Curriculum

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The degree program consists of a minimum of 40 credit hours consisting of a one credit seminar program, didactic courses and a written thesis and thesis defense. View instructions to a sample course.

Overall program goals include:

• The student will develop the necessary knowledge and skills to work effectively with computer science professionals and to guide and mold their work - creating effective clinical systems.
• The student will become proficient with clinical software design fundamentals and standards.
• The student will be able to distill clinical concepts into the design of useful clinical information management systems.
• The student will learn to manage the software development process, coordinate tailoring and training for clinical systems, and develop skills necessary for the evaluation and assessment of clinical information systems.
• The student will be able to develop a plan and budget for the implementation of clinical information systems.  They will understand the business and economic models of health care delivery, especially the interaction of information needs between the business and practice of clinical care.
• The student will develop skills in project management; with an emphasis on the software cycle of design, creation, testing, implementation and maintenance within a complex clinical enterprise.
• The student will choose an area of emphasis for a thesis.
• The student will participate in academic conferences focusing on areas of shared interest in clinical informatics, and be a team member in research activities of the Informatics Program including activities of thesis development and presentation.

Sample Curriculum