Combine your study of information science, computer science, health care and administration with a graduate certificate in health informatics: administration.
Why Get a Health Informatics: Administration Certificate?
Health informatics: administration is the interdisciplinary study of the design, development, adoption, management and application of technology-based innovations in health care services delivery, management and planning. Adding a health informatics: administration certificate to your resume can help launch or advance your health care career.
A graduate certificate in health informatics: administration is a good opportunity for those who have completed a bachelor’s degree in health administration, business administration, nursing or another discipline to acquire the skills and knowledge in a critically important area of health informatics.
Why Study Health Informatics: Administration at CSUN?
You'll receive instruction from two top centers of knowledge at CSUN: the Health Administration program and the Department of Systems and Operations Management.
You can take the certificate at the same time you are completing your master of science in health administration (M.S.H.A.). You'll declare health informatics: administration as your area of specialization. Once you've successfully completed the M.S.H.A. and the certificate courses, you'll be awarded both your degree and the certificate.
What You'll Learn
You'll take a total of five graduate courses:
- Health Informatics
- Seminar in Healthcare Information Management
- Supervised Field Training
- Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design
- Managing Projects in Healthcare Informatics
Admission Information
To be considered for admission to a CSUN graduate certificate program, you will need to:
- Meet university requirements.
- Meet department requirements for the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics—Administration.
- Apply to both the university and the specific certificate program of interest.
To learn more about the certificate, contact the program coordinator.