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HEALTH INFORMATICS MINOR

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 鈥淐鈥� (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