• Concentrations and course offerings may vary by campus and/or by program modality.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for the course availability each term at your campus or within your program modality. 
  • Certain options within the program may be required at certain campuses or for certain program modalities.  Please consult with your advisor or admissions coach for requirements at your campus or for your program modality. 

Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.

Milestones

Qualifying examination
Annual review
Dissertation proposal
Dissertation committee
Dissertation defense

Core Requirements

A grade of B or higher is required in each course. A cumulative 3.500 grade-point average is required for the core requirement.

Foundations
HINF 5200Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics4
Program Design and Development
CS 5010Programming Design Paradigm ( or another programming course)4
CS 7340Theory and Methods in Human Computer Interaction4
HINF 5300Personal Health Interface Design and Development4
Methods and Statistics
CS 7300Empirical Research Methods for Human Computer Interaction4
Complete one of the following:3-4
Intermediate Statistical Data Analysis Techniques
Statistical Methods for Computer Science
Biostatistics in Public Health
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
Evaluation
HINF 5301Evaluating Health Technologies4
HINF 8982Readings1-8

Electives

Complete 12–17 semester hours in the following subject areas to fulfill the minimum program hours (see faculty advisor for other acceptable elective courses):12-17
CAEP
CS
HINF
PHTH

Dissertation

Dissertation Term 1
Dissertation Term 2

Program Credit/GPA Requirements

48 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required

Sample Plan of Study

Year 1
Fall Semester
Theory and Methods in Human Computer Interaction
Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics
Spring Semester
Programming Design Paradigm
Mobile Application Development
Empirical Research Methods for Human Computer Interaction
Year 2
Fall Semester
Personal Health Interface Design and Development
Biostatistics in Public Health
Advanced Methods in Biostatistics
Intermediate Statistical Data Analysis Techniques
Statistical Methods for Computer Science
Spring Semester
Evaluating Health Technologies
Personal health informatics electives
Year 3
Fall Semester
Dissertation Term 1
Readings
Spring Semester
Dissertation Term 2
Personal health informatics electives
Year 4
Fall Semester
Dissertation Continuation
Spring Semester
Dissertation Continuation
Year 5
Fall Semester
Dissertation Continuation
Spring Semester
Dissertation Continuation