12
$750
Spring 2 2025 classes start on March 17, 2025
Offered through LSU Online and the LSU College of Engineering, the online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Systems Engineering is designed to prepare students with the foundational knowledge and skills needed to address rising healthcare costs. Students will gain technical skills necessary to analyze healthcare systems, identify inefficiencies and propose solutions or new processes to improve the overall quality and efficiency of healthcare.Systems engineers are educated and trained to focus on the system as a whole, and to implement changes in components that actually optimize the whole system.
It’s the synthesis of all of that knowledge with systems thinking that will improve the healthcare system for the future.
This graduate certificate doesn’t require a specific bachelor of science and is taught by renowned faculty with healthcare experience. It also serves as a pathway to the online MS in Industrial Engineering.
This program is offered in partnership with Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center. The coursework was developed and reviewed with OLOL MDs and executives to reflect the current needs of the healthcare industry.
Our Lady of the Lake Innovation Scholarship is available! To learn more please contact Dr. Ben Hmida at benhmida@lsu.edu
Students enrolled in this program are eligible for membership in the Omega Nu Lambda (ONL) Honor Society. Created to recognize the academic excellence of online students, ONL provides access to exclusive networking opportunities, scholarships, and a lifelong community of like-minded achievers. Enrich your college experience and connect with peers globally through Omega Nu Lambda!
Total credit hours per program: 12 credit hours
Cost per credit hour: $750
Total cost with fees: $9,000
LSU Online offers several ways to help you pay for your degree including credit for prior learning (PLA), financial aid, and veteran education benefits. Learn More.
The total cost above does not include transfer credit or financial aid. Cost per credit hour and fees are subject to change. Fee schedules may vary by program depending on course-specific fees for proctoring and/or books. Please contact a Student Success Coach for more information.
Total: 12 Credits
Our Lady of the Lake Health Innovation Scholarship
Transforming healthcare through applied science, analytics and industrial engineering.
The purpose of this scholarship is to support industrial engineering graduate students completing either the Healthcare Analytics or Healthcare System Engineering Graduate Certificates, delivered via LSU online.
The scholarship will cover half of the cost ($4,500) of the 12 total credit hours required to complete either certificate for one calendar year.
Recipients will be chosen through a competitive application process, using the application package below.
The package consists of:
One-page written summary
The applicant’s resume or CV
Interest Summary: Provide a one-page summary of your rational for pursing the graduate certificate and include the following information:Cycle to start award (first fall, second fall, first spring, second spring, first summer or second summer)
Name
Graduate Certificate pursuing
Applicant CV or Resume
To apply for the scholarship please contact Dr. Ben Hmida at benhmida@lsu.edu
Although there are no restrictions regarding the major area of study pursued in the baccalaureate program, graduates of curricula outside the program area will be required to satisfy prerequisite requirements in the program area. This prerequisite work will not carry graduate credit but is intended to satisfy deficiencies.
Additional information about LSU Graduate admission requirements are located here.
Students who earn an online healthcare systems engineering certificate will acquire the skills and knowledge to transform healthcare systems and processes.
Topics covered in this program include:
As the healthcare industry rapidly grows, organizations will need experienced professionals to design and operate new healthcare systems. The online certificate in healthcare systems engineering from LSU provides you with the practical knowledge and skills to become a key part of your company and advance your career.
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