Post-Master’s Nursing Informatics Certificate
Features
- 15 credits
- Flexibility to individualize learning
- Can be completed in four academic terms
- Access to an interdisciplinary group of healthcare informatics scholars at the University of Pittsburgh
Benefits to You
- Builds on your clinical knowledge and broadens your marketability
- Prepares you for an excellent job market
- Maximizes your time investment to obtain the credentials you want, without requiring an extensive second Master's curriculum.
- Provides the academic credit required to prepare for the ANCC certification examination as a practicing informatics nurse specialist.
Admission
- Master's Degree in Nursing or Registered Nurses with a Master’s Degree in another field and relevant work experience
- Current licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse
- Satisfactory resume
- Satisfactory letters of professional reference
- Satisfactory interview (phone interview acceptable)
Courses Required
Fall Term
- NURSP 2075 Introduction to Health Informatics 3 cr.
- NURSP 2088 Introduction to Database Management Systems 3 cr.
Spring Term
- NURSP 2076 — Clinical Information Systems 3 cr.
Summer Term
- NURSP 2085 — Nursing Informatics Practicum 2 3-4 cr.
Fall Term
- NURSP 2086 — Nursing Informatics Practicum 2 3-4 cr.
Total Credits=15-17
For more program information, contact:
Concentration Coordinator- Karen Courtney, PhD,RN
- Phone: 412-624-9647
- Email: courtk@pitt.edu
To receive an application packet contact:
- University of Pittsburgh
- School of Nursing
- Student Services
- 239 Victoria Building
- Pittsburgh, PA 15261
- Phone: 412-624-4586
- Toll Free : 1-888-747-0794
- Fax: 412-624-2409
- Email: sao50@pitt.edu