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Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics and Master of Public Health
An overview of the dual degree programs in which SHIS participates.
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics
| Basic Courses | Research Courses | Advanced Courses | Other Requirements |
|---|---|---|---|
| HI 5310 Foundations of Health Information Science I HI 5380 Principles and Foundations of Public Health Informatics PH 1110 Social and Behavioral Aspects of Community Health | HI 5354 Cognitive Engineering I HI 5352 Statistical Solutions for Health Informatics Problems HI 7305 Grant Writing PH Research Courses in Public Health 6 hours | HI 6309 Health Data Display HI 5315 Quality and Outcome Improvement in Health care HI 5314 Technology Assessment in Healthcare HI 6323 Datamining in Bioinformatics HI 6001 Knowledge Acquisition PH 5110 Health Services Delivery and Performance PH Advanced Course in Public Health 3 hours | Ph 2610 Intro to Epidemiology PH 2115 Intro to Population & Environment Assessment PH 9997 Practicum in Public Health 3 hrs. HI 7000 Preceptorship in Health Informatics 3 hours HI 7050 Research in Health Informatics 21 hours HI 7150 Research seminar 3 hours HI 9999 Dissertation 9 hours |
Masters of Public Health requirements
27 Hours of shared coursework as listed above. 15 hours must satisfy the core courses in the Discipline requirement. Core courses must be a letter grade. Additionally, 18 hours of Public Health courses in a discipline are required.
Summary of Number of Hours Required for Both Degrees
45 Masters of Public Health93 Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics
-27 Shared hours
111 Total hours for both degrees
Specified HI courses may be substituted with other HI courses with the approval of their advising committee.