The M.S. in Medical Sciences with a Biomedical Informatics (BMI) concentration is a minimum 36-credit-hour degree program including at least 22 credits specific to the BMI concentration.
The M.S. in Medical Sciences Biomedical Informatics concentration curriculum is comprised of:
- Core Courses | 5 courses, 13 credits
- Foundation Courses | 4 courses, 12 credits
- Advanced Electives | 2 courses, 5 – 6 credits
- Mentored Research Experience | 1 course, 6 credits
- Total | 36 minimum credits
Fall 2023
HOBI Student Handbook
Find necessary program information, mentorship advice, our code of conduct and graduation requirements in the HOBI Student Handbook.
Core Courses
M.S. students in BMI concentration must complete all five required core courses.
Core Courses | 5 courses (13 credits)
| course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 6803 | Data Science for Clinical Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6804 | Translational Bioinformatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6805 | Information Modeling in Biomedicine | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6850 | Foundations of Biomedical Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7887 | Health Outcomes & Biomedical Informatics Research Seminar | 1 S/U |
Foundation Courses
M.S. students in BMI concentration must complete four foundation courses from the options below.
Foundation Courses | Select 4 courses (12 credits)
| course | title | credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 6806 | Security and Privacy in Clinical Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6856 | Introduction to Biomedical Natural Language Processing | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7858 | Causal Artificial Intelligence for Health Research | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7866 | Principles of Referent Tracking in Biomedical Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6822 | Measuring and Analyzing Health Outcomes | 3 Letter-grade |
| PHC 6405 OR PHC 6001 | Theoretical Foundations of Public Health OR Principles of Epidemiology in Public Health | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 6166 OR PHC 6050 OR PHC 6052 | Statistical Methods in Research I OR Statistical Methods for Health Sci Res I OR Introduction to Biostatistical Methods | 3 Letter-grade |
| BME 6938 | Introduction to Biomedical Image Analysis and Imaging Informatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| CEN 5035 | Software Engineering | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5725 | Database Management Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
Advanced Electives
M.S. students are required to complete two advanced elective courses.
M.S. students may propose to take additional courses as electives beyond their degree requirements, with the approval of their Research Mentor. Up to one advanced elective course may be substituted subject to mentor approval.
If the proposed elective courses are not approved as course substitutions, students may still take these courses; however, unapproved electives will not count towards the credits required for degree completion.
Advanced Electives | Select 2 courses (5 – 6 credits)
| Course | title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CAP 5100 | Human-Computer Interaction | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 5510 | Bioinformatics | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 5635 | Artificial Intelligence Concepts | 3 Letter-grade |
| CAP 6610 | Machine Learning | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5725 | Database Management Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| COT 5405 | Analysis of Algorithms | 3 Letter-grade |
| COT 5615 | Mathematics for Intelligent Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| COP 5618 | Concurrent Programming | 3 Letter-grade |
| PHI 5135 | Graduate Logic | 3 Letter-grade |
| BME 6938 | Special Topics: Machine Learning for Health and Biomedical Applications | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 6167 | Statistical Methods in Research II | 3 Letter-grade |
| STA 5325 | Fundamentals of Probability | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6848 | Ensuring Rigor and Reproducibility in Clinical and Translational Research | 1 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6857 | Clinical Decision Support Systems | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6885 | Translational Health Research Design | 3 Letter-grade |
| GMS 7093 | Introduction to Clinical and Translational Research | 2 Letter-grade |
Mentored Research Experience
M.S. students will complete 6 credits of GMS 6905, Independent Studies in Medical Sciences (Capstone project for non-thesis), or GMS 6971, Research for Master’s Thesis. These can be taken in two sequential semesters, or all in one semester.
Mentored Research Experience | Select 1 course (6 credits)
| Course | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| GMS 6905 | Independent Studies in Medical Sciences (Non-Thesis Eligible) | 6 Letter-grade |
| GMS 6971 | Research for Master’s Thesis (Thesis Eligible) | 6 S/U |