Learn More and ApplyHealth Informatics (MS)

Menu

CDM 2025 Health Infomatics

 The master's degree program will provide students with the necessary skills and knowledge needed to implement and support information technology solutions for health sector organizations. Graduates will obtain technical knowledge and management skills for the design and support of IT systems and will develop a deep understanding of health IT processes to support health care delivery  management. Graduates will also gain knowledge in areas of health information management including health information processing and exchange, health care analytics, enterprise management and information storage and security management. 

Program Requirements Quarter Hours
Introductory Courses 8
Degree Requirements 48
Total Hours Required 48-56

Learning Outcomes

Students will be able to:

  • Identify and analyze elements of a sociotechnical health system.
  • Define and evaluate the quality and effectiveness of a health informatics technology.
  • Accurately identify and analyze elements of the U.S. health care financial system.
  • Conduct a systems analysis for a healthcare problem.
  • Identify errors that affect patient safety and develop solutions to promote safer systems.
  • Identify features of a functioning health information exchange.

Degree Requirements

Course Requirements

No Introductory Course may be substituted for any other course at any level.

Introductory Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
IT 403STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS4
CSC 401INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING4

Introductory courses may be waived for any of the following conditions:

  • The student has the appropriate course work to satisfy an Introductory Course.
  • The student has appropriate and verified professional experience to satisfy an Introductory Course.
  • If an exam is available, the student passes a Graduate Assessment Examination (GAE) in the Introductory Course area.

Foundation Courses 

Course Title Quarter Hours
DSC 510HEALTH DATA SCIENCE4
HIT 421INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS4
HIT 422HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS & DATA4
HIT 423DIGITAL HEALTH4
IS 451DATABASE DESIGN FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (FORMERLY CSC 451)4
MGT 559HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT4

Major Elective Courses

Students must take 24 credit hours of Major Elective courses selected from the list of selected areas below. Students must choose at least one elective course in each of the three groups Databases and Systems, Analytics, and Innovations in Healthcare, for a total of 12 credit hours;  the remaining 12 credit hours can be chosen from any group.

Databases and Systems

Course Title Quarter Hours
DSC 450DATABASE PROCESSING FOR LARGE-SCALE ANALYTICS
CSEC 440INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440)
HIT 430ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS
IS 421SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN

Analytics

Course Title Quarter Hours
DSC 423DATA ANALYSIS AND REGRESSION
DSC 441FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE
DSC 465DATA VISUALIZATION
DSC 430PYTHON PROGRAMMING
DSC 540ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING

Innovations in Health Care

Course Title Quarter Hours
HIT 451ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE
HIT 590TOPICS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS
HCI 440INTRODUCTION TO USER-CENTERED DESIGN
HTHC 515INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION
HIT 575AI HEALTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP
HIT 535MOBILE HEALTH (MHEALTH)
HIT 540ROBOTS IN HEALTHCARE
HIT 517PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS

Practicum Courses

Course Title Quarter Hours
INDEPENDENT STUDY 1
GRADUATE INTERNSHIP
1

CSC 599 should be taken in two consecutive quarters, 2 credit hours each quarter.

Degree Requirements

Students in this degree program must meet the following requirements:

  • Complete a minimum of 48 graduate credit hours in addition to any required introductory courses of the designated degree program.
  • Complete all graduate courses and requirements listed in the designated degree program.
  • Earn a grade of C- or better in all courses of the designated degree program.
  • Maintain a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher.
  • Students pursuing a second (or more) graduate degree may not double count or retake any course that applied toward the completion of a prior graduate degree. If a required course in the second degree was already completed and applied toward a previous degree, the student must meet with a faculty advisor to discuss a new course to be completed and substituted in the new degree. This rule also applies to cross-listed courses, which are considered to be the same course but offered under different subjects.
  • Students pursuing a second master's degree must complete a minimum of 48 graduate credit hours beyond their first designated degree program in addition to any required introductory courses in their second designated degree program.

Students with a GPA of 3.9 or higher will graduate with distinction.

For DePaul's policy on repeat graduate courses and a complete list of academic policies, see the DePaul Graduate Handbook.​​