Curriculum & Course Descriptions

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Coursework for the online Master of Science in Health Informatics program will be completed over four semester for full time students and six semesters for part time students. Students will have a predetermined schedule with 6 to 9 credit hours each semester, for a total of 36 credit hours. 

Full course descriptions can be found in the MUSC Bulletin. All courses for the Health Informatics program are indicated with the prefix "HIN."

Topics covered in the curriculum include:

  • Database Management
  • Health Informatics Foundations
  • Health Care Management & Operations
  • Systems Analysis & Design
  • Applied Health Informatics

In addition to online coursework, students are required to attend on-campus sessions once per semester. These visits typically take place in September, February, and May of each year on the MUSC campus in Charleston, SC. 

Curriculum

Full-time

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN701 Health Informatics Foundations 3
HIN702 Introduction to Healthcare Information 3
HIN704 Healthcare Data-Content 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN706 Systems Analysis & Design 3
HIN705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN710 Data Mining & Analytics 3
HIN716 Ethical, Legal, & Regulatory 3
ELEC,
HIN780 		Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option		 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN718,
HIN780 		Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option		 3
HIN720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 36

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN702 Introduction to Healthcare Information 3
HIN705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 9

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN710 Data Mining & Analytics 3
HIN716 Ethical, Legal, & Regulatory 3
HAP737 Organization Theory 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN704 Healthcare Data-Content 3
HIN720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
Semester Total 9

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

ELEC,
HIN780 		Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option		 3
HIN718,
HIN780 		Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option		 3
HIN706 Systems Analysis & Design 3
Semester Total 9
Curriculum Total 36

Part-time

Year 1, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN704 Healthcare Data-Content, Stan 3
HIN702 Introduction to Healthcare Information 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN705 Electronic Health Records 3
HIN708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN710 Data Mining & Analytics 3
HAP737 Organization Theory & Behavior 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
HIN719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN706 Systems Analysis & Design 3
ELEC,
HIN780 		Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option		 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN716 Ethical, Legal, & Regulatory 3
HIN718,
HIN780 		Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option		 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 36

Year 1, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN708 Applied Statistics & Research 3
HIN702 Introduction to Healthcare Information 3
Semester Total 6

Year 1, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN710 Data Mining & Analytics 3
HAP737 Organization Theory & Behavior 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN720 Current Issues & Advances HIT 3
HIN704 Healthcare Data-Content, Stan 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Spring (1/5/26-5/1/26)

HIN706 Systems Analysis & Design 3
HIN705 Electronic Health Records 3
Semester Total 6

Year 2, Summer A, Trailer (5/4/26-8/14/26)

HIN716 Ethical, Legal, & Regulatory 3
ELEC,
HIN780 		Elective from Approved Listing, or
Thesis Option		 3
Semester Total 6

Year 3, Fall B (8/25/25-12/12/25)

HIN719 Advanced HIT & Data Technique 3
HIN718,
HIN780 		Capstone Project, or
Thesis Option		 3
Semester Total 6
Curriculum Total 36

Approved Electives

  • HAP632, Quality Management of Healthcare Services, 3 credit hours
  • HAP705, Health Economics, 3 credit hours
  • HAP721, Healthcare Delivery Systems, 3 credit hours
  • HAP735, Health Law & Risk Management, 3 credit hours
  • HAP737, Organization Theory, 3 credit hours
  • HAP743, Managing Across Continuum Care, 3 credit hours
  • IP 717, Telehealth Teams of the Future, 3 credit hours