RN to BSN students may pursue a Health Informatics focus or a Master's in Nursing focus that allows them to take up to three graduate-level courses (9 credits) that substitute for courses in their BSN program. Advisors can help students make the appropriate substitutions.
Master's Degree In Science-Health Informatics
- Health Informatics Focus as Part of BSN: If Nursing is your primary career and you would like to add a few courses in health informatics (HI) to enhance your skills and differentiate you from other job candidates, following the health informatics focus as part of your BSN by using the three HI courses (9 credits) listed below as substituting for other courses under the guidance of your advisor.
- Combined Bachelor's/Graduate Certificate: If you are pursuing a Nursing career but would like an option to apply for and change your career path to more health informatics-focused positions, the Combined Bachelor’s/Graduate Certificate option is the choice for you. This option involves applying for the Online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics (18 credits) and using 9 credits from the certificate towards your BSN degree.
- Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree: If you know that you would like to switch your career path to health informatics, the Combined Bachelor’s/Master’s Degree option is the choice for you. This option involves applying for the Master of Science in Health Informatics (36 credits) and sharing 9 credits between the BSN and MS by applying three graduate-level courses (9 credits) in HI to the BSN program requirements.
These three graduate-level courses can count towards BSN program requirements.
- HI 60401-HEALTH INFORMATICS MANAGEMENT (NURS 40075 - INFORMATION AND PATIENT CARE TECHNOLOGY FOR HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS)
- HI 60403-HEALTH INFORMATION SYSTEMS (NURSING UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVE)
- HI 60412-CLINICAL DECISION SUPPORT (NURSING UPPER DIVISION ELECTIVE)
*Additional health informatics courses are available and may be substituted with approval from and in consultation with the student’s undergraduate advisor. You can find the full list of available courses in the catalog.
Interested students should contact their advisor to discuss which options would be the best fit for their career goals.
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