The 30-credit M.S. in health informatics includes a 3-credit capstone project. All of the classes are taught in the evening or online by experts in the field, who interact personally with their students. The degree includes a required “gateway” foundational course that differs according to the student’s background in either biology or computer science.
Foundation Courses
The foundation coursework represents background knowledge and skills necessary for successful completion of degree requirements. The foundation course may be waived by the program director, based upon an analysis of the student’s previous work. A student holding a baccalaureate degree in computer science will normally be granted exemption from, but not receive graduate credit for, the foundation course. Any foundation course required is in addition to the 30 credits required for program completion.
If exemption is not granted, students must complete one of the following foundation courses:
Course | Credits |
CSIT 512 Elements of Computer Programming | 3 |
BIFX 502 Foundations in Computer Science | 3 |
Core Requirements
Students in the health informatics M.S. program must complete the following core requirements:
Course | Credits |
HIFX 500 Fundamentals of Health Informatics | 3 |
HIFX 501 Health Information System and Data Standards | 3 |
HIFX 502 Introduction to U.S. Healthcare Systems and Economics | 3 |
BIFX 503 Biostatistics in R | 3 |
BIFX 530/IT 530 Applied Database Systems | 3 |
BIFX 551 Advanced Programming for Bioinformatics | 3 |
HIFX 579 Health Informatics Capstone | 3 |
Total Credits | 21 |
Electives
Students in the health informatics M.S. program must complete an additional 9 credits of electives:
Course | Credits |
BIFX 545 Leading Reproducible Research | 3 |
BIFX 546 Machine Learning for Bioinformatics | 3 |
BIFX 548 Data Visualization for Bioinformatics | 3 |
BIFX 552 Bioinformatics Data Skills | 3 |
BMS 542 Ethics in Science | 3 |
CS 527/CS 427 Data Science | 3 |
CS 528/CS 428 Artificial Intelligence | 3 |
CS 543/CS 443 Machine Learning | 3 |
HIFX 575 Independent Study | 1-6 |
HIFX 597 Curricular Practical Training in HIFX | 1-6 |
HIFX 599 Special Topics | 3 |