May 31, 2026

2025-2026 University Catalog

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2025-2026 University Catalog

Health & Clinical Informatics, Ph.D.

Program Requirements

GPA and grade requirements: Minimum overall GPA of 3.0; minimum grade of “B-” in all courses

Biomedical Informatics (6 credits)

BMI 610 Introduction to Biomedical Informatics and Artificial Intelligence Credits: 3
Select one course (3 cr.)
BMI 612 Clinical Information Systems Credits: 3
BMI 616 Standards for Interoperability Credits: 3

Healthcare (6 credits)

BMI 630 The Practice of Health Care Credits: 3
Select one course (3 cr.)
BMI 636 Evidence-Based Medicine Credits: 3
BMI 637 Healthcare Quality Credits: 3
BMI 638 Medical Decision Making Credits: 2 to 3 (3 credits required)

Computer Science (9 credits)

BMI 640 Computer Science & Programming for Clinical Info Credits: 3
BMI 644 Databases Credits: 3
Select one course (3 cr.)
BMI 624 Analytics for Healthcare Credits: 3
BMI 646 Software Engineering Credits: 3
BMI 648 Human Computer Interaction Credits: 3

Evaluative Sciences (11 credits)

BMI 652A Research in Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine Credits: 1
BMI 652B Research in Bioinformatics & Computational Biomedicine Credits: 1
BMI 660 Design & Evaluation in Health Informatics Credits: 3
HIP 511 Clinical Research Design I Credits: 2
HIP 512 Clinical Research Design II Credits: 2
HIP 513 Clinical Research Design III Credits: 2

Organizational Behavior and Management (6 credits)

BMI 617 Organizational Behavior & Management Credits: 3
BMI 618 Project Management Credits: 3

Reading and Conference (10 credits)

BMI 605F PhD/Fellows Meeting Credits: 1 to 6 (10 credits required)

Advanced Research Methods (12 credits)

Courses selected by advisement. Any graduate course may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Cognate Area (12 credits)

Courses selected by advisement. Any graduate course may be used to fulfill this requirement.

Symposium (3 credits)

BMI 657 Symposium Credits: 3

Mentored Teaching (8 credits)

BMI 654 Mentored Teaching Prep Credits: 1 to 2 (2 credits required)
BMI 655 Mentored Teaching Credits: 3 to 6 (6 credits required)

Dissertation Prep (7 credits)

BMI 670 Scientific Writing & Communication for Informatics Students Credits: 3
BMI 676 Managing Ethics in Biomedical Informatics Credits: 3
HIP 516 Protection of Human Subjects Credits: 1

Research and Dissertation (45 credits)

BMI 601 Research Credits: 1 to 16 (44 credits required)
BMI 603 Dissertation Credits: 1 to 16 (1 credit required)

Non-course Requirements

Qualifying examination
Doctoral dissertation and defense

Total Credits for Completion: 135