2024-2025 Undergraduate & Graduate Catalog
Master of Science in Health Informatics and Bioinformatics
Requirements
Overall requirements for the M.S. in health informatics and bioinformatics consist of 36 credits, with a cumulative GPA of 3.0. Consistent with Grand Valley policy, all courses must be completed within eight consecutive years from entry into the first graduate course.
Specific course requirements are included as follows.
Common Core Courses
Four courses are required (12 credits), including:
- CMB 610 - Foundations of Biotechnology (3 credits)
- CIS 661 - Introduction to Health and Bioinformatics (3 credits)
- PSM 650 - Ethics and Professionalism in Applied Science (3 credits)
- STA 610 - Applied Statistics for Health Professions (3 credits) OR STA 622 - Statistical Methods for Biologists (3 credits)
Seminar Course
Two credits are required:
Directed Courses
There are five directed courses (15 credits) required, including:
- CIS 635 - Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (3 credits)
- CIS 660 - Data Engineering (3 credits)
- CIS 671 - Information Visualization (3 credits)
Choose one group from the following two-course sequences:
Group One
Group Two
AND one of the following:
- PNH 630 - Health Administration and Service (3 credits)
- PNH 635 - Hospital Organization and Management (3 credits)
Internship
Four credits are required:
Capstone
Three credits are required: