Degrees & Majors

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology is used every day, most often for mapping points of reference and data related to points on the Earth’s surface. GIS jobs are plentiful and growth in the industry is expected to continue in the coming years. With the Georgia State online GIS graduate certificate, you will be able to start or advance your career in:

• Urban and regional planning
• Environmental resource management
• Surveying, cartography and mapping
• Geospatial data analytics

The faculty and staff in the Georgia State University Department of Geosciences are well networked in GIS-related industries and firms in the Atlanta area and beyond. Through applied projects, students will gain real-world experience in utilizing mapping and geospatial technologies to address pressing social and environmental concerns. Our faculty have expertise in GIS, geography and geology, and we specialize in the social and environmental dimensions of water, environmental geochemistry, global climate change and solving urban environmental problems.

Built for health care professionals who are ready to specialize in the in-demand field of health informatics, the online Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics is a 19-credit-hour program of study. Students enrolled in the health informatics program will develop the skills they need to collect, organize, manage and analyze patient health information using methods and practices that align with industry standards. The health informatics field brings together the design, development and adoption of information technology-based innovations in health care delivery, management and planning. During the online health informatics certificate program, you’ll study and complete projects in health care data analytics, health care information technology, health care project management and more. These topics will prepare you to work at a higher level in your current position or be ready for your next role in health care informatics. Georgia State graduate students in physical therapy, respiratory therapy, nutrition or occupational therapy are also encouraged to consider adding this certificate to their program of study. Adding a graduate certificate in health informatics can help students in these fields develop their skills in the management of health information and become competitive candidates in the job market.

Improved health literacy increases health equity. Addressing health literacy reduces disparities through improved communication between patients and health consumers and those who provide health information, such as doctors or public health workers. This online graduate certificate strengthens competencies already acquired in fields such as nursing, social work, public health and adult literacy. You will learn the importance of understandable and actionable health information, the challenges of acquiring and changing health-related behavior and the development of programs in the community for addressing low health literacy. The online Graduate Certificate in Health Literacy combines a theoretical and practical approach to issues of health literate communication in adult education, the health professions, healthcare administration and public health. This program is designed for :

• Adult educators
• Researchers
• Health care professionals
• Health system employees
• Public health practitioners

A significant feature of this certificate is the collaboration among scholars and practitioners in adult education, the health professions, healthcare administration and health promotion and behavior. The program gives students a systematic understanding of how health literacy impacts education, health outcomes, health communication, health promotion and behavior between and among individuals, businesses, health care entities, and traditional and digital media. These skills are critical in industry, academia, business, non-profit organizations, healthcare facilities, and government.

Inside the trillions of bytes of health care data rest the trends and insights that health care leaders need to move their hospital, clinic, organization or community to the next generation of service and improved outcomes. Be one of those leaders in health informatics with Georgia State's online M.S. in health informatics. The Master of science in health sciences degree with a concentration in health informatics is an online 36-semester hour program. You'll do well in the program if you have a background in an IT-related field or if you work in a clinical setting, but any undergraduate major is acceptable. You will take interdisciplinary classes, one of the distinctive factors of our program. You will learn from faculty in health informatics and nursing. This approach has you learning alongside experts in multiple disciplines. When combined, it gives you a holistic understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing our healthcare data and technology systems today. We bring together design, development and adoption of information technology-based innovations in health care delivery, management and planning. The program is 100 percent online with on-demand, work-at-your-own-pace (asynchronous) classes as well as scheduled, synchronous courses.

Registered dieticians are in high demand. Jobs in the field are expected to grow faster than average in the coming nine years. Georgia and the greater Atlanta area are among the top five nationally for concentration of jobs for dieticians and nutritionists.* The hybrid master of science in health sciences and a concentration in nutrition coordinated program is right for you if you want to study nutrition and become a registered dietician. Our hybrid students take online courses, a few on-campus courses and 1010 hours of supervised practice. You can study full-time or part-time. If you have an undergraduate nutrition degree and a verification statement that you completed a Didactic Program in Dietetics, your program can be completed in fewer semesters. If you studied something else as an undergrad, you will still have a very engaging experience as a graduate student and a rewarding career in nutrition and dietetics: you will take a few extra semesters of classes. Georgia State is in rare company: There are only a few ACEND-accredited programs in the Southeast. The accreditation is important because it is required in order for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics to grant students the status of registered dietician after all requirements are met. We have a strong reputation in the area with our preceptors: our students do well and are in demand as new graduates. *Job growth metrics from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Occupational Outlook Handbook

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