Post-Secondary Program Health Informatics Technology - Programa en Informática Sanitaria

Centennial College´s Health Informatics Technology program combines knowledge of both software engineering and health care systems. In this advanced technology diploma program´s courses, you learn to design, develop and maintain the next generation of electronic health records applications and many other exciting software products.

Under the umbrella of the School of Engineering Technology and Applied Science, this program covers:

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
This health technology program focuses on software technologies such as C#, Java, Oracle, MS-SQL Server, Unix/ Linux, Microsoft´s ASP.NET Core, HTML5/JavaScript/XML, mobile application development, data warehousing and data mining, BI tools in health care systems and more.

To underscore the applied focus of the curriculum, the Health Informatics Technology program includes two software development projects in the field of health informatics. These real-world business applications require you to utilize all the technical, systems and business skills gained during your studies.

Ontario Secondary School Diploma (OSSD) or equivalent, or mature student status (19 years or older)
English Grade 12 C or U, or equivalent (minimum grade required)
Mathematics Grade 11 M or U, or 12 C or U, or equivalent

Start Date:Fall, Winter

Semester 1
College Communications 2
Programming I
Software Engineering Fundamentals
Web Interface Design
General Education Elective
Functions and Number Systems

Semester 2
Introduction to Database Concepts
Programming 2
Client-Side Web Development
Software Engineering Methodologies 1
Unix/Linux Operating Systems
Structure of HCIS

Semester 3
Advanced Database Concepts
Web Application Development
Object Oriented Software Engineering
Tools, Algorithms and Methods for HCIS
Global Citizenship: From Social Analysis to Social Action
Discrete Mathematics

Semester 4
Programming 3
Java Programming
Software Testing and Quality Assurance
Clinical Workflow and IT Solutions
Advanced Business Communications
Linear Algebra and Statistics

Semester 5
Software Development Project I
Data Structures and Algorithms
Mobile Application Development
Data Warehousing and Data Mining in HCIS
Data Security and Privacy Policies in HCIS
Telehealth

Semester 6
Fundamentals of Computer Networks
IT Project Management
Business and Entrepreneurship for Software Engineering Technology
Software Development Project 2
Systems Integration
Employment Skills 2
General Education Elective

Software developer
Health care information systems analyst
Database developer
Mobile app developer
Web application developer
Systems implementation specialist
Business analyst