Curriculum & Degree Plans

The MSHI curriculum is based on the following 10 foundational domains determined by the American Medical Informatics Association that are components of competencies by which graduates from applied health informatics programs can be assessed for competence at the time of graduation.

Foundational Domains

• F1: Health

  The background knowledge of the history, goals, methods, and current challenges of the major health sciences, including human biology, genomics, clinical and translational science, healthcare delivery, personal health, and public health.

• F2: Information Science and Technology

  The background knowledge of the concepts, terminology, methods, and tools of information science and technology for managing and analyzing data, information, and knowledge.

• F3: Social and Behavioral Science

  The background knowledge of the effects of social, behavioral, legal, psychological, management, cognitive, and economic theories, methods, and models applicable to health informatics from multiple levels including individual, social group, and society.

• F4: Health Information Science and Technology

  The knowledge, skills, and attitudes to use concepts and tools for managing and analyzing biomedical and health data, information, and knowledge. Key foci include systems design and development, standards, integration, interoperability, and protection of biomedical and health information.

• F5: Human Factors and Socio-technical Systems

  The knowledge, skills, and attitudes to apply social behavioral theories and human factors engineering to better understand the interaction between users and information technologies within the organizational, social, and physical contexts of their lives, and apply this understanding in information system design.

• F6: Social and Behavioral Aspects of Health

  The knowledge, skills, and attitudes to use social determinants of health and patient-generated data to analyze problems arising from health or disease, to recognize the implications of these problems on daily activities, and to recognize and/or develop practical solutions to managing these problems.

• F7: Social, Behavioral, and Information Science and Technology Applied to Health

  The knowledge, skills, and attitudes to apply the diverse foundational concepts and facets in order to develop integrative approaches to the design, implementation, and evaluation of health informatics solutions.

• F8: Professionalism

  The conduct that reflects the aims or qualities that characterize a professional person, encompassing especially a defined body of knowledge and skills and their lifelong maintenance as well as adherence to an ethical code.

• F9: Interprofessional Collaborative Practice

  Behavior that reflects the foundations of values/ethics, roles/responsibilities, interprofessional communication practices, and interprofessional teamwork for team-based practice.

• F10: Leadership

  Behavior that demonstrates the following characteristics: credibility, honesty, competence, ability to inspire, and ability to formulate and communicate a vision.

Degree Plans

• Full-time

  Master of Science in Health Informatics (Full-time)

  Minimum Credit Hours for MSHI: 36

  First Year, Fall Term (10 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5000 Clinical Thinking (August Orientation)	0
  PUBH 5107W Introduction to Public Health – Online†	1
  HI 5302 Health Information Technology	3
  HI 5303 Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Support	3
  Choose one: HI 5312H Introduction to Data Analysis* HI 5305 Biomedical and Basic Science Informatics*	3

  First Year, Spring Term (9 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5311H Healthcare Management	3
  HI 5306 Workflow Process Analysis, System Development, and Usability	3
  HI 5310H AI in Health Informatics	3

  First Year, Summer Term (2 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5101 Ethics in Clinical Informatics	1
  HI 5100 Capstone Project Plan	1

  Second Year, Fall Term (9 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5308 Project Management and Clinical System Lifecycle	3
  Elective**	3
  Elective**	3

  Second Year, Spring Term (6 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  Elective**	3
  HI 5300H Capstone Project Implementation and Evaluations	3

• Part-time

  Master of Science in Health Informatics (Part-time)

  Minimum Credit Hours for MSHI: 36

  First Year, Fall Term (7 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5000 Clinical Thinking (August Orientation)	0
  HI 5302 Health Information Technology	3
  Choose one: HI 5312H Introduction to Data Analysis* HI 5305 Biomedical and Basic Science Informatics*	3
  PUBH 5107W Introduction to Public Health – Online†	1

  First Year, Spring Term (6 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5311H Healthcare Management	3
  HI 5310H AI in Health Informatics	3

  First Year, Summer Term (1 Credit Hour)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5100 Capstone Project Plan	1

  Second Year, Fall Term (6 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5303 Evidence-Based Medicine and Clinical Decision Support	3
  Elective**	3

  Second Year, Spring Term (6 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5306 Workflow Process Analysis, System Development, and Usability	3
  Elective**	3

  Second Year, Summer Term (1 Credit Hour)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5101 Ethics in Clinical Informatics	1

  Third Year, Fall Term (9 Total Credit Hours)

  Course Title	Credit Hours
  HI 5300H Capstone Project Implementation and Evaluations	3
  HI 5308 Project Management and Clinical System Lifecycle	3
  Elective**	3

Notes

Course Selection Requirement (*)

Students must complete one of the following courses during the first fall semester:

HI 5312H – Introduction to Data Analysis

• Focuses on healthcare analytics, data visualization, dashboards, reporting, and data storytelling.
• Best for students interested in using data to support organizational decision-making.

HI 5305 – Biomedical and Basic Science Informatics

• Focuses on statistics, research methods, evidence generation, and interpreting health data.
• Best for students interested in clinical research, outcomes measurement, and evidence-based practice.

PUBH 5107W Introduction to Public Health (†)

Required for all O’Donnell School of Public Health students. Students may complete this course during either their first or second year.

Elective (**)

• Students may select elective coursework offered through the O’Donnell School of Public Health.
• List of recommended electives will be provided by the MSHI program.