Healthcare Informatics, M.S.

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(42 credits)

NY State Program Code: 34842
HEGIS Code: 0702.00
CIP Code: 51.2779

The 42 credit Master of Science in Healthcare Informatics offers health care-focused course work on American health care systems, management theory and organizational behavior, information systems, databases, system security, data analysis, clinical decision support, along with applied field experience and a capstone research project course to synthesize all coursework. It is designed to help the student use information technology to support efficient, accurate health care delivery and management. People who choose this specialization are often IT professionals pursuing health information management or healthcare professionals pursuing information technology specializations.

Application Requirements:

Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year institution
Minimum 2.75 cumulative grade point average
Must have completed an undergraduate statistics course and an undergraduate information systems course
Completion of a University College application form and fee Completed 500 word essay on reasons for applying to the program
2 letters of recommendation

Prerequisite Courses:

MTH (0144) 113 - Survey of Statistics Credits: 3 *
DSC (0207) 271 - Information Technology And Applications Credits: 4 *
* or equivalent courses approved for transfer credit

Required Courses:

DSC (0207) 576 - Data Communications Credits: 3
HIN (0308) 502 - Introduction to U.S. Health Care Organization Credits: 3
MGT (0210) 561 - Management Theory/ Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
PUB (0304) 607 - Informatics: Health Science Data, Information & Knowledge Credits: 3
DSC (0207) 501 - Computer Applications Credits: 3
DSC (0207) 574 - Information Systems Analysis and Design Methods Credits: 3
DSC (0207) 678 - Best Practices, Operations and T Q M Credits: 3
NUR (0302) 606 - Quantitative Analyses for Nursing Research Credits: 3
HED (0834) 602 - Research and Tech In Hth Ed Credits: 3.00
HIN (0308) 601 - Human Interaction, Integrity and Interoperability Credits: 3
DSC (0207) 573 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
HIN (0308) 603 - Decision Support and Decision Support Systems in HIT Credits: 3.00
HIN (0308) 650 - Practicum in Hth Care Information Tech Credits: 3.00
HIN (0308) 701 - Capstone: Hth Care Information Tech Credits: 3.00