MS in Health Care Informatics/Master of Library and Information Science University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

The information explosion has affected almost all facets of life. And nowhere is it more critical than in health care. With the huge amount of information available to patients, health care practitioners and researchers, it can be very difficult to locate just the right information needed for making a decision or solving a problem.

That’s where health care informatics specialists and clinical informationist come in. Today there is a strong demand for these types of professionals who have advanced training in health care information systems.

With our coordinated MS Health Care Informatics/Master of Library and Information Science Program, you will learn how to search, sort and apply information in an efficient and practical way, and help provide cost-effective and high-quality care.

You’ll learn to master critical functions, such as such as systems analysis and design, database and project management, decision support and network design, so you’ll be prepared for many opportunities in this exciting and fast-growing field.

The Coordinated MS in HCI and MLIS Program will provide students with tangible competencies, including the ability to:

• Understand medical science and terminology at an appropriate level for managing health care information systems.
• Analyze administrative information systems within health care institutional environments.
• Identify, analyze and interpret ethical and information policy issues connected with health care information systems and associated individuals.
• Evaluate and apply appropriate information systems, classification systems, information retrieval systems and related support literature within health care environments.
• Identify, retrieve, organize, store, repackage and share relevant institutional, administrative, patient, and other health care-related information.

The Master of Science in Health Care Informatics (HCI) component of the Coordinated Program includes 29 credits spread over 9 content areas finishing with a thesis or project.

The Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) component of the Coordinated Program includes 27 credits of School of Information Studies courses. These include 4 core courses (12 credits) and 5 electives (15 credits), chosen to complement the other courses in the Coordinated Program and in accordance with individual student goals.