Health Informatics Graduate Certificate at University of Kansas

Programme overview

This online 16-credit-hour certificate focuses on the design and use of health information technology to store, manage and analyze health data. It is CAHIIM-accredited and stackable, so credits can count toward the MS in Health Informatics after a separate admission application.

Faculty: School of Health Professions | Department: Department of Health Information Management | Duration: Normally within one year of admission (maximum 4 years); fall or spring start | Study mode: online | Location: Lawrence, KS, United States

What you will study

Courses: HEIF 850 Introduction to Health Informatics, HEIF 851 Transforming Health Care through Use of Information Systems and Technology, HEIF 852 Health Data Theory and Practice, HEIF 853 Abstraction and Modeling of Healthcare Information, HEIF 779 Information Governance in Health Informatics and HEIF 860 Health Informatics Scholarly Project.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to the Health Informatics certificate program requires an online application. Students are admitted to begin either the fall or spring semester. Refer to the Department of Health Information Management website for application instructions and deadlines. Admission Requirements: A bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution documented by submission of official transcript indicating the degree has been conferred before entering the program. Official transcripts from institutions attended post-baccalaureate are also required.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms follow the KU academic calendar; the application for first-year and transfer students is submitted through the KU application portal (go2.ku.edu). The fall freshman scholarship deadline is Dec. 1, the FAFSA priority deadline is Feb. 1 and the fall transfer scholarship deadline is Aug. 1.

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