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Programs Offered
- Certificate
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Delivery Options
- On-Campus
- Accelerated
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Credits
- 12 credits
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Timeline
- Two–four semesters
Master Computing Skills for Modern Healthcare Innovation
From electronic health records to clinical decision support systems, healthcare increasingly relies on technology to manage information and support patient care. Health informatics combines healthcare, information technology, and data science to collect, organize, analyze, and protect health information. This interdisciplinary field helps healthcare professionals and organizations responsibly use data to support informed decisions, improve communication, and strengthen healthcare delivery.
Michigan Tech's Foundations of Health Informatics Graduate Certificate, offered online and on campus, introduces the fundamental concepts and practices of health informatics. Develop essential knowledge and skills in programming, data analysis, security and privacy, data management, systems analysis, and design.
Who is This Certificate For?
This certificate is designed for professionals and students with backgrounds in healthcare, clinical practice, information technology, and related fields who want to strengthen their knowledge of health informatics. It's also a good fit for graduate students seeking a concentration in health informatics or a foundation for further graduate study. Also, each of the health informatics-related certificates can be applied towards the MS in Health Informatics.
What You Need to Know
In the graduate certificate in Foundations of Health Informatics you will acquire skills for preparing, coding, and processing data for security and privacy, data analysis, and system analysis. The curriculum integrates building skills in communication and project management while working on data from real-world problems.
Admissions
Students take four required courses, which are offered in the fall and spring semesters. Candidates with work experience in clinical and information technology environments can also apply. See complete admissions requirements.
Accelerated Option
Michigan Tech Bachelor's + 1 Semester = Accelerated Graduate Certificate
Current Michigan Tech undergraduates or recent alumni, get started right away. Our accelerated graduate certificates are a fast, affordable way to add graduate credentials to your bachelor's degree in as little as one semester. Be more marketable in your industry or prepare for your master's degree. Explore accelerated certificate options.
Online Option
Accredited Courses, Convenience
Online learning at Michigan Tech provides greater flexibility and can fit around your busy schedule wherever you are. Upgrade or change your career path.
Credits
This graduate certificate requires a minimum of 12 total credits. Students may apply the credits earned for this certificate toward a graduate degree at Michigan Tech.
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