Graduate Certificate in Health Care Systems Engineering

The Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Systems Engineering is designed to prepare engineers for the unique challenges of working in the healthcare industry. This program emphasizes the development of skills to analyze and improve healthcare delivery systems. Students learn to evaluate the components of healthcare systems, such as workforce, technology, financing, and data reporting, while addressing key issues like cost, quality, and access. The program also trains students to design efficient and patient-centered processes, applying system-thinking principles to reduce errors, enhance safety, and optimize worker and patient experiences. Students will gain the expertise needed to solve complex healthcare challenges, making them well-equipped to contribute effectively as engineers in the healthcare field. Delivery format is 100% online and in-person. This certificate requires 9 credit hours.

Required Courses

• INSY 6650 Healthcare Systems, Culture, and Policy
• INSY 6660 Healthcare Operations
• INSY 6670 Human Factors in Healthcare

To see a listing of all INSY courses, go here: https://bulletin.auburn.edu/coursesofinstruction/insy/

The courses in our program can be taken in any order and prerequisites are generally not enforced at the Graduate level. Taking three courses (9 hours) is considered full-time for a Graduate student. Most online students take 1-2 courses per semester.