健康信息学专业是计算机与信息学学院，健康与公共服务学院和研究生院之间的合资企业。该计划既提供研究生证书，又提供理学硕士学位，旨在为学生适应复杂且迅速变化的医疗保健和技术领域做好准备。健康信息学研究生证书（HI）旨在向个人介绍医疗保健数据管理和分析的核心概念。该证书需要15学分的课程时间。该证书可与夏洛特UNC大学的相关研究生学位课程同时获得。学生可以将HI证书中获得的所有学分用于健康信息学PSM。
The Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Analytics (HIA) is designed to introduce individuals to the core concepts of data management and analysis in healthcare. The certificate requires 15 credit hours of coursework and demonstration of competence through several non-credit activities. Courses leading to the Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics and Analytics are delivered in both face-to-face and online formats, thus, it is possible to complete the program fully online, fully in class, or mixed formats.The certificate may be pursued concurrently with a related graduate degree program at UNC Charlotte. This Graduate Certificate represents the first part of the Professional Science Master's program in Health Informatics and Analytics (HIA PSM), thus, allowing students who want to continue their studies a smooth transition into the HIA PSM. Students may apply all of the credits earned in the HIA certificate towards the M.S. in Health Informatics and Analytics degree.<br>Students transitioning to other master's programs at UNC Charlotte should contact that program's director to determine which and how many courses might be applicable to that program. Students concurrently pursuing another degree can double count a maximum of 9 credit hours toward both this certificate and the other degree. However, transfer credit cannot be applied to this certificate program.