Description
Centennial College's Health Informatics Technology (Fast-Track) program will admit you into Semester 3 of the three-year advanced diploma offering so you can receive the credential in four semesters, if you're a qualified college or university graduate with a background in software.
The Health Informatics Technology program will combine core software engineering knowledge and health care information systems. In this advanced technology diploma program's courses, you'll learn to design, develop and maintain the next generation of electronic health record applications and other exciting software products.
Under the umbrella of the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, this program will cover:
- Object-oriented software design methodologies
- User-oriented interface design
- The structure of health care information systems
- Telehealth
- Clinical workflow and IT solutions
- Data security
- Privacy issues within health care systems
- Tools, Algorithms and Methods for Health Care Information Systems
The coursework in this program will include: C#, Java, Python, SAS, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Unix/ Linux, .NET Core, HTML5/CSS/JavaScript/Angular, mobile application development, data warehousing and predictive analytics, and BI tools in health care systems.
To underscore the curriculum's applied focus, the Health Informatics Technology program will include two software development projects. These real-world business applications will require you to utilize all the technical, systems and business skills gained during your studies.
The knowledge you'll acquire in this health technology program will enable you to design, develop, modify and test software for health care applications. You'll also be able to analyze and model data, develop health care databases and support decision making based on predictive analytics. Lastly, you'll have the know-how to use health informatics methods and software tools for hospitals, health care agencies and public health departments.
Program Highlights
The Health Informatics Technology (Fast-Track) courses incorporate cutting-edge technology geared to industry standards.
You learn through a project-based approach.
Knowledgeable and approachable School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science faculty members have diverse business experience and academic credentials.
Graduates from the program may apply for certified membership to either the Canadian Information Processing Society (CIPS) or their provincial engineering technology association.
Career Outlook
Software developer
Web developer
Database developer
Mobile applications developer
Health care information systems analyst
Systems implementation specialist
Business analyst
Education Pathways
Successful graduates of this Health Informatics Technology (Fast-track) Advanced Diploma program have the opportunity to apply their credits toward further study at the degree level. Listed below are the credentials from partnering institutions that are available for this program.
Recognitions
The Ontario Association of Certified Engineering Technicians and Technologists (OACETT) recognizes the Software Engineering Technology program as meeting all the academic requirements for certification in the Technologist category.
OACETT The Technology Professionals In Ontario logo
Accreditation
CIPS/CTAB
The Canadian Information Processing Society and the Canadian Council of Technician and Technologies (CCTT) jointly approved accreditation of this program in 2011. This joint accreditation is the first of its kind in Canada.
The Software Engineering Technology program has met the national technology accreditation requirements established by the Canadian Council of Technicians and Technologists (CCTT) and, as such, has received national accreditation status by the Canadian Technology Accreditation Board (CTAB).
CIPS Official Logo
TAC
This program has met the national educational standards of Canada’s engineering technology and applied science profession, as such, has received national program accreditation by Technology Accreditation Canada (TAC).
National Accredited Program logo
Please note: The qualification requirements and costs for each external accreditation, designation, certification or recognition are set by the granting body — not by Centennial College. In order to qualify for any external accreditations, designations, certifications or recognition, students and graduates will need to follow the processes and meet the applicable requirements listed on the websites and in the materials of those external bodies.
Areas of Employment
IT departments in hospitals
Medical software companies
Research
Educational
Health informatics clinics
Systems implementation specialist
Business analyst
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes
Program Vocational Learning Outcomes describe what graduates of the program have demonstrated they can do with the knowledge and skills they have achieved during their studies. The outcomes are closely tied to the needs of the workplace. Through assessment (e.g., assignments and tests), students verify their ability to reliably perform these outcomes before graduating.
- Analyze and define the specifications of a health information system based on user requirements.
- Design, implement, test and document health information systems based on specifications and software engineering methodologies.
- Develop architectures and provide examples of information systems to support patients, the public, and policy makers and managers of health care services.
- Assess software quality and, where necessary, improve software performance through the application of appropriate testing, verification, and evaluation procedures.
- Design, model, implement, and maintain a database and electronic health records.
Requirement
- Applicants must possess a bachelor's degree with CGPA > 2.50/4.00 OR 3.0-3.5/5.00
- A copy of your international Passport Bio-Data Page.
- WAEC Certificate
- Undergraduate Certificate (ND & HND)
- Undergraduate Transcript (ND & HND)
- Passport Photograph
- English Proficiency TOEFL (60 IBT), IELTS (5.5)
- Curriculum Vitae
Fees
Tuition Fee $17,811.84 annually
Application Fee $110
Acceptance Fee $0
Housing Fee $750- $1,200 monthly
Living Fee $400- $600 monthly