Program Requirements | Quarter Hours |
---|---|
Introductory Courses | 4 |
Degree Requirements | 48 |
Total hours required | 48-52 |
Learning Outcomes
- 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.