Online Program
The MS in Health Informatics program, with concentrations in Health Data Analytics and Health Informatics Management, is offered fully online. Courses are delivered in a condensed 8-week format, allowing students to focus on one course at a time. The curriculum, course objectives, evaluation methods, and outcomes are identical to those of the on-campus program—the only difference is the delivery format.
The online program is designed to be completed in 2 years.
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On-campus Program
Most courses for the on-campus MS in Health Informatics are taught in the evening on the Fairfax Campus, and some courses are taught online. Although not all coursework for all concentrations can be completed online, the number of courses available online increases every year.
Completion of the on-campus program typically requires 1.5-2 years full-time and 2.5-3 years part-time, depending on course load.
The syllabi below refers to the on-campus program. Courses offered may vary from semester to semester. Contact your advisor to plan your program of study.
Syllabi
The following are syllabi for classes (core and elective)* that are part of the MS in Health Informatics and Health Informatics and Data Analytics Graduate Certificate programs.
The current course schedule may be found in Patriot Web.** Select the TERM; then choose Subject: Health Administration and Policy (HAP).
Fall 2023
Core Courses
- GCH 500 - Foundations of Public Health
- HAP 618- Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 670- Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 671-001 - Health Care Databases (in-person)
- HAP 671-DL1- Health Care Databases (online)
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar, Health Informatics (8-week)
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Informatics
Health Data Analytics Concentration
- HAP 671 - Healthcare Databases
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 774 - Artificial Intelligence in Health
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
- HAP 797 - Radiology Informatics
- HAP 819 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research II
Health Informatics Management Concentration
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 797 - Radiology Informatics
- SWE 625 - Software Project Management
Public Health Informatics Concentration
- GCH 712 - Introduction to Epidemiology
- GCH 727 - Advanced Methods in Epidemiology II
- GCH 732 - Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- GCH 712 - Introduction to Epidemiology
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics In Health Services Research I
- HAP 774 - Artificial Intelligence in Health
Quality Informatics Concentration
Spring 2023
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 671 - Healthcare Databases
- HAP 672 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System (8-week)
- HAP 713 - Information Technology Project Management in Healthcare
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar, Health Informatics
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar, Health Informatics (8-week)
Fall 2022
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics (8-week)
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics(8-week)
- HAP 678 – Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- HAP 713 - Information Technology Project Management in Healthcare
- HAP 717 - Population Health Informatics
- HAP 719 - ADVANCED STATISTICS IN HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH I
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Improvement
- HAP 745 - Healthcare Security Policy
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration (8-week)
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar, Health Informatics
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Informatics
Spring 2022
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 602 Statistics in Health Services Management (8-week)
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics (8-week)
- HAP 621 - Organization Behavior and Leadership
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 671 - Healthcare Databases
- HAP 671 - Healthcare Databases (8-week)
- HAP 672 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 678 – Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System (8-week)
- HAP 713 - Information Technology Project Management in Healthcare (8-week)
- HAP 713 - Information Technology Project Management in Healthcare
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research (8-week)
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration (8-week)
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 745 - Healthcare Security & Policy (8-week)
- HAP 745 - Healthcare Security & Policy
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration (8-week)
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
Fall 2021
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics Online (8-week)
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 671 - Healthcare Databases Online
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System (8-week)
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 774 - Artificial Intelligence in Health
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
- HAP 819 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research II
Summer 2021
- HAP 671 - Health Care Databases
- HAP 672 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 704 - Contemporary Issues in Health Systems Management
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 730 - Health Care Decision Analysis
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
Spring 2021
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 622 - Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 713 - Project Management in Health Information Technology
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research I
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research (8-week)
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 745 - Health Care Security Policy
- HAP 880 - Advanced Health Data Mining
- SWE 625 - Software Project Management
Fall 2020
Summer 2020
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 670 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Improvement
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration (8-week)
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Informatics
Spring 2020
Summer 2019
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HAP 670 - Introduction To Health Informatics (formerly HAP 700)
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HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics In Health Services Research I (Section 001)
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HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics In Health Services Research I (Section C01)
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HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration (Section 001)
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HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration (Section 002)
Spring 2019
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HAP 671 - Health Care Databases (Section 201, formerly HAP 709)
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HAP 671 - Health Care Databases (Section 202, formerly HAP 709)
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HAP 671 - Health Care Databases (Section 204, formerly HAP 709)
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HAP 678 - Introduction To The U.S. Health System (Section DL1)
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HAP 678 - Introduction To The U.S. Health System (Section 001)
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HAP 713 - Project Management In Health Information Technology
Fall 2018
- GGS 650 - Introduction to GIS Algorithms and Programming
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 621 - Organization Behavior and Healthcare Leadership
- HAP 622 - Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 700 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 701 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 709 - Health Care Databases
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research I
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 752 - Advanced Health Information Systems
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
Summer 2018
Spring 2018
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 621 - Organization Behavior and Healthcare Leadership
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 701 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 709 - Health Care Databases
- HAP 713 - Project Management in Health Information Technology
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 752 - Advanced Health Information Systems
- HAP 819 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research II
- HAP 823 - Comparative Effectiveness Analysis using Observational Data
- HAP 880 - Advanced Health Data Mining
Spring 2017
- HAP 602 - Statistics for Health Services Management
- HAP 621 - Organization Behavior and Healthcare Leadership
- HAP 622/AIT 622 - Healthcare Information Systems Analysis and Design
- HAP 645 - Introduction to Health Services Research
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Healthcare System
- HAP 701 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 709 - Healthcare Databases
- HAP 713 - Information Technology Project Management in Healthcare
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 725 - Statistical Process Control in Healthcare
- HAP 745 - Healthcare Security Policy
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 752 - Advanced Health Information Systems
- HAP 770 - Medical Decision Making and Decision Support Systems
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Informatics
- HAP 819 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research II
Fall 2016
- GCH 712 - Introduction to Epidemiology
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 700 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 719 - Advanced Statistics in Health Services Research I
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 823 - Comparative Effectiveness Analysis Using Observational Data
- HAP 835 - Causal Inference in Health Services Research
Spring 2016
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 645 - Introduction to Health Services Research
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 686 - Quality Improvement in Health Services
- HAP 701 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 709 - Health Care Databases
- HAP 710 - Inferential Statistics in Health Services Research and Management
- HAP 713 - Project Management in Health Information Technology
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 720 - Health Data Integration
- HAP 735 - Risk Management/Patient Safety
- HAP 745 - Health Care Security Policy
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 752 - Advanced Health Information Systems
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
Fall 2015
- HAP 601 - E-Commerce and On-line Marketing for Health Services
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 618 - Computational Tools in Health Informatics
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 700 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- HAP 709 - Health Care Databases
- HAP 710 - Inferential Statistics in Health Services Research and Management
- HAP 740 - Management of Health Information Systems
- HAP 780 - Data Mining in Health Care
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
Summer 2015
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 647 - Regulatory Requirements for Health Care Systems
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 686 - Quality Improvement in Health Services
- HAP 730 - Health Care Decision Analysis
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
Spring 2015
- AIT 690/622 - Advanced Topics in Applied Information Technology
- HAP 645 - Introduction to Health Services Research
- HAP 678 - Introduction to the U.S. Health System
- HAP 715 - Health Economics
- HAP 745 - Health Care Security Policy
- HAP 750 - Legal Issues in Health Administration
- HAP 789 - Pre-Capstone Professional Development Seminar
- HAP 790 - Capstone Practicum in Health Systems Management
- SWE 625 - Software Project Management
Fall 2014
Summer 2014
Spring 2014
- HAP 602 - Statistics in Health Services Management
- HAP 647 - Regulatory Requirements for Health Care Systems
- HAP 701 - Health Data: Vocabulary and Standards
- HAP 710 - Inferential Statistics in Health Services Research and Management
- HAP 752 - Advanced Health Information Systems
- STAT 554 - Applied Statistics I
* Health informatics is a dynamically changing discipline; therefore, the content of courses is constantly evolving. The content of courses in different semesters may be adjusted to follow these changes.
** Students are advised to consult their advisors each semester for upcoming course schedules. Recommended course sequences for the MS in Health Informatics are available both for on-campus and online formats.