Northeastern’s interdisciplinary Master of Science in Health Informatics was the first MS in the field. The program seeks to prepare students to address the combined clinical, technical, and business needs of health-related professionals. Successful students graduate with the knowledge of how technology, people, health, and the healthcare system interrelate; the ability to use technology and information management to improve healthcare delivery and outcomes; and the skills to communicate effectively among healthcare practitioners, administrators, and information technology professionals.
With approval from the health informatics program director, selected students can substitute one course from the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics for a technical core requirement in the MS in Health Informatics degree, and up to two more courses from the Graduate Certificate in Data Analytics can be counted as electives for the MS in Health Informatics degree.
Northeastern also offers graduate certificate programs in health informatics. Three certificate programs enable you to choose the one that addresses your specific goals. These programs are listed separately in this catalog:
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Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Management and Exchange
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Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Privacy and Security
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Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics Software Engineering
Courses in the certificate program also apply toward master’s degree requirements. This gives you the flexibility to complete a certificate and be well on your way to earning a degree if you decide later to continue your education.
Complete all courses and requirements listed below unless otherwise indicated.
Core Requirements
A grade of B– or higher is required in each course.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core | ||
| HINF 5101 | Introduction to Health Informatics and Health Information Systems | 3 |
| HINF 5105 | The American Healthcare System | 3 |
| HINF 7701 | Health Informatics Capstone Project | 3 |
| Business Management | ||
| Complete two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Organizational Behavior, Work Flow Design, and Change Management | ||
| Business of Healthcare Informatics | ||
| Project Management | ||
| Management Issues in Healthcare Information Technology | ||
| Improving the Patient Experience through Informatics | ||
| Strategic Management and Leadership in Healthcare | ||
| Health Informatics | ||
| Complete two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Data Management in Healthcare | ||
| Global Health Information Management | ||
| Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics | ||
| Personal Health Interface Design and Development | ||
| Evaluating Health Technologies | ||
| Creation and Application of Medical Knowledge | ||
| Public Health Surveillance and Informatics | ||
| Patient Engagement Informatics and Analytics | ||
| Quantifying the Value of Informatics | ||
| Evaluating Healthcare Quality | ||
| Technical | ||
| Complete two courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Database Design, Access, Modeling, and Security | ||
| Interoperability Key Standards in Health Informatics | ||
| Introduction to Health Data Analytics | ||
| Introduction to Epidemiology | ||
| Biostatistics in Public Health | ||
| Applied Regression Analysis | ||
| Principles of Population Health 1 | ||
| Advanced Methods in Biostatistics | ||
| One course from the following may count toward the technical core requirement: | ||
| Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data | ||
| Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning | ||
| Introduction to Computational Statistics | ||
| Information Design and Visual Analytics | ||
Electives
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two courses from the following. Any course not taken to complete a core requirement may be taken as an elective. | 6 | |
| Design for Usability in Healthcare | ||
| Collecting, Storing, and Retrieving Data | ||
| Introduction to Data Mining/Machine Learning | ||
| Introduction to Computational Statistics | ||
| Information Design and Visual Analytics | ||
Program Credit/GPA Requirements
Minimum 33 total semester hours required
Minimum 3.000 GPA required