Online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Systems Engineering

Total credit hours per program: 12 credit hours

Cost per credit hour: $750

Total cost with fees: $9,000

• IE 4113 - Project Management | Credit Hours: 3
• IE 4120 - Healthcare Engineering | Credit Hours: 3
• IE 7361 - IE Research Methods | Credit Hours: 3
• IE 7850 - Quality Management | Credit Hours: 3

Total: 12 Credits

Our Lady of the Lake Health Innovation Scholarship 

Empowering Innovators to Transform Healthcare

 Are you ready to revolutionize healthcare? The Our Lady of the Lake Health Innovation Scholarship supports engineers, IT professionals, and healthcare professionals who are passionate about driving change through analytics and industrial engineering.

About the Scholarship

This opportunity is tailored for professionals pursuing LSU Online’s Healthcare Analytics or Healthcare System Engineering Graduate Certificates. 

Scholarship Benefits

• Financial Support: Covers 50% of the program cost, a $4,500 award for your 12 required credit hours!
• Flexible Completion: Support provided for one calendar year.

Who Can Apply?

This program is designed for professionals looking to impact healthcare innovation:

• Engineers
• Healthcare Professionals
• Information Technology Professionals

 A specific bachelor’s degree in science is not required. All you need is a passion for reshaping the healthcare landscape through advanced skills and knowledge.

How to Apply

Scholarship recipients will be chosen through a competitive application process. To apply, submit the following materials:

1. Interest Summary (1 page):

• • Explain your motivation for pursuing this graduate certificate.
  • Showcase your passion, career aspirations, and how the program aligns with your goals.
  • Clearly state the certificate program you intend to complete

     2. Resume or CV:

• • Provide a detailed overview of your academic background.
  • Highlight your professional accomplishments and relevant experiences that demonstrate your qualifications for this scholarship.

Submit your application package to Dr. Ben Hmida at benhmida@lsu.edu.

Important Tip: Apply early to secure funding and take the next step in advancing your career!

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. 

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally-accredited college or university or the equivalent from a foreign institution
• At least a 2.80 (on a 4.0 scale) GPA overall in their undergraduate courses and in any graduate work already completed
• Official transcripts of all previous college or university work
• Three letters of recommendation
• Professional resume
• Personal statement

Additional information about LSU Graduate admission requirements are located here.

• Continuous Improvement Specialist
• Healthcare Manager
• Healthcare Management Engineer
• Hospital Process Engineer
• Industrial Healthcare Engineer
• Medical Manager
• Health Services Manager

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:

• Project management and theory practice. Practical approach to organizing, planning, and controlling projects in information systems, healthcare, manufacturing and services
• Overview of the current healthcare system in the United States, applications of industrial engineering tools to the healthcare domain, and a review of current topics in industrial engineering in healthcare
• Analyzing industrial engineering research and improvement initiatives through planned data collection using laboratory and field studies, basic approaches to data presentation and analysis, IRB, HIPAA and other regulatory policies, and practical aspects of experiment execution
• Philosophy and concepts of quality management, organization for quality, quality cost, quality audits and corrective actions, tools and techniques for improvement

Why choose LSU’s online Graduate Certificate in Healthcare Systems Engineering?

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.