NEWS
New Master’s Program to Meet Workforce Demands (click here)
UCF Trustees Approve New Master's Program in Health Informatics (click here)
'Health Informatics Specialists' Play Key Role in Health IT Ramp-Up (click here)
Healthcare IT stimulus funding: Show me where to put the money (click here)
Reach your goals—faster
UCF’s Department of Health Management and Informatics is now offering a graduate program in Health Informatics online. The program is enhanced by on-campus sessions and is designed to be finished in 16 months.
The program will:
- Develop your leadership and decision-making skills
- Enable you to serve your organization’s information needs
- Teach you to work using an evidence-based, knowledge-management approach
Getting In
A bachelor’s degree is required for admission to the program, as is a minimum undergraduate GPA of 3.0. Preference will be given to those with practical experience in clinical and management areas.
Curriculum
The Master of Science in Health Care Informatics will be awarded upon completion of appropriate prerequisite course work and 36 credits of prescribed graduate study. Credits must be taken in health-services management, health care informatics, research practicum/thesis, a symposium course and a seminar on health care informatics research.
The health care informatics program is unique in that it will focus on providing students with a thorough grounding in the clinical, management and business aspects of the health informatics field. The program will be offered through an online, distance- learning format to offer access and convenience to working professionals.
Course Requirements
Once you’ve completed any and all prerequisite course work, you will need 36 credit hours of required graduate-level courses—that’s all—and you can complete in 16 months. This course work includes these areas and projects:
- Health-services management
- Health care informatics
- Research/practicum thesis
- Symposium
- Seminar on health care informatics research
Getting a Job
Graduates can work as practitioners, managers, analysts and researchers. Numerous openings have been announced in several environments, including health centers and health insurance companies.
