University of Michigan School of Information
Core courses
In order to develop a strategic vision for health informatics applications, students acquire through the core curriculum an understanding of human and organizational behavior, of technology capabilities and constraints, and of the health care context. In order to plan, develop, implement and evaluate systems, students learn to apply tools and techniques for design, analysis and management. Through the program seminar sequence, students read about and discuss emerging technologies, learn from guest speakers, and prepare for and present on their internship experiences.
Some requirements offer a waiver option. Waivers do not reduce the 52 credits required for the degree but enable students to choose other courses of interest.
Note: Current students should refer to the MHI Academic Advising Resource site to ensure they are accessing the most up-to-date curricular information for their specific cohort.
Area 1: Core Health Informatics
All courses in Area 1 are required:
SI 574: Health Informatics Program Seminar
LHS 668 / HMP 668 / BIOINF 668 / SI 542: Introduction to Health Informatics
SI 661 / HMP 661: Managing Health Informatics
LHS 660 / SI 648 / HMP 648: Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics and Learning Systems
Area 2: Health System and Organizational Studies
Choose one of:
HMP 600: The Health Services System
HMP 603: Organization & Management of Healthcare Systems
HMP 604: Organization & Management of Health Advocacy & Community-Based Non-Profits
HMP 677: Health Care Organization: An International Perspective
PUBHLTH 513: Public Health Systems, Policy & Management
BA 523: Comprehensive Healthcare Strategies AND PUBHLTH 626: Understanding/Improving the US Health Care System
LHS 650: Health Infrastructures Pro Seminar 1 AND PUBHLTH 626: Understanding/Improving the US Healthcare System
Area 3: Facilitating Change with Health Informatics
Choose two of:
SI 554 / HBHE 654: Consumer Health Informatics
HMP 611 / SI 611: Population Health Informatics
SI 684 / HBEHED 684: Designing Consumer Health Technologies
SI 672: Applied Clinical Informatics
HBEHED 665: mHealth for Behavior Change
NURS 539: Foundations of Quality Science and Analytics
SI 654 / HMP 649: Critical Policy Issues in Health IT
LHS 611: Knowledge Representation & Knowledge Management
LHS 712: Medical Natural Language Processing
Area 4: Methods, Tools, and Techniques
SI 501: Contextual Inquiry and Consulting Foundations
STATS Selective Courses (Choose one)
BIOSTAT 501: Introduction to Biostatistics
BIOSTAT 521: Applied Biostatistics
SI 544: Introduction to Statistics and Data Analysis
Programming Requirement (Choose one)
LHS 610: Exploratory Data Analysis for Health
HS 650: Data Science and Predictive Analytics
Database Requirement (Choose one)
HMP 669: Data Management in Health Care
SI 664: Database Application Design
Classes and additional requirements:
- Internship: Meet the minimum internship requirements
- Foundations of Public Health Practice module
- Electives
The Master of Health Informatics at the University of Michigan is a joined degree, featuring courses and faculty from the School of Information, School of Public Health and the School of Medicine Department of Learning Health Sciences.