Overview
Key Features
The online Health Informatics program at Southern Illinois University has been specifically tailored to meet the needs of those who are place-bound or who hold full-time employment which prevents them from completing a master’s degree via traditional methods.
Hospital managers, health information technicians, coding specialists, nurses, physicians, and anyone else seeking a graduate degree within health informatics or health information management are encouraged to enroll.
Mission
The mission of the MHI program is to prepare students for leadership roles in the healthcare industry, with a specific focus on the management of patient information for the purposes of making management decisions.
The vision of the MHI program is to increase access to a premier graduate degree that produces graduates who are academically prepared to lead the healthcare industry through the processes associated with patient information.
The MHI program focuses on academic excellence by using a curriculum that meets the expectations of industry leaders and the premier accrediting body of graduate-level healthcare informatics and information management education. The program strives to be compassionate and understanding to students by offering both on-campus and online education that assures a premier graduate health informatics degree is available to on-campus students as well as place-bound and working adult students.
Programme Structure
Courses include:
- Effective Healthcare Operations
- Health Care Systems
- Systems Analysis, Design, and Database Management in Health Care
- Health Informatics Applications and Project Management
- Human Resources in Health Care
- Strategic Leadership in Healthcare
- Legal & Ethical Fundamentals of Health Care
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
Credits
Delivered
Disciplines
Health Management Health Sciences Health Informatics View 876 other Masters in Health Management in United StatesAcademic requirements
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- 2.7 (on a grading scale with 4.0=A; approximately a "B-" average) on the last two years of Bachelor's coursework
- 3.0 on all previous graduate work (approximately a "B" average)
Tuition Fee
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International
35213 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35213 USD per year during 24 months. -
National
35213 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 35213 USD per year during 24 months. -
In-State
14085 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 14085 USD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for Carbondale
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
Studyportals Tip: Students can search online for independent or external scholarships that can help fund their studies. Check the scholarships to see whether you are eligible to apply. Many scholarships are either merit-based or needs-based.