Description:  This cognate was developed to provide students who need informatics content to support their major research focus or to supplement programs of study for students majoring in informatics.  Students must have completed a masters in healthcare or nursing informatics or take one introductory (master’s level) course that provides them core content before taking cognate courses.
Requirements:  Complete one course from each of the three groups.
Number of courses required to complete cognate:   3
Course sequencing;
           Courses are required to be taken in the sequence indicated in the table.
           Courses are recommended to be taken in the sequence indicated in the table.
       X  Courses may be taken in any order.

Abbreviations and Definitions:
Inst (Institution):

• ASU – Arizona State University

• OHSU – Oregon Health and Science University

• UCD – University of Colorado Denver

• UNM – University of New Mexico

• UNC – University of Northern Colorado

• UU – University of Utah

Credits / Term Offered:

• Sem – Semester system

• Qtr – Quarter system

Types of courses:

• Theory – Course primarily contains theoretical content or focuses on theories and concepts.

• Meth (Method) – Course focuses on research methods.

• Sub (Substantive) – Course focuses on particular in-depth issues in the cognate area.

• X – Indicates the primary emphasis of the course.

• # – Indicates the secondary emphasis of the course.

• R – Indicates professional role-based course content.

• P– Indicates practica-based focus of course content.

Term Offered:

• FA – Fall

• WN – Winter

• SP – Spring

• SU – Summer