Academic Catalog

Informatics, Master of Science

The Master of Science in Informatics requires:

  1. Successful completion of an approved program of study, from the courses below, providing 30 hours of graduate credit.
  2. Students must complete one course of independent study (INFO U798) but can optionally choose to complete a second for a total of 6 credit hours.
  3. A minimum grade point average of 3.0 (B) is required over the entire graduate program, and a minimum grade of C is required in all graduate courses.

Required Courses

I. Core Courses
INFO U650Cloud Based Information Resource Management3
INFO U710Management of Innovation and Intellectual Property3
INFO U762Interoperability3
INFO U763Advanced IT Project Management3
INFO U798Independent Graduate Study in Informatics3
II. Electives
Select any combination of five courses of the following:15
Information Resource Management
Advanced Knowledge - Based Systems
Information Architecture
Cognitive Systems
Business and Competitive Intelligence
Health Informatics
Health Services Research Methods and Analytics
Healthcare Purchasing, Supply Chain & IT Vendor Management
Strategic Planning for Healthcare Information Management Systems
Compliance in the Healthcare Industry
Independent Study / Special Topics
Special Topics in Graduate Informatics
Independent Graduate Study in Informatics
Thesis Preparation
Cybersecurity
Information Privacy
Cybersecurity Management
Digital Forensics Technology
Business Analytics (up to 4 courses)
Introduction to Quantitative Analysis and Programming
Data Mining and Management
Principles of Business Analytics
Data Visualization
Data Governance, Law, and Ethics
Business Process and Operations Analytics
Programming for Analytics
Web & Social Media Analytics
Total Hours30