Master of Science in Health Informatics

Abby Kazley, Ph.D., MSHI Division Director.

The online Master of Science in Health Informatics (MSHI) program at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) is designed primarily for working health care professionals who wish to specialize in health informatics with a focus on data analytics. Graduates are prepared to manage, use, and evaluate health care information systems such as electronic health records (EHRs), data management, and analytic systems. They also gain firsthand experience in working with leading experts in telehealth through MUSC's Center of Telehealth, one of only two Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA)-designated Centers of Excellence for Telehealth in the nation.

The program prepares students to assume positions such as:

  • Data Analytics Officers
  • Clinical Systems Analysts
  • Health IT Project Managers
  • Implementation Specialists
  • Chief Medical/Nursing Information Officers

Chief Medical/Nursing Information Officers

The program offers a thesis option to students interested in conducting health informatics research.

The Master of Science in Health Informatics degree program is accredited by the Commissionon Accreditation for Health Informatics and Information Management Education(CAHIIM).

Admissions

Learn more about the admission steps and requirements for the program.

Curriculum

Full-Time

Year 1, Fall

HIN 701 Health Informatics Foundations 3
HIN 702 Introduction to Health Care Information 3
HIN 704 Health Care Data-Content 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Spring

HIN 708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN 706 Systems Analysis & Design 3
HIN 705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer

HIN 710 Data Mining and Analytics 3
HIN 716 Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory 3
ELEC,
HIN 780
Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option
3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall

HIN 719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN 718,
HIN 780
Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option
3
HIN 720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 36

Year 1, Spring

HIN 708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN 702 Intro to Health Care Information 3
HIN 705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer

HIN 710 Data Mining and Analytics 3
HIN 716 Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Fall

HIN 719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN 704 Health Care Data-Content 3
HIN 720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Spring

ELEC,
HIN 780
Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option
3
HIN 718,
HIN 780
Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option
3
HIN 706 Systems Analysis and Design  3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 36

Part-Time

Year 1, Fall

HIN 704 Health Care Data-Content, Stan 3
HIN 702 Intro to Health Care Information 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Spring

HIN 705 Electronic Health Records 3
HIN 708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer

HIN 710 Data Mining and Analytics 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory & Behavior 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall

HIN 720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
HIN 719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring

HIN 706 Systems Analysis and Design 3
ELEC,
HIN 780
Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option
3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer

HIN 716 Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory 3
HIN 718,
HIN 780
Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option
3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 36

Year 1, Spring

HIN 708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN 702 Intro to Health Care Information 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer

HIN 710 Data Mining and Analytics 3
HAP 737 Organization Theory & Behavior 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Fall

HIN 720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
HIN 704 Health Care Data-Content, Stan 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring

HIN 706 Systems Analysis and Design 3
HIN 705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer

HIN 716 Ethical, Legal, and Regulatory 3
ELEC,
HIN 780
Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option
3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall

HIN 719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN 718,
HIN 780
Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option
3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 36

Approved Electives

  • HAP 632. Quality Management of Health Care Services, 3 credit hours
  • HAP 705. Health Economics, 3 credit hours
  • HAP 721. Health Care Delivery Systems, 3 credit hours
  • HAP 735. Health Law & Risk Management, 3 credit hours
  • HAP 737. Organization Theory, 3 credit hours
  • HAP 743. Managing Across Continuum Care, 3 credit hours
  • IP 717. Telehealth Teams of the Future, 3 credit hours