Graduate Certificate in
Medical Information Security & Privacy

ON CAMPUS | ONLINE | BLENDED

Students gain exposure to the complex and varied factors that must be taken into account when addressing information security issues within health care systems. This certificate presents the methods and skills needed for designing and building secure and reliable systems by developing an understanding of the special requirements of health care systems, where privacy of personal data must be balanced with access to patient records.

Summary

  • Four courses/16 credits
  • Requirements can be fully completed part time on campus, online or, in the blended format. Contact the Department for further details at csinfo@bu.edu.
  • A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to be eligible for certificate completion.

Certificate Requirements 

(four required courses/16 credits)

Classes are available On Campus, Online and in the Blended format.

(And one course selected from the following)

A minimum passing grade for a course in the graduate program is a C (2.0) but an average grade of B (3.0) must be maintained to be in good academic standing and to earn the certificate.

Program Prerequisites

Applicants must have an earned Bachelor’s degree, in any field of study, from a regionally accredited college/university (or the international equivalent) prior to enrollment at MET. Applicants are not required to have a degree in Computer Science for entry to a program within our Computer Science department. Upon review of your application, the department will determine if the completion of prerequisite coursework will be required, based on your academic and professional background.

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Related Graduate Degree Programs

Students who are fully accepted into this graduate certificate program and complete all of the required courses with a grade of ‘B’ or better are eligible for full or conditional admission (depending on previous academic background) to the following master degree programs, without reapplication: