Health Care Informatics FAQs

Yes! We offer both part-time and full-time options for our MS program, so you can choose what works best for your schedule.

All HCI courses, specialty and core, are offered online. Yes, both full and part-time plans are available. Should include full-time is two courses, part-time is one course/semester, including summer, when courses are available.

All courses in the HCI program are synchronous, is not real-time. If a live session is offered in a course, it is recorded to allow those who cannot attend the option to view the content. Teamwork is coordinated by students to accommodate schedules.

We also stand out from other Health Informatics programs around the country because we don’t leave you stranded to find your own practicum. Instead, we use our extensive professional networks around the country to help you find your ideal real-world experience that you need to graduate and to begin your career in the field of healthcare informatics.

Yes, you may email the health care informatics option office and we can recommend a course you can take as an open enrollment/non degree student.

Yes, there will be a comprehensive exam upon completion of the program. Students usually do this through interactive video teleconferencing. Many of the students can use their hospital facilities and then there are minor charges from the University of Colorado. This may be an additional expense; you should plan to spend approximately $300 or more for this.