Health Informatics Minor

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TOTAL MINOR HOURS: 12

The minor in health informatics will provide students with foundational competencies in health informatics. Areas of emphasis include the design, development, adoption, implementation, and application of IT-based innovations in healthcare services delivery, public health, consumer health, and health information management. Health information technology standards, terminology, policy, privacy and security are also covered in this minor program.

Students will be required to take 2 core courses to cover the fundamentals of health informatics. The students will then be able to tailor their minor towards there career path by selecting two electives.

Minor Requirements

Required Minor Courses: (12 credit hours)

Minor Core Courses: 2 courses; 6 credit hours

LIS 4776 - Health Information Technology Credit(s): 3
LIS 4785 - Introduction to Health Informatics Credit(s): 3

Minor Elective Courses: 2 courses; 6 credit hours

Select 2 elective courses from the following list of course options.

HIM 3657 - Electronic Health Records Foundations Credit(s): 3
HIM 4658 - Management of Health Information Systems Credit(s): 3
LIS 2780 - Database Concepts Credit(s): 3
LIS 4477 - Clinical Decision Support Credit(s): 3
LIS 4482 - Networks and Communication Credit(s): 3
LIS 4632 - Health Information Sources Credit(s): 3
LIS 4779 - Health Information Security Credit(s): 3
LIS 4800 - Introduction to Data Science Credit(s): 3

Additional Information

GPA Requirements

Minor GPA (all USF courses which are applied to minor requirements): 2.0

Grading Requirements

A “C” (2.0) or better to meet minor course requirements unless specified elsewhere

Note: Some USF courses have higher grade criteria to meet prerequisite knowledge necessary for progression into higher level courses.

Residency Requirements

CAS Minor Academic Residency Requirement: Fifty percent (50%) of the minor must be taken at USF

Advising Information

Undergraduate Advising Information

The College of Arts & Sciences (CAS) Advising Team provides students with support to create timely graduation plans that will integrate both their academic and professional goals. Each of our undergraduate programs has dedicated professional advisors with specialized knowledge and understanding of the major requirements, course offerings, undergraduate research, and career opportunities in their field. Additionally, we have dedicated pre-health and prelaw advisors to help students prepare for admission to professional graduate programs.

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