Master of Science in Health Informatics
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Program Requirements
The Master of Science Health Informatics degree will define how health information is captured, analyzed, transmitted and managed.
The program requires 33 credit hours post bachelor’s degree. Prospective students will come from a variety of education backgrounds, including, but not limited to, health information management, nursing, radiology, patient financial services, health care government agencies, clinical and administrative decision support, computing services, and pharmacy.
Employment opportunities upon completion would include a variety of challenging prospects, including, hospitals, clinics, health information exchanges, elevated managerial roles, system development, project management, electronic health record system specialists, clinical decision support, database administrators, clinical documentation specialists, and consultants.
Students/professionals seeking a MSHI will understand the relationship between information technology, people, health, and the health-care system.
The student will gain the knowledge and skills needed to use information technology to improve health-care delivery and outcomes.
Master of Science in Health Informatics Requirements
The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree requires a minimum of 33 graduate credit hours.
Students must complete all 30 credit hours of the core courses listed below as well as choose one three-credit hour capstone option:
MSHI Core
MSHI 500 | Healthcare Informatics | 3 |
MSHI 503 | Information Security and Privacy | 3 |
MSHI 504 | Project Management and System Development Life Cycle | 3 |
MSHI 506 | Healthcare Database Management | 3 |
MSHI 524 | Public/Population Health Informatics | 3 |
MSHI 526 | Policy and Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: | 30 | |
In addition to the MSHI Core requirements
Students must complete a minimum of three credit hours of capstone to satisfy the degree requirements.
MSHI Capstone requirement:
MSHI 540 | Capstone | 5 |
Total Credit Hours: | 3 | |
Total Credit Hours: 33
MSHI Program Co-Requisites:
Students who do not have a medical background will be required to take a three-credit hour MSHI 202 Medical Terminology and Healthcare Essential prior to completing their third course in the program.
Students who do not have evidence of completing an undergraduate course in statistics will be required to take MATH 205 Elementary Statistics prior to completing their third course in the program.