Cross-Disciplinary Certificate in Health Informatics - Health

School of Health Policy and Management
Coordinator: Serban Dinca-Panaitescu

Admission: This certificate may be taken by students who hold community college diplomas or university degrees, concurrently by students enrolled in any university degree program, or independently by professionals in the health field. Prospective students must be admitted to the Faculty of Health and must hold a community college diploma with an overall grade point average of B or a university degree with an overall grade point average of C.

The certificate may be taken concurrently with a university degree. There is no restriction about the type of degree program in which students are enrolled concurrently. If the student does not already hold a completed health related university degree or college diploma, then the concurrent degree must be completed in order to obtain the certificate.

Certificate Requirements:

Note 1: Additional prerequisites that are not part of the certificate course requirements are waived for students registered in the certificate.

Note 2: AK/ITEC 1000 3.00, HH/HLST 2040 3.00 and HH/NURS 3230 3.00 must be completed before taking electives or 4000 level courses.

30 credits as follows:

Core Requirements (18 credits):

AK/ITEC 1000 3.00
HH/HLST 2040 3.00
HH/HLST 3310 3.00
HH/HLST 4320 3.00
HH/NURS 3230 3.00
HH/NURS 4200 3.00

Elective Requirements (12 credits) chosen from the following:

HH/HLST 3320 3.00
HH/HLST 3341 3.00
HH/HLST 4310 3.00 or AK/ITEC 2010 3.00
HH/HLST 4330 3.00
HH/HLST 4340 3.00
AK/ITEC 3210 3.00
AK/ITEC 4010 3.00
AK/ITEC 4040 3.00
HH/NURS 3210 3.00
HH/NURS 3220 3.00
HH/NURS 3240 3.00
HH/NURS 4210 3.00

Course Substitutes

Subject to course exclusions, program requirements/restrictions, and residence requirements, the following courses are acceptable substitutes for the purpose of meeting certificate requirements.

• Rules and Regulations in the Faculty of Health