Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
Houston, USA
DURATION
39 Hours
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
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TUITION FEES
USD 10,140 *
STUDY FORMAT
Distance learning, On-Campus
* tuition for resident students| non resident students tuition $34,320
Introduction
Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics at UTHealth Houston, formerly UTHealth Houston School of Biomedical Informatics (SBMI) offers a Master's Degree in Biomedical Informatics with two tracks: the research track and the applied biomedical informatics track. Both tracks provide students with knowledge and skills to deliver innovative solutions to real-world problems in health information technology. Both tracks have CAHIIM Accreditation and can be completed online. Master’s students also have the option of enrolling full time or part time in either track. Semester credit hours earned in the master's programs are transferrable to the doctoral program.
Accreditation
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth) is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award certificate, baccalaureate, masters, doctorate and special professional degrees. Contact the Commission on Colleges at 1866 Southern Lane, Decatur, Georgia 30033-4097 or call 404-679-4500 for questions about the accreditation of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.
- The health informatics Accreditor of The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston School of Biomedical Informatics is the Commission on Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education (CAHIIM). The College’s accreditation for the master’s degree in health informatics has been reaffirmed through 2026. All inquiries about the program’s accreditation status should be directed by mail to:
Admissions
Curriculum
Research Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5300 - Intro to Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5310 - Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences I
- BMI 5311 - Foundations of Biomedical Information Sciences II
- BMI 5352 - Statistical Methods in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 6313 - Scientific Writing in Healthcare
- BMI 6000 - Practicum in Biomedical Informatics
Bioinformatics (18 Hours)
- BMI 5330 - Introduction to Bioinformatics
- BMI 5331 - Foundations of Pharmacogenomics
- BMI 5332 - Statistical Analysis of Genomic Data
- BMI 5333 - Systems Medicine: Principles and Practice
- BMI 6331 - Medical Imaging and Signal Pattern Recognition
- BMI 6332 - Personalized Medicine
- BMI 6333 - Current Topics in Genomics
- BMI 7151 - Seminar in Precision Medicine
Clinical Informatics (18 Hours)
- BMI 5004 - Introduction to Clinical Healthcare
- BMI 5007 - Methods in Health Data Science
- BMI 5302 - Introduction to Human Factors in Healthcare
- BMI 5313 - Introduction to Electronic Health Records
- BMI 5314 - Technology Assessment in Healthcare Basic
- BMI 5315 - Quality and Outcome Improvement in Healthcare
- BMI 5353 - Biomedical Informatics Data Analysis
- BMI 5354 - Cognitive Engineering in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5360 - Clinical Decision Support Systems
- BMI 6300 - Advanced Health Information Technology
- BMI 6303 - Introduction to Telehealth
- BMI 6308 Connected and Personal Health Technologies
- BMI 6315 - Advanced Electronic Health Records
- BMI 6316 - Change Management in Health Informatics
- BMI 6328 - Health Care Delivery in an EHR Enabled Environment
- BMI 6330 - Biomedical Natural Language Processing
- BMI 6340 - HI Visualization and Visual Analytics
Health Data Science (18 Hours)
- BMI 5007 - Methods in Health Data Science
- BMI 5304 - Advanced Database Concepts in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5353 - Biomedical Informatics Data Analysis
- BMI 6318 - Big Data in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 6323 - Machine Learning in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 6334 - BMI 6334 Deep Learning in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 6340 - HI Visualization and Visual Analytics
Human Factors Engineering (18 Hours)
- BMI 5007 - Methods in Health Data Science
- BMI 5302 - Introduction to Human Factors in Healthcare
- BMI 5354 - Cognitive Engineering in Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5360 - Clinical Decision Support Systems
- BMI 6301 - Health Data Display
- BMI 6305 - Social Dynamics and Health Information
- BMI 6308 - Connected and Personal Health Technologies
- BMI 6309 - Healthcare Interface Design
- BMI 6311 - Advanced Decision Analysis
- BMI 6322 - Distributional Semantics: Methods and Biomedical Applications
- BMI 6330 - Biomedical Natural Language Processing
- BMI 6340 - HI Visualization and Visual Analytics
Public Health Informatics (18 Hours)
- BMI 5314 - Technology Assessment in Healthcare
- BMI 5315 - Quality and Outcome Improvement in Healthcare
- BMI 5353 - Biomedical Informatics Data Analysis
- BMI 5380 - Principles and Foundations of Public Health Informatics
- BMI 5381 - Methods in Public Health Informatics
- BMI 5382 - Synthesis Project in Public Health Informatics
- BMI 6303 - Introduction to Telehealth
- BMI 6308 Connected and Personal Health Technologies
- BMI 6317 - Leadership & Entrepreneurship in Health Informatics
- BMI 6324 - Health Information Technology Policy
- BMI 6340 - HI Visualization and Visual Analytics
Applied Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5300 - Intro to Biomedical Informatics
- BMI 5301 - The US Healthcare System
- BMI 5305 - Legal and Ethical Aspects of Health Informatics
- BMI 5313 - Foundations of Electronic Health Records and Clinical Information Systems
- BMI 5315 - Quality and Outcome Improvement in Healthcare
- BMI 5317 - Applied Data Management
- BMI 5328 - Systems Analysis & Project Management
- BMI 5329 - Workflow Process Modeling
- BMI 5371 - Business and Technical Communication
- BMI 6316 - Change Management in Health Informatics
- BMI 6340 - Health Information Visualization & Visual Analytics
- BMI 6000 - Practicum in Biomedical Informatics
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