Certificate in Health Informatics

Certificate in Health Informatics (21 hours)

The NCCU- SLIS Certificate in Health Informatics is a 21-credit hour program of study that provides preparation to become part of the emerging industry of electronic medicine and digital records. Students learn about big data analytics and healthcare management of systems and patients. They obtain the basics about the fields of biomedicine and clinical information science. Students grow doing projects about artificial intelligence, predictive analytics, decision systems, robots, and big data analytics. The program can be completed within 12-18 months while participating in research and systems development projects.

The course of study is made up of 3 core courses and 4 electives:

Required Courses (3):

  • LSIS 5010, Information Systems in Organizations
  • LSIS 5015, Introduction to Health Informatics
  • LSIS 5451, Database Systems

Elective Courses. Students take 4 courses in one of these specializations: Systems Applications, Interface Design and Usability, and Electronic Database Retrieval. The courses to choose from include:

    • LSIS 5835, Human Factors Seminar
    • LSIS 5845, Healthcare Information Systems and Applications
    • LSIS 5750, Special Topics Seminar in Medical Terms
    • LSIS 5440, Data-mining and Management with Statistical Analysis Applications
    • LSIS 5460, Artificial intelligence
    • LSIS 5245, Health Sciences Resources and Services
    • LSIS 5883, Graphical Representation
    • LSIS 5750, Special Topic course in one or more of these subjects:
      • Digital Government
      • Digital Inclusion
      • Geographic Information Systems
    • LSIS 5620, Practicum in Library Specialization
    • LSIS 5700, Independent Study

For more information, contact the SLIS admissions director, at: admissions@nccuslis.org