Program Overview
This rigorous online curriculum will enable you to re-engineer healthcare delivery on a broad scale. We combine invaluable systems engineering used at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab with visionary insight from our top-ranked schools of public health and medicine to help you become well-versed in methods to streamline processes, reduce costs, and improve care quality.
Now more than ever, professionals with advanced skills at the intersection of engineering and healthcare are essential to protect the health and safety of our society.
As a graduate of this program, you will be prepared to:
- Develop a systems description or design for healthcare-related systems and processes
- Describe the requirements, drivers, functions, components, interdependencies, risks, and quality factors for various healthcare systems and processes
- Create new healthcare devices, systems, or policies using a systems approach
- Direct the evaluation of healthcare system components and recommend improvements in performance and efficiency
- Incorporate humans in the engineering systems design to ensure patient safety and value
- Make a visible change and transform lives in the healthcare system
Degree Options
You can earn a Master of Science in Healthcare Systems Engineering.
Healthcare Systems Engineering Courses
Get details about course requirements, prerequisites, and electives offered within the program. All courses are taught by subject-matter experts who are executing the technologies and techniques they teach. For exact dates, times, locations, fees, and instructors, please refer to the course schedule published each term.
Why Hopkins?
When ambition meets opportunity, anything is possible. Earn your degree on your terms at Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals.
Expert Faculty - Study with faculty who are practicing scientists and notable professionals with corporations and government entities, including the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Lab, NASA, Raytheon, and the U.S. Department of Defense. Exceptional one-on-one mentoring sets you on a course to be a confident, knowledgeable leader.
Beyond Rankings: We help you fulfill your vision. - We are proud to be ranked among the top online graduate engineering schools by U.S. News & World Report. But we’re about more than just numbers and rankings—we’re focused on making sure you flourish as a learner and engineer.
Network and Connect - Your knowledge is stronger with a network. In the applied and computational mathematics program, you will make career-advancing connections with accomplished scientists and engineers who represent a variety of disciplines across many industries.
Program Contacts
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Email:alan.ravitz@jhuapl.edu
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Email:Inolan1@jhu.edu
Academic Calendar
Find out when registration opens, classes start, transcript deadlines and more. Applications are accepted year-round, so you can apply any time.
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Andrew Merkle, the mission area executive for Research and Exploratory Development (RED) at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory (APL), has been appointed chair of the Engineering for Professionals’ Systems Engineering Program, effective July 1.
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Ashutosh Dutta, a senior scientist at the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory, has been appointed chair of the Engineering for Professionals’ Electrical and Computer Engineering program, effective July 1.
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David Porter, an instructor with Johns Hopkins Engineering for Professionals (EP) Applied Physics program, was selected as a 2020 Blackboard Catalyst Award winner in the Teaching and Learning category for his graduate-level online course, Introduction to Oceanography, offered through EP.