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The degree requires a minimum of 36 credit hours for a total of 12 courses.

For students that began Fall 2026 or later

Students will take:

  • 4 core courses that provide a foundation for health informatics, health data analytics, and health information systems
  • 5 courses of guided electives which focus on advanced topics in health informatics
  • 3 general electives of the student's choice to explore areas of interest

Degree plans are designed with the student's career interests in mind. 

Students must complete 21 credit hours (7 courses) of HINF courses.

Required Courses, 12 credit hours

  • HINF 5365 - Information Systems in Healthcare
  • HINF 5637 - Fundamentals of Health Informatics
  • HINF 5770 - Fundamentals of Health Data Analytics
  • HINF 5955 - Health Informatics Capstone Project

Guided Electives, 15 credit hours

Students select 5 courses from the following list: 

  • HINF 5025 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Health Informatics
  • HINF 5204 - Health Information Terminology and Standards
  • HINF 5506 - Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
  • HINF 5631 - Evidence based Practice in Health
  • HINF 5638 - Consumer Health Informatics
  • HINF 5639 - Population Health Informatics
  • HINF 5771 - Applications of Health Data Analytics
  • INFO 5080 - Research Methods and Analysis
  • INFO 5306 - Project Management for Information Systems
  • INFO 5709 - Data Visualization and Communication

General Electives, 9 credit hours

Students select 3 courses from the following list.  Students may take courses other than the ones listed below with advisor approval. 

  • DTSC 5525 - Generative AI and Large Language Models for Data Science
  • HINF 5090 - Health Informatics Internship
  • HINF 5900 - Special Problems
  • HLSV 5300 - Information Systems for Healthcare Management
  • HLSV 5400 - Health Delivery Systems
  • INFO 5365 - Health Librarianship and Informatics
  • INFO 5634 - Information Management in Disasters/Emergencies
  • INFO 5635 - Genomics and Translational Medicine for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5636 - Community-Based Health Information
  • INFO 5707 - Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5737 - Information and Cyber-Security
  • INFO 5745 - Information Architecture
  • DTSC 5777 - Virtual Reality and its Applications
  • INFO 5810 - Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery
  • INFO 6050 - Health Research Methodology
For students that began prior to Fall 2026

Students will take:

  • 3 core courses that provide a foundation for health informatics, health data analytics, and health information systems
  • 5 courses of guided electives which focus on advanced topics in health informatics
  • 3 general electives of the student's choice to explore areas of interest
  • 1 Capstone project course to translate learning into practice

Degree plans are designed with the student's career interests in mind. 

Students must complete 21 credit hours (7 courses) of HINF courses.

Required Courses, 9 credit hours

  • HINF 5637: Introduction to Health Informatics 
  • HINF 5770: Introduction to Health Data Analytics
  • HINF 5365: Information Systems in Healthcare

Guided Electives, 15 credit hours

Students select 5 courses from the following list: 

  • HINF 5025: Legal & Ethical Issues in Health Informatics
  • INFO 5080: Research Methods and Analysis 
  • HINF 5204: Health Information Terminology and Standards
  • INFO 5306: Project Management for Information Professionals
  • HINF 5506: Artificial Intelligence in Health
  • HINF 5631: Searching for Evidence in Health
  • HINF 5638: Consumer Health Informatics 
  • HINF 5639: Population Health Informatics
  • INFO 5709: Data Visualization and Communication
  • HINF 5771: Applications of Health Data Analytics 

General Electives, 9 credit hours

Students select 3 courses from the following list.  Students may take courses other than the ones listed below with advisor approval. 

  • INFO 5634: Disaster Management for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5635: Genomics and Translational Medicine for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5636: Community-Based Health Information
  • INFO 5707: Data Modeling for Information Professionals
  • INFO 5737: Information and Cyber-security
  • INFO 5745: Information Architecture
  • DTSC 5777: Virtual Reality and its Applications
  • INFO 5810: Data Analysis & Knowledge Discovery
  • INFO 6880: Health Research Methodology
  • HLSV 5300: Health Information Systems
  • HLSV 5400: Health Delivery Systems

Capstone Project, 3 credit hours

  • HINF 5955: Health Informatics Capstone Project

The program offers flexibility for students to choose the course delivery that work best for them - face-to-face, online, and/or hybrid. The program is also offered completely online. 

Students have the option of completing a Graduate Academic Certificate in Health Data Science and/or a Graduate Academic Certificate in Health Information concurrently with the M.S. in Health Informatics. 

For questions regarding the Health Informatics degree overview, please email ci-advising@unt.edu. 

"The Health Informatics program at UNT was instrumental in my career development. The program's comprehensive coursework with real-world applications helped me to navigate the industry and succeed as a health application analyst."
Angela Piccola Application Analyst, Houston Methodist
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