Health Informatics and Information Management, MS

Program Coordinator: Robert Campbell (4340-M Health Sciences Building; 252-744-6183; campbellr@ecu.edu)

The Department of Health Services and Information Management offers the master of science in health informatics and information management degree. The degree requires 39 s.h. of course work, including a 3 s.h. internship/capstone. Students without health care related professional work experience will be required to take COHE 6000 . It can be taken concurrently while in the master’s degree program.

Admission Requirements

Application for admission to the master of science program in health informatics and information management must be initiated through the Graduate School. (See Admission and Readmission .) The department requires that the applicant meet the following minimum admission requirements: a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale.

At the time of application, the applicant must submit three letters of reference, a resume, and a completed statement of purpose as specified in the Graduate School application.

Nonnative speakers must submit an acceptable score on one of the language tests approved by the Graduate School or evidence of at least 1 year of college/university study in the United States.

Applicants must present evidence of an undergraduate degree from an accredited institution and completion of the following prerequisite course within the last 5 years: statistics (3 s.h. minimum).

Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis.

Degree Requirements

The degree requires a minimum of 39 s.h. as follows:

Comprehensive Examination Requirement

A comprehensive examination is required for graduation.