M.S. in Biology Degree with a Healthcare Informatics Certificate
The MS Biology degree, non-thesis track comprises 12 courses, 7 of which are required and 5 of which are electives. By choosing 4 of the 5 electives in approved Healthcare Informatics (HCI) courses, one can get a Healthcare Informatics Certificate, in addition to the MS degree. This option might be of interest for students who might harbor career interests in health data management. More information about the Healthcare Informatics program is found here.
Possible One-year option for MS-Biology degree with an HCI certificate:
| Fall Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Type |
Course | Cr | Title |
| BIO | BIO532 | 3 | Biostatistics |
| BIO516 | 3 | Advanced Neuroscience | |
| BIO516L | 2 | Advanced Neuroscience | |
| BIO623 | 2 | Methods of Biological Research | |
| HCI | HCI502 | 3 | Healthcare Delivery Systems |
| or | |||
| HCI506 | 2 | Health Policy and Informatics | |
| Total | 13 | ||
| Spring Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Type | Course | Cr | Title |
| BIO | BIO512 | 3 | Advanced Human Gross Anatomy |
| BIO512L | 2 | Advanced Human Gross Anatomy Lab | |
| BIO514 | 3 | Advanced Human Physiology | |
| HCI | HCI631 | 3 | Integrating Technology into a Healthcare Environment |
| HCI651 | 3 | Database Management for evidence-based Decision Making | |
| Total | 14 | ||
| Summer Semester | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Course Type |
Course | Cr | Title |
| BIO | Elective | 2-3 | |
| HCI | HCI504 | 3 | Project Management I |
| Total | 5-6 | ||
BIO courses: 8
HCI courses: 4