| Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|
| Introductory Courses | 4 |
| Degree Requirements | 48 |
| Total Hours Required | 48-52 |
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.
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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| HIT 421 | HEALTH INFORMATICS | 4 |
| MGT 559 | HEALTH SECTOR MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| HIT 451 | ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN HEALTHCARE | 4 |
| IS 421 | SYSTEMS ANALYSIS AND DESIGN | 4 |
| IS 451 | DATABASE DESIGN FOR INFORMATION SYSTEMS (FORMERLY CSC 451) | 4 |
| HIT 422 | SYSTEM DESIGN FOR HEALTH CARE | 4 |
| HIT 440 | HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE AND NETWORKING | 4 |
Major Elective Courses
Students must take 20 credit hours of Major Elective courses selected among a list of selected areas below. There is no restriction on the number of areas from which electives may be selected. Students may choose to take the Major Elective courses from a single area or from multiple areas, depending on their career interests.
Database Processing
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DATABASE PROCESSING FOR LARGE-SCALE ANALYTICS 1 | ||
| DATABASE PROGRAMMING 1 | ||
| DATA WAREHOUSING | ||
| BIG DATA AND NOSQL PROGRAM |
- 1
Courses require programming experience with Python.
Analytics
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| DATA ANALYSIS AND REGRESSION | ||
| ADVANCED DATA ANALYSIS | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF DATA SCIENCE | ||
| DATA VISUALIZATION | ||
| SOCIAL NETWORK ANALYSIS | ||
| INTELLIGENT INFORMATION RETRIEVAL | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Health Care Data Analysis Topic) 1 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Service Design & Patient Experience Topic) 1 |
- 1
Student must take only sections of MKT 798 with the topics specified above.
Enterprise Management
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
ECT 424 | ||
| HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT IN NON-HOSPITAL SETTINGS | ||
| INTRO TO HEALTH COMMUNICATION | ||
| FUNDAMENTALS OF IT PROJECT MANAGEMENT | ||
| BUSINESS CONTINUITY/DISASTER RECOVERY THEORIES AND STRATEGIES | ||
IS 560 | ||
| SPECIAL TOPICS (Managerial & Marketing Epidemiology) 1 | ||
| INFORMATION STORAGE AND MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY TDC 478) |
- 1
Student must take only sections of MKT 798 with the topics specified above.
Innovations in Health Care
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ELECTRONIC HEALTH RECORDS | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO USER-CENTERED DESIGN | ||
| INFORMATION VISUALIZATION AND INFOGRAPHICS | ||
| TOPICS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | ||
| MANAGEMENT OF INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE |
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.
Security Management
| Course | Title | Quarter Hours |
|---|---|---|
| INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT (FORMERLY CNS 440) | ||
| HEALTHCARE LAW |
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.