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- General Information
- Admission Requirements Program Requirements - Co-Operative Education- Faculty Members |
Program RequirementsThe program is designed as an intensive 2-year program. On-Campus Stream
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| HINF 580 (1.5) | Health Informatics Graduate Seminar |
| HINF 503 (1.5) | Research Methods in Health Informatics |
| HINF 599 (6.0) | Thesis |
| A minimum of 7.5 units from the list of HINF electives. | |
With permission of course instructor and the School of Health Information Science, electives may include graduate level courses, relevant to your program, from other UVic departments.
Distributed Stream 
The MSc degree in Health Informatics requires a minimum of 16.5 units of course work, including a major project or thesis. Distributed stream students are also required to attend a two week on-campus workshop in year one. The program of study will include the following requirements:
| MSc - Thesis Option: | |
|---|---|
| HINF 503 (1.5) | Research Methods in HI |
| HINF 599 (6.0) | Thesis Option |
| A minimum of 9 units from the list of HINF electives. | |
| MSc - Research Project Option: | |
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| HINF 503 (1.5) | Research Methods in Health Informatics |
| HINF 598 (3.0) | Research Project |
| A minimum of 12 units from the list of HINF electives. | |
HINF Electives:
Electives offered vary from year to year. Students should consult with the School for details.
| HINF 501 (1.5) | Database Design |
| HINF 510 (1.5) | Information Management and Technology |
| HINF 511 (1.5) | Clinical Decisions Support Systems |
| HINF 515 (1.5) | Patient Care Information Systems |
| HINF 516 (1.5) | Telemedicine in Action |
| HINF 530 (1.5) | Health Information Literature Review |
| HINF 531 (1.5) | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Health Informatics |
| HINF 535 (1.5) | Health Information Standards |
| HINF 550 (1.5) | Health Information System Design |
| HINF 551 (1.5) | Electronic Health Record |
| HINF 552 (1.5) | Evaluation of e-Health Initiatives |
| HINF 553 (1.5) | E-Health Sustainability |
| HINF 554 (1.5) | Critical Appraisal of the Health Sciences Literature |
| HINF 560 (1.5) | Health Care Quality Improvement |
| HINF 561 (1.5) | Project Management in Health Informatics |
| HINF 562 (1.5) | Procurement in Health Informatics |
| HINF 570 (1.5) | Epidemiology in Health Services Management |
| HINF 571 (1.5) | Health Systems Data Analysis |
| HINF 572 (1.5) | Health Informatics: An Overview |
| HINF 573 (1.5) | Applied Biostatistics |
| HINF 575 (1.5) | Human Factors in Healthcare |
| HINF 590 (1.5) | Directed Studies in Health Informatics (may be taken more than once) |
| HINF 591 (1.5) | Topics in Health Informatics (may be taken more than once) |
On-Campus Stream Sample Model Program:
A model program is included to show the proposed course sequencing over a 2-year period:
Year 1:
HINF 599; HINF 580 ; HINF 503; HINF Electives
Year 2:
Distributed Stream Sample Model Program — Thesis Option*:
First Year
- Jan-Apr: HINF 599, Elective
- May-August: HINF 599 cont’d, HINF 503, Elective, Workshop 1**
- Sept-Dec: HINF 599 cont’d, HINF elective
Second Year
- Jan-Apr: HINF 599 cont’d, Elective
- May-August: HINF 599 cont’d, Elective
- Sept-Dec: HINF 599 cont’d, Elective
* Based on January Entry
** Workshops: 2 weeks in year 1 at UVic. The workshop is part of two 1.5 credit courses and is on-campus (subject to change).
Distributed Stream Sample Model Program — Research Project Option*:
First Year
- Jan-Apr: HINF 598, Elective
- May-August: HINF 598 cont’d, HINF 503, Elective
- Sept-Dec: HINF 598 cont’d, HINF elective, HINF Elective
Second Year
- Jan-Apr: HINF 598 cont’d, Elective
- May-August: HINF 598 cont’d, Elective, Elective
- Sept-Dec: HINF 598 cont’d, Elective
* Based on January Entry
** Workshops: 2 weeks in year 1 at UVic. The workshop is part of two 1.5 credit courses and is on-campus (subject to change).
Oral Examination
An oral examination is required for both the thesis and project options.
Program Length
The on-campus MSc typically takes two years to complete and the maximum allotted time for the program is 5 years. The distributed (online) MSc is a two year program. Failure to complete in two years will result in re-registration fees.
Master of Nursing, Advanced Practice Nursing: Master of Science in Health Informatics: Double Degrees Option
The Double Degrees option permits nurses who are interested in health information technology to develop graduate level competencies in both Nursing and Health Informatics. The option is intended to prepare nursing leaders with a background essential for working in the rapidly expanding field of nursing and health informatics. Graduates will be prepared to take leadership roles in informatics, telehealth, implementation of electronic health care records and other areas of emerging health technology.
Course Requirements
Students are required to complete 30.5 program units including an onsite program orientation prior to program commencement. In addition to completing 24.5 units of course work students will complete a 6 unit thesis. An oral examination of the thesis proposal as well as the completed thesis will be required. There are also two required cooperative learning experiences in this option. Cooperative learning experiences must usually be undertaken outside of a student’s current employment setting.
Required core APN courses (6.0 units)
| NURS 506 (1.5) | Philosophical Knowledge and Advanced Practice Nursing |
| NURS 507 (1.5) | Theoretical Knowledge and Advanced Practice Nursing |
| NURS 508 (1.5) | Methodological Knowledge and Advanced Practice Nursing |
| NURS 565 (0.5) | Trends and Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (one) |
| NURS 566 (0.5) | Trends and Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (two) |
| NURS 567 (0.5) | Trends and Issues in Advanced Practice Nursing (three) |
| NURS Electives (3.0) | |
Nursing electives are listed at the end of the Nursing section.
Required core HINF courses (6.0 units)
| HINF 501 (1.5) | Database Design |
| HINF 503 (1.5) | Research Methods in Health Informatics |
| HINF 550 (1.5) | Health Information Systems Design |
| HINF 572 (1.5) | Health Informatics: An Overview |
| HINF Electives (3.0) | |
Electives are chosen in consultation with the supervisors. HINF electives include:
| HINF 510 (1.5) | Information Management and Technology |
| HINF 511 (1.5) | Clinical Decision Support Systems |
| HINF 531 (1.5) | Ethical and Legal Aspects of Health Informatics |
| HINF 551 (1.5) | Electronic Health Record |
| HINF 560 (1.5) | Health Care Quality Improvement |
| HINF 561 (1.5) | Project Management in Health Informatics |
| HINF 562 (1.5) | Procurement in Health Informatics |
| HINF 573 (1.5) | Applied biostatistics |
| HINF 575 (1.5) | Human Factors in Healthcare |
Required Co-operative experience (6.0 units)
| COOP (NURS) (3.0) | Co-operative Experience Requirement |
| COOP (HINF) (3.0) | Co-operative Experience Requirement |
Required Thesis (7.5 units)
| NURS 593 (1.5) | Thesis Seminar |
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| HINF 580 (1.5) | Thesis Seminar |
| NUHI 599 (6.0) | Thesis |
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