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Curriculum

Year One

Fall Semester Courses (10 credits)

Semester Credits 10.0
Course No. Course Title Credits
HINF 5001 Computer Science For Health Informatics* 3.0
Or
ADMN 5400 Health Care Delivery In the US ** AND  
HINF 5103 Health Care Delivery Professional Seminar** 1.5
HINF 5100 Introduction to Health Informatics 3.0
HINF 5110 Healthcare Computer Network Architecture 4.0

* To supplement computer background

** To supplement health care background

Spring Semester Courses (9 credits)

Semester Credits 9.0
Course No. Course Title Credits
HINF 5205 Evaluation of Healthcare Information Systems* 3.0
Or
PUBH 5102 Health Care Across the Lifespan* 3.0
HINF 5101 Database System Applications in Biomedicine 3.0
HINF 5111 Research Methods 3.0

Summer Semester Courses (5 credits)

Semester Credits 5.0
Course No. Course Title Credits
HINF 5201 Topics in Health Informatics 2.0
HINF 5204 Medical Imaging Systems 3.0

*Either course may be taken to fulfill the MS requirement

Year Two

Fall Semester Courses (9 credits)

Semester Credits 9.0 -15
Course No. Course Title Credits
HINF 5112 Medical Decision Support System 3.0
HINF 5203 Information Retrieval & Digital Libraries 3.0
HINF 5202 User Interface in Health Informatics 3.0
HINF 5206 Independent Study (Elective) 1-3
HINF 5208** Clinical Internship in Health Informatics I 1.5
HINF 5209** Clinical Internship in Health Informatics II 1.5

Spring Semester Courses (6-9 credits)

Course No. Course Title Credits
HINF 5121 Master's Essay in Health Informatics 3.0
HINF 5206
Independent Study (Elective)
1-3
HINF 5208** Clinical Internship in Health Informatics I 1.5
HINF 5209** Clinical Internship in Health Informatics II 1.5
Semester Credits 6.0-9.0
TOTAL CREDITS REQUIRED 39

Elective Course

Course No. Course Title Credits
INDI 5014 Brooklyn Free Clinic Experience 1.0
HINF 5002 Internet Integration in Healthcare 3.0

Note: Completion of HINF 5206, HINF 5002 or INDI 5014 will increase the total credits required to complete the program.