
  • HI 60411: Clinical Analytics
  • HI 60412: Clinical Decision Support
  • HI 60413: Change Management in Health Informatics
  • HI 60414: Human Factors and Usability in Health Informatics
  • HI 60416: Health Informatics Issues: Policy, Politics, and Ethics
  • HI 60417: Public Health Informatics
  • HI 60418: Clinical Analytics II
  • HI 60419: Consumer Health Informatics
  • HI 60636: Standardized Terminologies in Healthcare
  • HI 60691: Seminar in Health Informatics
  • HI 60792: Elective Internship in Health Informatics
  • HI 61095: Special Topics in Health Informatics
  • HI 61096: Individual Investigation in Health Informatics
  • Advisor-Approved College of Communication and Information courses

Graduation Requirements

• Minimum Certificate GPA: 3.000
• Minimum Overall GPA: 3.000

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the program will be able to:

1. Reconcile the needs of clinical and non-clinical users of health information systems utilizing workflow analysis, systems analysis, and project-management principles.
2. Analyze collected data of health information systems, utilizing principles of data mining, statistics, and clinical analytics.
3. Manage the implementation of health information systems in multiple healthcare venues using principles of organizational dynamics and change management.
4. Facilitate communication between clinical and non-clinical users of health information systems.
5. Successfully obtain the credential of Certified Associate in Health Information Systems.