Health Informatics and Information Management, MS

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:

• COHE 6410 - Electronic Health Records
• COHE 6420 - Evaluation Methods in Health Informatics
• COHE 6430 - Health Data Management
• COHE 6440 - E-Health Care Information Systems
• COHE 6450 - Decision Support in Health Care
• COHE 6470 - Health Information Privacy and Security
• COHE 6480 - Health Data Structures
• COHE 6550 - Health Informatics Project Design and Management
• COHE 6590 - Health Data Analytics
• COHE 6615 - Social and Organizational Issues in Health Informatics
• COHE 6630 - Quality Management in Health Care
• COHE 6803 - Internship in Health Informatics and Information Management
• HIMA 6060 - Health Informatics

Comprehensive Assessment Requirement

All ECU graduate programs require students to successfully complete a comprehensive assessment. The assessment for this program is a comprehensive examination.