Health Informatics Graduate Program 2021/2022

HEALTH MASTER’S DEGREE & GRADUATE CERTIFICATES | ONLINE OR EVENINGS

INFORMATICS Be at the forefront of the health industry, equipped with the technical, communication, and leadership skills needed to thrive in the fastest growing field: informatics. In this program, you will learn to leverage health data tools and applications to achieve business and research outcomes within the health sector. You will work on hands-on informatics projects using real-world data from a curated health data repository built with industry partners. Learn to optimize data to support evidence—and value-based results and enhance your knowledge in digital health, informatics, analytics data science, and artificial intelligence to solve the health challenges of our time.

HEALTH INFORMATICS COURSES CORE COURSES -Health Informatics Communication -Healthcare Workflow and Gap Analysis -Healthcare Finance -Experiential Learning in Health Informatics -Capstone Project

ELECTIVE COURSES Electives may be chosen from among all courses in the Health Informatics program. You may also select courses from other University College graduate programs in collaboration with your academic advisor.

STACK YOUR CREDENTIALS

SKILLS YOU’LL LEARN

Master’s Degree: 12 Courses (48 Credits) Graduate Certificate: 6 Courses (24 Credits) Specialized Certificate: 4 Courses (16 Credits)

-Solve real-world challenges in the health industry -Design sustainable, data-driven business practices -Employ quantitative and qualitative methods for health informatics projects

DIGITAL HEALTH

DIGITAL HEALTH

Stay at the cutting-edge of emerging health technology, including telehealth, digital health, and virtual health by learning how technology affects and improves diagnosis, treatment, training, patient records, and financial transactions.

CONCENTRATION COURSES

-Foundations of Digital Health -Healthcare Information Systems -Digital and Virtual Health -Values and Outcomes in Digital Health -Healthcare Cybersecurity

HEALTH DATA INFORMATICS AND ANALYTICS

HEALTH DATA

INFORMATICS &

ANALYTICS

HEALTH

DATA

SCIENCE

Learn about healthcare delivery in the U.S. within the framework of the “4 Ps”: patients/people, providers, payers, and population. This framework allows you to understand both informatics and analytics related to the process of transforming data into information, knowledge, and then insight.

CONCENTRATION COURSES

-Healthcare Data and Delivery by Perspective -Healthcare Ethics and Biostatistics -Healthcare Methods and Programming -Healthcare Data Mining, Integration, and Interpretation -Healthcare Database Applications -Healthcare Project Management and Professionalism

HEALTH DATA SCIENCE Leverage health data science tools and applications to achieve business and research outcomes within the health sector. You’ll work with real hands-on data science projects using de-identified data from a curated health data repository built with industry partners—the first of its kind!

CONCENTRATION COURSES

-Data Platforms in Healthcare -Health Data Mining -Healthcare Statistical Dynamics of Machine Learning -Health Data Science Reporting

FLEXIBLE SCHEDULES TO MEET YOUR NEEDS

CAMPUS HYBRID

ONLINE All programs can be completed 100% online and do not meet at specific times.

Meet on campus or on a field trip from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for 6 of 10 weeks, then do online work the other weeks.

USE REAL DATA FROM INDUSTRY PARTNERS The first of its kind in the nation, the data repository you’ll use throughout your studies is cultivated with real data from industry partners. That means the data projects you’ll work on are based on real-world scenarios you would find using de-identified patient data. This type of access to data prepares you to take on the healthcare challenges of our time.

DATA

INSIGHTS

Access de-identified patient data from industry partners.

Craft insights to create evidence-based solutions and take action.

KNOWLEDGE

INFORMATION

Take that information to cultivate knowledge about a problem.

Transform raw data into relevant information using informatics tools.

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CAREER OUTLOOK

Healthcare is one of the fastest-growing industries in the nation, according to Monster.com. The demand in healthcare and the health industry is ever-growing for talented data scientists to support analytics needs, putting data professionals in high demand, according to Health IT Analytics. For several years running, data scientist has ranked as the best job in the nation in terms of salary, opportunities, and job satisfaction, according to Glassdoor.

Our graduates have positions such as Healthcare Software Developer, Health Data Scientist, Chief Medical Analytics Officer, and Business Intelligence Developer at organizations such as Centura Health, HealthONE, Children’s Hospital Colorado, UC Health, and the Colorado Hospital Association.

THE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE ADVANTAGE

As the University of Denver’s college of professional and continuing studies, University College delivers a personalized education from a top 100 university, as ranked by U.S. News & World Report. Nearly 25 years ago, we launched online programming at the University of Denver. Since then, technology and education have evolved. What remains the same is our commitment to delivering a personalized student experience through small class sizes and dedicated academic advisors. At DU’s University College, you’re not just a number and we’re not just another online program. Discover what more than two decades of leading in online education gets you at universitycollege.du.edu.

2021/2022 TUITION

APPLICATION MATERIALS

Master’s Degree $35,712 Graduate Certificate $17,856 Specialized Certificate $11,904

• Application • Official Transcripts • Résumé

• Personal Statement (master’s only)

ADMISSION • A regionally accredited baccalaureate • 2.5 GPA (or equivalent) No GRE or GMAT required for admission because we believe test scores don’t tell the whole story.

No application fee! University College is committed to educational access, and given the difficult circumstances currently impacting millions of people, we are waiving application fees.

DEADLINES SPRING 2022

FALL 2022

Application Deadline February 11 Classes Start March 28

Application Deadline July 29 Classes Start September 12

SUMMER 2022 Application Deadline April 29 Classes Start June 13

ENROLLMENT MANAGER CONTACT INFORMATION:

MISSED THE DEADLINE?

We allow our students to take up to three classes before they have to submit their completed application.

WINTER 2023 Ask about starting as a non-degree Application Deadline November 4 student!

Classes Start January 3

STEPHANIE SWANSON Enrollment Manager 303.871.2492 stephanie.m.swanson@du.edu

Learn more and apply at universitycollege.du.edu.

HEALTH INFORMATICS universitycollege.du.edu/hinf