The Center for Information Systems and Technology (CISAT) along with the School of Community and Global Health (SCGH) of Claremont Graduate University offer an interfiled Master’s Degree Program in Healthcare Innovation (formerly: Health Information Systems & Technology). This degree will train and educate students to be thinkers, innovators and leaders who will drive and shape the future of public health innovation for the coming foreseeable future. The program provides students with the concepts, methods, tools, and skills needed to innovate, develop, manage, and support information technology systems in public health, and to work in a variety of health IT positions.
University Policies
Policies detailed in the current Policies and General Information Bulletin apply.
Admissions Requirements
Admission requirements are detailed in the Admissions section of the current Policies and General Information Bulletin.
Degree Requirements
Coursework. The 36-unit program includes core public health and information technology courses (16 units), Foundations (8 units) and electives in both schools (8 units) and a Capstone Course available as choices from both CISAT and SCGH.
The 36-unit program includes:
Core Courses (16 units)
Students complete four courses from the following:
- CGH 300 - Theoretical Foundations of Health Promotion and Education
- CGH 301, Biostatistics or CGH 401a, Advanced Statistical Methods
- IST 380 - Introduction to Health Informatics
- IST 386 - Healthcare Informatics Practicum
- IST 327 - Design Thinking and Creative Problem Solving
Foundations (2 courses, 8 units)
- IST 347 - Machine Learning in Healthcare
- CGH 303 - Health Services in the US and Abroad
Spatial Analysis in Public Health Concentration
- GIS 315 - Applied Geospatial Epidemiology
- IST 370 - Geographic Information Systems: Essential Concepts
- IST 375.1 - UAB Mapping for GIS - The Future of Healthcare with Drones
Elective Courses (8 units)
Students select two courses from the following recommendations. Additional courses may satisfy this requirement as developed:
- IST 362 Creating the Future with Emerging Technologies
- IST 360 Internet of Things: Introduction
- IST 381/TNDY 402X Introduction to Persuasive Technology
- CGH 313, Research Methods
- CGH 315 Applied Geospatial Edpidemiology
Capstone Course (1 course)
Transfer Credit. The University’s policy on transfer credit applies. The MS program permits the transfer of up to 10 semester units from prior graduate work completed outside of CGU with advisor approval.
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