Health Informatics and Bioinformatics, M.S.
Health informatics and bioinformatics involves the use of computer technology to manage and analyze information in health care and the life sciences.
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Program Overview
The Master of Science (M.S.) degree in health informatics and
bioinformatics is a Professional Science Masters (PSM) program. The
medical and bioinformatics program has strong data analytics,
teamwork, business, communication, project management, and ethics
components, and includes an intensive health or life science internship.
Why Study Health Informatics and Bioinformatics at Grand Valley?
- One of five professional science masters (PSM) programs at Grand Valley. The demand for professionals working in all of the PSM fields is high, with income and job projections continuing to trend upward in the coming years.
- The program is tailored toward working professionals, offering flexible class schedules with evening meetings.
- Innovative program designed to integrate university coursework with business and health industry internships to educate informatics professionals for the future.
- Access to a high-performance computing lab for health informatics and bioinformatics needs.
- Qualified faculty members with a breadth of industry experience lead in the classroom and collaborate in ongoing research.
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Location & Format
Graduate students in this major study at the Robert C. Pew Grand Rapids Campus and the GVSU Health Campus, near the Grand Rapids Medical Mile.
Format:- Face To Face
Coursework
The five PSM degree programs are interdisciplinary and feature common core courses. The health informatics and bioinformatics program features:
- Solid conceptual foundation required for professional leadership
- An internship
- A culminating Capstone experience
Application Deadline
Applications are accepted on a rolling basis. Deadlines for international students are May 1 for fall and October 15 for winter; domestic student deadlines are July 1 for fall and December 1 for winter. The $30 nonrefundable application fee is waived if the applicant has previously applied to GVSU.
Admission Requirements
For general requirements for graduate admission, visit Grand Valley State University’s admission section of the online catalog.
Admission into the health informatics and bioinformatics program has additional requirements, which are available on this page.
If you have additional questions, please contact our graduate admissions office.
Helpful Links
For More Information
College of ComputingHealth Informatics and Bioinformatics
DeVos Center for Interdisciplinary Health
gvsu.edu/grad/bioinfo
[email protected]
(616) 331-6297
Program Director
Suhila Sawesi, Ph.D.
(616) 331-7827
“Health and bioinformatics professionals are in growing demand. They need competencies in computer science, healthcare, biology, and statistics. Today's professionals have the unique opportunity of making best use of the large amount of data that is collected for healthcare and biological research.”
HEALTH INFORMATICS AND BIOINFORMATICS PROGRAM