The University of Wisconsin–Madison’s graduate programs in Clinical & Health Informatics are built for those who want to make an immediate impact in their career.
Our fully online, project-based, and interdisciplinary curriculum brings together specialists from across healthcare, data science, and operations to bridge the gap between clinical care and informatics.
Courses are taught by accomplished faculty and industry leaders in population health, biomedical informatics, engineering, nursing, pharmacy, and healthcare operations.
- Capstone Certificate students complete 9 credits (choose 3–4 courses)
- Master of Science degree students complete 30 credits, covering all courses listed
Courses are typically taken in the following sequence:
Year 1 – Fall semester
- Nursing 715 — Health Information Systems
- Operations & Technology Management (OTM) 753 — Healthcare Operations Management
Year 1 – Spring semester
- Population Health Sciences (POP HLTH) 795 — Principles of Population Health Sciences
- Pharmacy Practice (PHM PRAC) 617 — Health System Pharmacy Data Analysis and Informatics
- Engineering Professional Development (E P D) 706 — Change Management
Year 1 – Summer
- Nursing 772 — Leadership and Organizational Decision-Making in Health Care
- Nursing 702 — Health Promotion and Disease Prevention in Diverse Communities
Year 2 – Fall semester
- Population Health Sciences (POP HLTH) 709 — Translational and Outcomes Research in Health and Health Care
- Industrial & Systems Engineering (I SY E) 557 — Human Factors Engineering for Healthcare Systems