Overview
The science of health informatics drives innovation-defining future approaches to information and knowledge management in biomedical research, clinical care, and public health.
Health informatics (HI) comprises applied research and the practice of informatics across clinical and public health domains.
Informatics researchers develop, introduce, and evaluate new biomedically motivated methods in areas as diverse as data mining, natural language or text processing, cognitive science, human-computer interaction, decision support, databases and algorithms for analyzing large amounts of data generated in public health, clinical research and genomics/proteomics.
Features
The length of study for the Health Informatics MS in HI is two academic years. First-year courses survey the field; the typical second-year courses are more technical and put greater emphasis on mastering the skills in health informatics. The degree from Yale University, also requires a capstone project in the second year.Applicants should typically have an undergraduate degree with a focus in health, computer science and mathematics/statistics. Students with a master’s degree or other related degrees may be allowed to enroll in additional elective courses in lieu of required courses, if they can demonstrate prior proficiency in required courses.Programme Structure
Courses included:
- Population and Public Health Informatics
- Computational Methods for Informatics
- Health Informatics
- Core Topics in Biomedical Informatics
- Foundations of Epidemiology and Public Health
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 24 months
Start dates & application deadlines
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Credits
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Disciplines
Public Health Health Management Health Sciences View 1585 other Masters in Public Health in United StatesAcademic requirements
We are not aware of any academic requirements for this programme.
English requirements
Other requirements
General requirements
- $80 application fee or fee waiver
- Recommendations from two teachers and one counselor
- School Report with transcript
- English proficiency test results - recommended for non-native English-speakers
- Mid-Year Report & Final Report
Tuition Fee
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International
48798 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 48798 USD per year during 24 months. -
National
48798 USD/yearTuition FeeBased on the tuition of 48798 USD per year during 24 months.
Living costs for New Haven
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.