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 50 credits required for the degree but enable students to choose other courses of interest.

Note: Current students should refer to the MHI Academic Advising Resource site to ensure they are accessing the most up-to-date curricular information for their specific cohort.

Area 1: Core Health Informatics

All courses in Area 1 are required:

SI 574: Health Informatics Program Seminar Session 1 

SI 574: Health Informatics Program Seminar Session 2 

SI 542 / LHS 668 / HMP 668: Introduction to Health Informatics

SI 661: Managing Health Informatics

SI 648 / LHS 660: Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics and Learning Systems 

Area 2: Health System and Organizational Studies

Choose one of:

HMP 600: The Health Services System

HMP 603: Organization & Management of Healthcare Systems

HMP 604: Organization & Management of Health Advocacy & Community-Based Non-Profits

PUBHLTH 513: Public Health Systems, Policy & Management

BA 523: Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies

Area 3: Facilitating Change with Health Informatics

Choose two of:

SI 554 / HBHE 654: Consumer Health Informatics

SI 684 / HBED 684: Designing Consumer Health Technologies

SI 624: Health Data Analysis

NURS 539: Foundations of Quality Science and Analytics

LHS 611: Knowledge Representation & Knowledge Management

LHS 712: Medical Natural Language Processing

SI 642 / HMP 611: Population Health Informatics

SI 672: Applied Clinical Informatics

Not offered for 2025-2026

• SI 654 / HMP 649: Critical Policy Issues in Health IT 

Area 4: Methods, Tools, and Techniques

SI 500: Problem-Solving with People, Information, and Technology 

Choose one (Statistics Selective Requirement):

• BIOSTAT 521: Applied Biostatistics
• SI 544: Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis

Choose one (Programming Selective Requirement):

• SI 506: Programming 1
• LHS 610: Exploratory Data Analysis for Health
• LHS 665: Applied Biostatistics for Health Researchers

Choose one (Database Selective Requirement):

• SI 664: Database Application Design
• HMP 669: Data Management in Health Care

Additional requirements:

• Foundations of Public Health Practice Online Module