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Twin Cities Campus
Leadership in Health Information Technology for Health Professionals Postbaccalaureate CertificateSchool of Nursing
School of Nursing
Link to a list of faculty for this program.
Contact Information
School of Nursing, 5-160 Weaver-Densford Hall, 308 Harvard Street SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455 (612-625-7980; fax: 612-625-7727)
Email:
nursecerts@umn.edu
Website: http://www.nursing.umn.edu
Along with the program-specific requirements listed below, please read the
General Information section of
this
website for requirements that apply to all major fields.
By combining formal clinical or public health advanced preparation with course work in health information technology (HIT), individuals who earn the postbaccalaureate certificate in leadership in health information technology for health professionals will be able to lead the successful deployment and use of HIT to achieve transformational improvement in the quality, safety, outcomes, and thus in the value of health services.
Program Delivery
Prerequisites for Admission
The preferred undergraduate GPA for admittance to the program
is 3.00.
Admittance to the program requires a baccalaureate degree from an accredited institution in a clinical or public health discipline. Example degrees would be a BS/BA in nursing or public health.
Preferred: Advanced degree in clinical or public health discipline from an accredited institution (nursing MS/DNP/PhD; public health MPH/MS/PhD; MS/PhD in other health-related field)
Other requirements to be completed before admission:
Applicants must have clinical or public health experience. A minimum of two years of management experience is required if the applicant does not hold an advanced degree.
International applicants must submit score(s) from one of the following tests:
The preferred English language test is Test of English as Foreign Language.
Key to test
abbreviations
(TOEFL, MELAB).
For an online application or for more information about graduate education admissions, see the
General Information section of this
website.
Program Requirements
Use of 4xxx courses towards program requirements is not permitted.
A minimum GPA of 3.00
is required for students to remain in good standing.
Required Coursework (16 credits)
Take the following courses:
NURS 5115 - Nursing Informatics and Digital Health Technologies
(3.0 cr)
NURS 5611 - Database Principles for Healthcare
(2.0 cr)
NURS 6105 - Systems Analysis and Design
(3.0 cr)
NURS 7051 - Data Science for Healthcare
(2.0 cr)
NURS 7105 - Knowledge Representation and Interoperability
(2.0 cr)
NURS 7108 - Population Health Informatics
(2.0 cr)
NURS 7113 - Clinical Decision Support: Theory
(2.0 cr)
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Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Fall & Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 3.0 [max 3.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F or Aud |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Summer |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Fall |
Credits: | 2.0 [max 2.0] |
Grading Basis: | A-F only |
Typically offered: | Every Spring |