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Health Informatics

Important Note: This is the archived version of the 2012–2014 Graduate Catalog. The information on these pages was archived on August 22, 2012 and will not be updated as requirement and/or program changes are approved.

Admission Requirements
Degree Requirements

Mailing Address:
Office of Graduate Programs (MC 530)
Biomedical and Health Information Sciences
College of Applied Health Sciences
University of Illinois at Chicago
1919 West Taylor Street, Room 250 AHSB
Chicago, Illinois 60612-7249

Campus Location: 250 AHSB
Program Code: 20FS1303MSU
Telephone: (866) 674-4842
E-mail:admissionsuic@healthinformatics.uic.edu
Web Site: http://healthinformatics.uic.edu

Department Head: Dr. Larry Pawola

Director of Graduate Studies: Dr. Larry Pawola

The Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences (BHIS) offers course work leading to an online Master of Science in Health Informatics. Health Informatics is the science of healthcare-related information, encompassing clinical care and clinical, financial, IT, and enterprise management. BHIS participates in two joint-degree programs: the MS in Nursing (Administrative Studies) / MS in Health Informatics and the Doctor of Pharmacy / MS in Health Informatics. An online postmaster’s IBHE-Approved Certificate in Health Informatics is available for healthcare and IT professionals who already have a master’s degree. BHIS also offers the MS in Biomedical Visualization, as well as an online post-baccalaureate certificate in Health Information Management (HIM), and an on-campus and online undergraduate bachelor degree in HIM.

Admission Requirements

Applicants will be considered on an individual basis by the BHIS Committee on Academic Affairs. Individuals determined to be deficient in one or more areas may be recommended to the Graduate College for admission upon the condition that any deficiencies are remedied through appropriate course work.

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, applicants must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

MS in Health Informatics/MS in Nursing (Administrative Studies)

To be admitted to the joint program, a student must meet the admissions criteria of each individual master’s degree program. The program of study may be completed on a full- or part-time basis. Because  there is some crossover of course credit across the health informatics and nursing programs, students are encouraged to apply as a joint program student before 16 credit hours of UIC graduate credit are completed.

MS in Health Informatics/Doctor of Pharmacy

To be admitted to the joint program, a student must meet the admissions criteria of each individual degree program. Students are considered for admission to the PharmD program with a minimum of 62 semester hours of accrued undergraduate credit; however, the MS in Health Informatics requires an earned bachelor’s degree. For students who apply to the PharmD without a baccalaureate degree, the program provides a course planner showing the sequence of course work that meets the intent of the previously earned bachelor’s degree admissions requirement for the MS. Students will be permitted to take BHIS 460, available to upper-level undergraduate students, in the fall of their second year in the PharmD curriculum. They will be accepted to the MS in Health Informatics the spring of their second year, at the point in the PharmD curriculum in which they will have accrued 128 semester hours—the baccalaureate equivalent.

Degree Requirements

In addition to the Graduate College minimum requirements, students must meet the following program requirements:

Master of Science

MS in Health Informatics/MS in Nursing (Administrative Studies)

MS in Health Informatics/Doctor of Pharmacy

Technical Requirements

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