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Master of Science in Health Informatics Curriculum

The master’s degree is 36 credit hours. It includes a health informatics core of seven courses, a professional or thesis track of three courses, and two electives.

Select electives that reflect your particular focus, whether it’s data science, programming languages, or health information security. The right classes can help you acquire skills to develop home health software, or to specialize in clinical research informatics or become proficient in implementing health care information systems.

Plan of study

These plans of study are intended for full-time students. Part-time students should take courses each semester for which they have the prerequisites.

Students may use the summer for a variety of purposes, such as elective courses, thesis preparation, and project research.

• Fall Admission – Professional Track

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
  • INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management
  • INFO-B 530 Foundations of Health Informatics

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 583 Security and Privacy Policies and Regulations for Health Care * (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 530)

  Fall Year 2

  • INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics * (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics
  • INFO-B 641 Business of Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

  Spring Year 2

  • INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 584 Practicum in Health Information Technology
  • INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 513 The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Systems (Corequisite: INFO-B 642)
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics
  • INFO-B 582 Health Information Exchange
  • INFO-B 644 Consumer Health Informatics

• Fall Admission – Thesis Track

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
  • INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management
  • INFO-B 530 Foundations of Health Informatics

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)

  Select one:

  • LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research *
  • INFO-I 575 Informatics Research Design *

  Fall Year 2

  • INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics *

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)
  • INFO-B 641 Business of Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

  Spring Year 2

  • INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)
  • INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 513 The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Systems (Corequisite: INFO-B 642)
  • INFO-B 582 Health Information Exchange
  • INFO-B 644 Consumer Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

• Spring Admission – Professional Track

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
  • INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management
  • INFO-B 530 Foundations of Health Informatics

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)

  Spring Year 2

  • INFO-B 583 Security and Privacy Policies and Regulations for Health Care (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 513 The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Systems (Corequisite: INFO-B 642)
  • INFO-B 582 Health Information Exchange
  • INFO-B 644 Consumer Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

  Fall Year 2

  • INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 584 Practicum in Health Information Technology
  • INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics
  • INFO-B 641 Business of Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

• Spring Admission – Thesis Track

  Spring Year 1

  • INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
  • INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management
  • INFO-B 530 Foundations of Health Informatics

  Fall Year 1

  • INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
  • INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
  • INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)

  Spring Year 2

  • INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

  Select one:

  • LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research *
  • INFO-I 575 Informatics Research Design *

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 513 The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Systems (Corequisite: INFO-B 642)
  • INFO-B 582 Health Information Exchange
  • INFO-B 644 Consumer Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

  Fall Year 2

  • INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics *
  • INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

  Select one:

  • INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)
  • INFO-B 641 Business of Health Informatics
  • INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
  • INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics

* Track-specific course

Students may use the summer for a variety of purposes, such as elective courses, thesis preparation, and project research.

Program Requirements

Health Informatics Core

• INFO-I 501 Introduction to Informatics
• INFO-B 505 Informatics Project Management
• INFO-B 518 Applied Statistical Methods for Biomedical Informatics
• INFO-B 530 Foundations of Health Informatics
• INFO-B 535 Clinical Information Systems (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
• INFO-B 581 Health Informatics Standards and Terminologies (prerequisite: INFO-B 530)
• INFO-B 642 Clinical Decision Support Systems (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)

Professional Track

• INFO-B 583 Security and Privacy Policies and Regulations for Health Care (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 530)
• INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)
• INFO-B 584 Practicum in Health Information Technology or INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

Thesis Track

• INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics
• LIS-S 506 Introduction to Research or INFO-I 575 Informatics Research Design
• INFO-B 691 Thesis/Project in Health Informatics

Approved Electives

• INFO-B 512 Scientific and Clinical Data Management (Bioinformatics)
• INFO-B 551 Independent Study (including summer)
• INFO-B 513 The Design, Implementation, and Evaluation of Electronic Health Record Systems (Corequisite: INFO-B 642)
• INFO-B 573 Programming for Science Informatics
• INFO-B 582 Health Information Exchange
• INFO-B 584 Practicum in Health Information Technology (including summer)
• INFO-B 585 Biomedical Analytics
• INFO-B 605 Social Foundations of Informatics (summer)
• INFO-B 626 Human Factors Engineering for Health Informatics (prerequisites: INFO-I 501 and INFO-B 535)
• INFO-B 641 Business of Health Informatics
• INFO-B 643 Natural Language Processing for Biomedical Records and Reports
• INFO-B 644 Consumer Health Informatics
• INFO-H 541 Interaction Design Practice (HCI)
• INFO-H 543 Interaction Design Methods (HCI)

Other elective courses are possible upon approval of the program director. Some elective courses may have prerequisites. Students should check with the instructor before enrolling.