University of Michigan School of Information
Core courses

In order to develop a strategic vision for health informatics applications, students acquire through the core curriculum an understanding of human and organizational behavior, of technology capabilities and constraints, and of the health care context. In order to plan, develop, implement and evaluate systems, students learn to apply tools and techniques for design, analysis and management. Through the program seminar sequence, students read about and discuss emerging technologies, learn from guest speakers, and prepare for and present on their internship experiences.
Some requirements offer a waiver option. Waivers do not reduce the 52 credits required for the degree but enable students to choose other courses of interest.
Area 1: Core Health Informatics
SI 574 Health Informatics Program Seminar
LHS 668 / HMP 668 / BIOINF 668 / SI 542 Introduction to Health Informatics
LHS 660 / SI 648 / HMP 648 Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics and Learning Systems
SI 661 / HMP 661 Managing Health Informatics
Area 2: Health System and Organizational Studies
HMP 600 The Health Services System
HMP 604 Organization & Management of Health Advocacy & Community-Based Non-Profits
BA 523 + PUBHLTH 626
BA 523 - Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies
PUBHLTH 626 - Understanding/Improving the US Health Care System
LHS 650 + PUBHLTH 626
LHS 650 - Health Infrastructures Pro Seminar 1
PUBHLTH 626 - Understanding/Improving the US Healthcare System
Area 3: Facilitating Change with Health Informatics
SI 554 / HBHE 654 Consumer Health Informatics
HMP 611 / SI 611 Population Health Informatics
SI 684 / HBEHED 684 Designing Consumer Health Technologies
SI 672 Applied Clinical Informatics
HBEHED 665 mHealth for Behavior Change
NURS 539 Foundations of Quality Science and Analytics
LHS 611 Knowledge Representation & Knowledge Management
LHS 712 Medical Natural Language Processing
Area 4: Methods, Tools and Techniques
SI 501 Contextual Inquiry and Project Management
STATS Selective Courses (Choose one)
BIOSTAT 501 Introduction to Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 521 Applied Biostatistics
SI 544 Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
Programming Requirement (Choose one)
SI 508 Intensive Python Programming for Information Students
LHS 610 Exploratory Data Analysis for Health
HS 650 Data Science and Predictive Analytics
Database Requirement (Choose one)
HMP 553 Data Management in Health Care
SI 664 Database Application Design
Classes and additional requirements:
- Internship: Meet the minimum internship requirements
- Foundations of Public Health Practice module
- Electives