Humber's one-year Ontario Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics is designed for individuals with education or professional experience in healthcare, IT and/or data science seeking to use technology and data-driven solutions to enhance healthcare delivery and patient outcomes. This program provides students with specialized training in healthcare systems, data management and digital health technologies, preparing them for the rapidly evolving field of health informatics.

This program offers a blend of theoretical learning and hands-on experience, incorporating case studies, real-world datasets and industry projects to ensure learners are well-prepared to meet the needs of the digital health landscape. Courses focus on health data acquisition, dissemination, analysis and visualization to support data-driven decision-making alongside the evolution of technology-based solutions (example: Emergency Medical Record Systems, Artificial Intelligence, Machine learning, etc.) within healthcare, all while ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Emphasis is also placed on standards and interoperability to enable health data exchange between systems, from a privacy and security lens. By utilizing a practical and interdisciplinary approach, this program ensures students will be equipped with a blend of technical, business and interpersonal skills that will enable them to function as a bridge between digital, clinical and organizational teams. This strategy will ensure students can translate technical metrics into actionable insights, ultimately improving the delivery and quality of care.

Whether you have expertise in IT or healthcare, or looking to advance your career, this program offers the tools and knowledge to excel in the field of health informatics.

Courses

Admission Requirements

Admission selection is based on the following 3 requirements:

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  Academic

  To be eligible for admission, you must possess the following:

  • A bachelor’s degree, advanced diploma, diploma, or equivalent in health sciences or an advanced diploma or equivalent in information technology.

  Mature Applicants

  Diplomas and Certificates

  An applicant is considered a mature applicant if they have not completed secondary school or other postsecondary school, and will be 19 or older as of the first day of classes. Humber will invite you for testing to demonstrate that you meet all listed course requirements.

  Degrees

  An applicant is considered a mature applicant if they have not completed secondary school or attended postsecondary studies, and will be 21 or older as of the first day of classes. Mature applicants for degree programs will be required to meet course requirements at the U/M level or equivalent.

  College Transfer Applicants

  Diplomas and Certificates

  An applicant is considered a college transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a college-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or college courses and grades to determine program eligibility.

  Degrees

  An applicant is considered a college transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a college-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or college courses and grades to determine program eligibility. Applicants must have an overall minimum grade point average (GPA) of 65 per cent in the program. Applicants are required to disclose and provide academic transcripts for all course work completed at the postsecondary level.

  University Transfer Applicants

  Diplomas and Certificates

  An applicant is considered a university transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a university-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or university courses and grades to determine program eligibility.

  Degrees

  An applicant is considered a university transfer applicant if they have completed some or all of a university-level credential. Humber may use a combination of secondary school and/or university courses and grades to determine program eligibility. Applicants are required to disclose and provide academic transcripts for all course work completed at the postsecondary level.

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  English Language Proficiency

  All applicants whose first language is not English must meet Humber’s English Language Proficiency Policy.

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  International Credit Evaluation

  Canadian citizens or permanent residents with international education are required to provide a credential evaluation. Note, for international High school education course by course evaluations, ICAS must be used. For international post-secondary education, a WES evaluation must be provided. In situations where you expect to apply for transfer credit, it is recommended that a course by course WES evaluation is completed.

How to Apply

Applications are made through ontariocolleges.ca. See program page for details.

International Academic Equivalency

Admission equivalencies for Humber depend on your country of study. Please see admission requirements on the program page to enter your location.

Fees

Pathways

Humber offers a number of transfer options and pathway opportunities. Visit humber.ca/transferoptions or refer to the program page.

Contact Information

Iswarya Rajeshraj

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program manager

Faculty of Health & Life Sciences

437.565.1536

iswarya.rajeshraj@humber.ca

Admissions Questions

Domestic Students

416-675-5000
enquiry@humber.ca

International Students

Contact the International Centre

international.humber.ca/contact

1-416-675-5067

Every attempt is made to ensure that information contained on this website is current and accurate. Humber reserves the right to correct any error or omission, modify or cancel any course, program, fee, timetable or campus location at any time without prior notice or liability to users or any other Person.

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