Program Overview

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Program Overview

The Master of Advanced Study program in Health Informatics is a flexible program designed to meet the needs of working professionals. The program provides a foundation in health informatics principles, health communication, health care data and databases, and health care leadership.

Program Description

The program is designed to meet the needs of working professionals, with options available for students to continue their education on their own time. Core courses provide a foundation in health informatics principles, health communication, health care data and databases, and health care leadership. Electives enable students to specialize in various areas of health informatics, such as biostatistics, clinical informatics, population health, and health care artificial intelligence.

Course Topics

Course topics include:

• Bioethical issues in applied biomedicine
• Biostatistics in medicine and informatics
• Clinical decision support systems and evidence-based medicine
• Imaging informatics and diagnostics
• Knowledge management and engineering
• Population health
• Telehealth and telemedicine
• Translational bioinformatics
• Workflow analysis and redesign in health systems engineering

At a Glance

• College/school: College of Health Solutions
• Location: Online
• STEM-OPT extension eligible: No

Degree Requirements

• 30 credit hours, including the required applied project course (BMI 593)
• Required Core (15 credit hours):
  • BMI 601 Fundamentals of Health Informatics (3)
  • BMI 603 Health Informatics Database Modeling and Applications (3)
  • BMI 604 Health Information Communication (3)
  • BMI 614 Current Perspectives in Health Informatics (3)
  • HCD 575 Health Care Transformation and Leadership (3)
• Electives (12 credit hours)
• Culminating Experience (3 credit hours): BMI 593 Applied Project (3)

Admission Requirements

• General university admission requirements
• Applicants must have earned a bachelor's or master's degree in a related field, such as biology, computer science, medicine, nursing, pharmacy, or public health, from a regionally accredited institution
• Minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in the last 60 hours of their first bachelor's degree program or a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.00 (scale is 4.00 = "A") in an applicable master's degree program
• Required documents:
  • Graduate admission application and application fee
  • Official transcripts
  • Resume or curriculum vitae
  • Two references (academic or professional)
  • Statement of purpose
  • Proof of English proficiency

Tuition Information

Tuition information is available, and students can learn about ASU tuition and financial aid options to find out which will work best for them.

Attend Online

The program is offered in an online format with multiple enrollment sessions throughout the year.

Application Deadlines

• Fall: Session A/C, Online, 07/15, Priority
• Spring: Session A/C, Online, 11/15, Priority

Career Opportunities

Graduates are prepared with skills for careers in a wide variety of health care settings. Career opportunities include:

• Chief health informatics officer (a medical doctorate may be required)
• Clinical application developer
• Clinical informatics manager
• Director of clinical informatics or health informatics
• Director of health information management or health IT
• Electronic health record application specialist
• Health care informatics consultant or manager
• Health care IT project manager
• Health care or clinical informatics data analyst
• Health data resource manager or clinical data manager
• Health informatics director

Program Accreditation

All ASU graduate and undergraduate academic programs are fully accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Many programs also have additional accreditation through specialized accrediting agencies.