University of Utah

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University of Utah
Type Public
Established 1850 (1850)
President David W. Pershing
Location Salt Lake City, Utah, United States
Campus Urban
Colors Red, black, and gray
Nickname Utes
Website utah.edu
LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=19556

University of Utah (also referred to as The U, the U of U, or Utah) is a public research university in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. The university is organized into 17 colleges and schools. The university is classified as a research university with very high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[1] The university enrolled more than 31,500 students, and it ranked 111 among all national universities and 51 among "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.[2]

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Biomedical Informatics
30 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; non-thesis
Available online? No
Program URL: https://medicine.utah.edu/dbmi/academics-education/degrees/masters/


Ph.D. in Biomedical Informatics
40 credit hours class, 14 credit hours of research, and "completion and defense of an original PhD dissertation"
Available online? No
Program URL: http://medicine.utah.edu/dbmi/academics-education/degrees/phd-program/


Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics
?? credit hours
Available online? No
Program URL: https://medicine.utah.edu/dbmi/academics-education/post-doc-grad/


Clinical Fellowship in Biomedical Informatics
Still in development as of December 2016. See program URL for contact info.
Available online? No
Program URL: https://medicine.utah.edu/dbmi/academics-education/post-doc-grad/


Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics
40 credit hours, completed in roughly two to three years; "Some courses are available online or via distance, but this program cannot be completed online."
Available online? Partially
Program URL: https://nursing.utah.edu/programs/ms/nursing-informatics/


Additional external links

References

  1. "Standard Listings". Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. Indiana University. http://carnegieclassifications.iu.edu/lookup/standard.php. Retrieved 13 December 2016. 
  2. "University of Utah". U.S. News & World Report - Best Colleges. U.S. News & World Report LLP. http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges/university-of-utah-3675. Retrieved 13 December 2016.