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Welcome Prospective Students
We offer Certificate, Masters, and Doctoral Programs in Health Informatics, in the areas of Clinical Informatics, Computational Biomedicine, Learning & Technology, and Public Health Informatics. Our interdisciplinary approach to graduate education provides students from varied educational backgrounds an opportunity to develop expertise in health informatics. Students, along with their faculty advisors, develop individual plans of study that compliment the students' educational background and guide students' development in the area of health informatics and research.
Health Informatics is the study of how health data are collected, stored, and communicated; how these data are processed into health information suitable for administrative and clinical decision making; and how computers and telecommunications technology can be applied to support these processes. Health informaticians are in great demand and may work in various clinical, research and educational environments. There is a widespread, generally acknowledged need for people trained in health informatics. The programs listed below are also described in the 2007-2009 School Catalog.
Certificate Program
The Certificate of Health Information Sciences is designed for self-motivated professionals working in the health care and information technology fields.
Masters Degree Program
The masters degree program requires 42 hours at the graduate level. Students may be enrolled full-time or part-time. Full-time students usually take 5 semesters to complete the program. Part-time students usually take about three years to complete the program.
- Overview
- Courses
- Roadmap: Application to First Day of Class
- Costs
- Masters Theses and State of the Science Papers
Doctoral Degree Program
The doctoral degree program requires 93 hours at the graduate level. Students may be enrolled full-time or part-time. Full-time students usually take 4 years to complete the program. Part-time students usually take about 6 years to complete the program. Part-time enrollment in the PhD program is not recommended nor easily approved.
- Overview
- Courses
- Roadmap: Application to First Day of Class
- Costs
- PhD Dissertations
Dual Degree Programs
SHIS partners with other schools to offer several dual degree options.
Masters of Science in Health Informatics and Public Health
- Overview
- Roadmap: Application to First Day of Class
Doctor of Philosophy in Health Informatics and Public Health
- Overview
- Roadmap: Application to First Day of Class
Additional Admissions Information
Additional Requirements
Financial Information
Program Cost
Financial Aid and Scholarships
Fellowships
- W.M. Keck Center for Computational & Structural Biology
- AHRQ Training Program in Patient Safety and Quality
- NLM Informatics Training Program
- Center for Biosecurity and Public Health Informatics Research
International Student Information
Additional Information
About the Campus and Community
Contact Information
For more Information, contact
Director of Admissions
Debbie Todd
713-500-3903
Certificate Program Contact:
Dr. Irmigard Willcockson
Irmgard.Willcockson@uth.tmc.edu
713-500-3627
Masters and Doctoral Programs Contact:
Debbie Todd
713-500-3903