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Health Informatics, MS: Curriculum

Curriculum Details

General Track: 33 total credits

Our expert faculty developed the Master of Science in Health Informatics curriculum to enable you to make data-driven healthcare decisions. You will also work directly with healthcare informatics on a real-world capstone project designed to meet your personalized learning goals.

The general track consists of 11 courses offered fully online. You’ll get hands-on experience in computational thinking, database management, and information and communication systems.

Data Analytics specialization: 41 total credits

Select this optional specialization to acquire the data expertise that leaders use to improve healthcare delivery. You will take each core course except HAD 522, along with three specialization courses and two prerequisites.

Our vision is to be known and valued for excellence in preparing men and women, in the Jesuit tradition, to be ethical and responsible leaders in health informatics.

After you’ve completed this program in just under two years and then gained three years of professional experience (with at least two in health care), you can complete the Certified Professional in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CPHIMS) exam.

Courses

 Core Courses

  • HINF 520: Introduction to Health Informatics
  • HINF 530: Healthcare Knowledge for Health Informatics
  • HINF 535: Principles of Computer Science and Software Development
  • HINF 540: Information Technology for Health Informatics
  • HINF 545: Database Principles and Applications
  • HINF 550: Population Health for Health Informatics
  • HINF 560: Business Management and Communication for Health Informatics
  • HINF 570: Health Information Policy and Governance
  • HINF 580: Current Trends in Health Informatics
  • HAD 522 Health Care Operations and Quality

 Data Analytics Specialization

  • BUAN 571: Introduction to Business Analytics
  • BUAN 572: Data Mining
  • BUAN 577: Data Visualization
  • MBA 501A: Statistics Module
  • MBA 501 B: Management Science Module

 Capstone

  • HINF 591: Health Informatics Capstone I
  • HINF 592: Health Informatics Capstone II
For more information regarding the curriculum - visit our catalog.

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