May 03, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2023-2024

Health Informatics Accelerated BS/MS Program


The Master of Science in Health Informatics at The University of Scranton will provide graduates with an innovative and forward-looking understanding of an ever-evolving discipline located at the intersection of information science, computer science, and health care. This interdisciplinary focus is used to explore the resources, devices, and methods required to optimize the acquisition, storage, retrieval, and use of information in health care. The program explores a number of health informatics tools that include not only information and communication systems, but also emerging and innovative technologies. Graduates will understand how health informatics is applied across the broad-spectrum of health care and learn how to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary teams to achieve goals in person-centered environments. 

Students enrolled in any University of Scranton undergraduate program may seek early acceptance an admission into the MS in Health Informatics Program. Students are eligible to apply for this admission option if they have achieved a GPA of at least 3.5 after completing 60 credit hours or a GPA of at least 3.2 after completing 90 credit hours.