Curriculum
Equip yourself with the skills to transform the healthcare system.
The Master’s of Science in Health Informatics & Data Science (HIDS) is a STEM program that focuses on technologies and concepts on how to leverage data science, big data, artificial intelligence, and machine learning applications to improve healthcare, especially in the fields of precision medicine, population health management, and value-based care.
HIDS courses align with American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA) core competencies for professionals in Health Informatics. They focus on human factors engineering and usability, imaging informatics, EHR data mining, and digital health applications. The mandatory Capstone Project is an integrative experience in which students intern with an organization and use skills acquired through the program to analyze a real-world problem with their mentor.
What You’ll Learn
- Understand new and emerging technologies applied in healthcare
- Gain real-world project experience in the classroom and through capstone projects with industry and government agencies
- Practice scientific inquiry, problem-solving and decision-making to improve human health
- Apply methods and skills learned in class to integrate, mine, analyze and visualize data to improve patient outcomes and reduce healthcare costs
Admissions
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Why Health Informatics & Data Science?
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Career Advancement
Our students benefit from the services of the Biomedical Graduate Education career office, including one-on-one advising, skills workshops, leadership programs and more to help them take the next step in their professions.