University of Colorado - Denver

University of Colorado - Denver
Type	Public
Established	1912
Chancellor	Dorothy Horrell
President	Bruce D. Benson
Location	Denver, Colorado, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Black and gold
Website	ucdenver.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18010

University of Colorado, Denver (CU Denver) is a public research university in Denver, Colorado, United States and is part of the University of Colorado system. The university has two campuses: one in downtown Denver at the Auraria Campus and the other at the Anschutz Medical Campus located in neighboring Aurora. The single university is the result of the 2004 consolidation of the University of Colorado, Denver and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. CU Denver is classified as a research university with high research activity by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[1] The university ranked 197 among national universities 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.N. in Health Care Informatics: 35 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; Available online? Yes; Program URL: https://nursing.cuanschutz.edu/academics/graduate-specialties/advanced-ms-dnp-specialities/health-care-informatics/health-care-informatics-masters-degree

Ph.D. in Clinical Science, Health Information Technology Focus: ?? credit hours; "In addition to the program-wide requirement of at least 30 credit hours of thesis work, the didactic coursework component includes 26-32 credit hours of required coursework plus 2-6 credit hours of elective coursework (exact coursework requirements vary by area)."; Available online? No; Program URL: https://cctsi.cuanschutz.edu/training/clsc