Program Overview

Health Informatics Certificate (Graduate)

The Health Informatics Graduate certificate in Temple's Christopher M. Barnett College of Public Health is a 12-credit, online certificate that teaches students the practical skills they need to advance on their current career in healthcare or enter the rapidly expanding field of health informatics.

Program Description

Health informatics is the application of information technology to healthcare professions with the aim of creating tools and procedures that facilitate the diagnosis and treatment of patients. This field includes the knowledge, skills, and tools that enable information to be collected, managed, used, and shared to support the delivery of healthcare and promote health.

Program Details

• The certificate program expands students' understanding of:
  • Evaluation of health information technology
  • Data standards and vocabularies
  • Security and privacy requirements
  • The impact of IT on healthcare business practices and strategy
• Courses in the program are taught by industry leaders, who will train students to use widely deployed electronic health record systems.

Admission Process

The admissions process depends on whether students are applying as matriculated or non-matriculated graduate students. Students should carefully review the admissions information for this certificate program.

Program Format

• The certificate program is available either as an independent program or as a supplement to a primary graduate degree in the Barnett College of Public Health.
• Students can complete the certificate entirely online on a part-time basis, finishing the 12 required credits in two years or less.

What Sets Apart the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

• Designed for working professionals: All required courses can be completed online. Students may take classes in groups to facilitate professional networking.
• Practical, real-world experience: Students learn and practice critical skills in a hands-on environment using widely deployed electronic health record systems.
• A springboard to Temple's Master of Science in Health Informatics program: Students can qualify for admission to the MS in Health Informatics program by maintaining a cumulative GPA of 3.25 in their graduate certificate courses. They will be able to transfer all credits from the certificate into the master's program, satisfying four of its 12 course requirements.

Tuition and Fees

• Online tuition: $1,180 per credit
• Tuition rates are set annually by the university and are affected by multiple factors, including program degree level, course load, in-state or out-of-state residency, and more.

Additional Program Information

• The Barnett College of Public Health offers extensive, personalized advising services to students in each department. Graduate students in Health Informatics may contact the program director for program support.
• Related Graduate Degrees: Master of Science in Health Informatics