MS in Health Informatics (Online)
Admission Requirements
Applicants will be considered on an individual basis by the BHIS Committee on Academic Affairs. Individuals determined to be deficient in one or more areas may be recommended to the Graduate College for admission upon the condition that any deficiencies are remedied through appropriate coursework.
In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:
- Baccalaureate Field From an accredited institution that is equivalent to a U.S. bachelor's degree.
- Grade Point Average At least 3.00/4.00 for the final 60 semester (90 quarter) hours of undergraduate study or for all terminal graduate degrees. In addition to the previous requirements, the cumulative GPA for any graduate-level course work must be at least 3.00/4.00.
- Minimum English Competency Test Score
- TOEFL iBT 95, with subscores of Reading 24, Listening 22, Speaking 24, and Writing 24, OR,
- IELTS Academic 7.0, with 6.5 in each of the four subscores, OR,
- PTE-Academic 54, with subscores of Reading 51, Listening 51, Speaking 53, and Writing 56.
- Transcripts Registrar-issued transcripts required from the following:
- All colleges or universities attended that conferred a degree and any earned credit hours
- All institutions where post-bachelor's course work was completed and credited
Transcripts must state degree conferred from awarding institution, including grading scale legends, transcript key, mark up sheets (usually on the back of the transcript).
International students should also refer to these requirements for international applicants.
- Letters of Recommendation Two required using the program’s criteria.
- Personal Statement Required. The statement should address the questions on the form provided in the application.
- Resume Applicant should submit a resume that highlights education and work experience.
- Other Requirements Prior academic work must include a course in basic computing skills (or comparable experience) and one course in graduate-level basic statistics taken within the last five years for students in the project research and thesis tracks. The latter may be taken upon matriculation. The following prerequisites for the health informatics program may be taken upon matriculation, as equivalent coursework, or as healthcare experience: HIM 486 and BHIS 406.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:
- Minimum Semester Hours Required 38.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Prerequisites | ||
| This degree requires completion of the following prerequisite courses (or equivalent coursework, professional experience, or demonstration of proficiency). These courses are most typically taken upon admission to the degree program. | ||
| Foundations of Health Information Management | ||
| Medical Terminology for Health Information Management | ||
| Required Courses for All Tracks | ||
| Health Care Data | ||
| Information Sources in Biomedical & Health Information Sciences | ||
| Communication Skills in Health Informatics | ||
| Ethics and Legal Issues in Health Informatics | ||
| Informatics and Population Health | ||
| Management of Health Care Communication Systems | ||
| Health Information Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| Social and Organizational Issues in Health Informatics | ||
| Health Informatics Capstone Experience | ||
| Required Courses for Project and Thesis Research Tracks | ||
| Strategic Inquiry in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences | ||
| Seminar in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences | ||
| Project Research in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences | ||
or BHIS 598 | Thesis Research in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences | |
| Required Courses for Coursework-Only Track | ||
| Topics in Health Informatics | ||
| Electives | ||
Choice of electives to reach the minimum 38 hours should be guided, in consultation with the advisor, by the area of interest and the student's professional experience. | ||
| Coursework-Only Track Recommended Electives | ||
| Q Research Methodology – Qualitative Research | ||
| Informatics for the Clinical Investigator | ||
| Application of Health Care Information Systems | ||
| Patient Safety Topics in Health Informatics | ||
| Healthcare Data Security and Cybersecurity Foundations | ||
| Knowledge Management in Healthcare Organizations | ||
| Consumer Health Informatics | ||
| Transforming Healthcare using Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Foundations of Clinical Decision Support Systems | ||
| Practical Implementation of Clinical Decision Support Systems | ||
| Health Informatics Product Management | ||
| Health Care I.T. Administration | ||
| Health Care Project Management | ||
| Leadership Development in Health Informatics | ||
| Health Informatics Business Intelligence Tools and Application | ||
| Practicum in Health Informatics | ||
Concentration in Health Data Science
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Essentials of Health Data Science | ||
| Applied Statistics for Health Data Science | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Knowledge Management in Healthcare Organizations | ||
| Transforming Healthcare using Business Intelligence and Predictive Analytics | ||
| Foundations of Clinical Decision Support Systems | ||
| Practical Implementation of Clinical Decision Support Systems | ||
| Health Data Analytics | ||
| Artificial Intelligence | ||
| Health Informatics Business Intelligence Tools and Application | ||
| Programming for Health Analytics | ||
| Healthcare Data Visualization | ||
| Practicum in Health Informatics | ||
Concentration in Consumer and Mobile Health Informatics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Mobile Health Informatics | ||
| Consumer Health Informatics | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Qualitative Methods and Health IT Evaluation | ||
| Healthcare Data Security and Cybersecurity Foundations | ||
| Digital Health and Advanced Topics in Mobile Health Technologies | ||
| Organizational Dynamics and Health Informatics | ||
| Human Factors and Cognition in Health Information Technology | ||
| Practicum in Health Informatics | ||
Concentration in Leadership in Health Informatics
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Concentration Requirements | ||
| Health Care Project Management | ||
| Leadership Development in Health Informatics | ||
| Select two of the following: | ||
| Organizational Dynamics and Health Informatics | ||
| Health Informatics Product Management | ||
| Health Care I.T. Administration | ||
| Human Factors and Cognition in Health Information Technology | ||
| Practicum in Health Informatics | ||
Other Requirements
- Comprehensive Examination None.
- Thesis, Project, or Coursework-Only Option
- Other Requirements
- Continuous Registration: Students who have completed all degree requirements except the thesis/project must register for zero semester hours to maintain continuous registration.