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 403 | STATISTICS AND DATA ANALYSIS | 4 |
| CSC 401 | INTRODUCTION TO PROGRAMMING | 4 |
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 510 | HEALTH DATA SCIENCE | 4 |
| HIT 421 | INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH INFORMATICS | 4 |
| HIT 422 | HEALTHCARE SYSTEMS & DATA | 4 |
| HIT 423 | DIGITAL HEALTH | 4 |
| IS 451 | DATABASE DESIGN FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (FORMERLY CSC 451) | 4 |
| MGT 559 | HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT | 4 |
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 450 | DATABASE PROCESSING FOR LARGE-SCALE ANALYTICS | |
| CSEC 440 | INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440) | |
| HIT 430 | ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS | |
| IS 421 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN |
Analytics
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DSC 423 | DATA ANALYSIS AND REGRESSION | |
| DSC 441 | FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE | |
| DSC 465 | DATA VISUALIZATION | |
| DSC 430 | PYTHON PROGRAMMING | |
| DSC 540 | ADVANCED MACHINE LEARNING |
Innovations in Health Care
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIT 451 | ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE | |
| HIT 590 | TOPICS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | |
| HCI 440 | INTRODUCTION TO USER-CENTERED DESIGN | |
| HTHC 515 | INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION | |
| HIT 575 | AI HEALTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP | |
| HIT 535 | MOBILE HEALTH (MHEALTH) | |
| HIT 540 | ROBOTS IN HEALTHCARE | |
| HIT 517 | PUBLIC 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.