Healthcare Informatics Certificate - Accelerated Online Program

Mission

The Healthcare Informatics Certificate allows students who have already completed a Master of Science Health Science degree the opportunity to complete a second concentration and obtain a graduate certificate for that additional course work AND to allow other students the opportunity to complete a concentration only (no degree) with a graduate certificate to document their efforts.

This certificate may be used to document professional development for use in the student’s workplace and may qualify graduate hours necessary for faculty positions in high schools community colleges or universities.

Admission Requirements

Admission requirements include all requirements of the UTRGV Graduate College plus:

  1. Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution in the United States or a recognized international equivalent in a health related field OR other Bachelor degree and healthcare work experience.
  2. Undergraduate GPA of at least 3.0 in the last 60 semester credit hours.
  3. Two letters of reference
  4. Letter of intent
  5. Experience using Electronic Health Records is preferred.

Application for admission must be submitted prior to the published deadline. The application is available at www.utrgv.edu/gradapply.

Program Requirements

Required Courses - 18 Hours

HSIN 6347Information Management Technology and Consumer Health

3

HSIN 6348Healthcare Database Management

3

HSIN 6349Clinical Information Systems Life Cycle Management

3

HSIN 6350Health Systems Project Management

3

HSIN 6351Leadership in Health Informatics

3

HSIN 6352Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Information Technology

3

Total Credit Hours: 18