Program Overview

The HIC courses provide hands-on experiences solving current problems in the healthcare industry, including process improvement, project management, systems analysis and design, decision support, database management, and data analysis.

Program of Study

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
NURS 6720	Applied Statistics and Data Mining	3
NURS 6730	Process Improvement for Health Care	3
NURS 6740	Health Information Exchange Standards and Models	3
NURS 6750	Health Systems Project Management	3
NURS 6760	Clinical Decision Support Systems	3
Total Credit Hours		15

Admission Requirements

• Hold a baccalaureate degree from a regionally accredited university
• Minimum grade point average(GPA) of 3.0 (regular admission) or 2.75 (provisional admission)
• 3 Professional letters of reference

Learning Outcomes  

• SLO1: Develop and nurture interprofessional collaborations by communicating and consulting with other health care professionals, including administrators, community leaders and regulators
• SLO2: Utilize nursing research for the promotion of quality nursing education, safe client-centered health care, and evidence-based practice.
• SLO3: Utilize informatics to improve client outcomes and to promote the health and safety of individuals, groups and communities.