MS in Applied Health Informatics

Online program launching Fall 2021 with a residency at Oxford University.

Learn how to design, develop and apply information systems in healthcare to deliver better patient outcomes and control costs. Applied Health Informatics creates new opportunities for treatment and drug therapies through the use of artificial intelligence, big data, and advanced analytics. Fordham University’s M.S. in Applied Health Informatics provides students with a sound theoretical base in health informatics, together with practical insight and experience that will equip them for a professional career in the field. Taught at Fordham’s London Centre, the program allows students to study online and receive a U.S. degree. The 36-credit program may be completed either full- or part-time; students can finish in as little as one year of full-time study.

Key features

• Applied, hands-on, practical, industry-driven approach that reflects the latest trends in health informatics;
• Prepares graduates for immediate employment and partners with industry leaders;
• Modern curriculum, including artificial intelligence, big data, advanced health analytics;
• Opportunity to study online for a U.S. master’s degree and pursue extra-curricular activities at the campus of Oxford University;
• 36-credit, online program taught live or asynchronously.

Why Pursue Applied Health Informatics?

The value of health informatics as an academic discipline has been reinforced in recent years as healthcare providers are coming under increasing pressure to control costs, while at the same time seeing new opportunities for treatment and drug therapies arising from the application of genomics, bioengineering, and artificial intelligence. In its strategic plan, the American Medical Informatics Association describes health informatics as “a full-fledged career path, and the key for realizing the current goals of healthcare reform,” and a 2018 article in the British Medical Journal highlights it as “a required skill for 21st-century clinicians.”

We offer a wide variety of rigorous academic programs geared toward the interests and needs of the adult learner.

The College’s central offering is a bachelor of arts or a bachelor of science degree. The listing of majors and minors includes business, psychology, communications, English, economics, social work, and education. In conjunction with undergraduate study, there are Bachelor’s/Master’s academic programs that allow you to move on to graduate school while simultaneously completing your undergraduate degree.

In addition to these degree options, a wide range of certificate programs are also available to PCS undergraduates, and to non-degree or post-baccalaureate students, hoping to enter graduate school or advance their careers.

Class Size

Giving you the opportunity to express your ideas and to hear the opinions of others is a hallmark of the Fordham experience. For this reason, our classes are small in size, providing the opportunity for active group discussion and personal attention.

Class Schedule

We have designed our schedule and the format of our courses with the busy adult student in mind. Traditional fifteen-week courses meet once a week, at night, for three hours per session. There are also two types of intensive courses: “mid-range intensives” that meet for five hours every other Saturday or Sunday throughout the semester, and “full-on intensives” that meet for eight and a half hours per session over two weekends. You can also study from home by taking advantage of the College’s online courses.