Master of Science in Health and Medical Informatics
- 10 courses, 30 credits
- Offered online only; select elective courses are available on campus
The Master of Science in Health and Medical Informatics curriculum consists of six required courses and four electives. Note that required courses listed below are shown alphabetically. It is recommended that RHIN 110 Perspectives on Health and Medical Information Systems be taken first.
Please also see more details on the Health and Medical Informatics Program. You may also download the current Health and Medical Informatics Program brochure (Adobe Reader required).
Please note: As of March 16, 2012, the program requirements for the Master of Science in Health and Medical Informatics have changed. An outline of the specific program course requirements prior to March 16, 2012 is available HERE.
Required Courses
RHIN 110
Perspectives on Health/Medical Information Systems
RHIN 115
Health Data and Electronic Health Records (EHRs)
RHIN 120
Health/Medical Information Systems Security
RHIN 125
Data Analysis and Decision Support for Health Informatics
RHIN 160
Legal Issues in Health and Medical Informatics
RHIN 170
Clinical Business Issues in Health Informatics
Category A Electives
Students must take at least 2 electives from this group.
RHIN 126
Advanced Health Care Data Analytics
RHIN 130
Health Care Delivery in the U.S.
RHIN 150
Emerging Technologies in Health/Medical Informatics
RHIN 180
Strategic Application of IT in Healthcare
RMGT 180
Principles of Business Continuity Planning
Category B Electives
Students may take up to 2 electives from the following group.
RBIF 111
R for Biomedical Informatics
RCOM 102
Professional Communications
RHIN 200
Health/Medical Informatics Independent Study Project
RIAS 120
Securing Applications, Web Services, and Software-As-A-Service (SAAS)
RIAS 125
Principles of Incident Response and Disaster Recovery
RMGT 110
Organizational Leadership and Decision Making
RPJM 101
Foundations of Project Management
RSEG 171
Data Warehousing and Data Mining