====== Master of Science in Health Informatics (Bioinformatics) ====== | [[#date_of_bor_approval_(institution)|Date of BOR Approval (Institution)]] | | [[#program_learning_outcomes|Program Learning Outcomes]] | | [[#admission_requirements|Admission Requirements]] | | [[#graduation_requirements|Graduation Requirements]] | | [[#summary_of_credit_units|Summary of Credit Units]] | | [[#curriculum_checklist|Curriculum Checklist]] | | [[#individual_course_titles_and_descriptions_with_credit_units,_pre-requisites_and/or_co-requisites|Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites]] | The MS Health Informatics focuses on the structuring of biomedical data and knowledge to support data analysis and decision making in health care through the application of informatics concepts, skills, and principles for the efficient solution of biomedical problems. It has two tracks: Bioinformatics (handled by the Department of Physical Sciences and Mathematics, College of Arts and Sciences) and Medical Informatics (handled by Medical Informatics Unit, College of Medicine).\\ \\ ==== Date of BOR Approval (Institution) ==== May 27, 2004\\ \\ ==== Program Learning Outcomes ==== Graduates of the Master of Science in Health Informatics (Bioinformatics) program are expected to: - apply informatics concepts, skills and principles for the efficient solution of health informatics problems; - provide perspectives in health informatics that can be used in the critical study of all levels of health information systems; - plan, undertake, evaluate, and monitor health informatics research projects; and - provide technical services to health professionals and agencies for both public and private sectors concerned with management of information which could be the bases for health policy formulation, thereby providing leadership and excellence in health informatics. ==== Admission Requirements ==== - Have at least a baccalaureate degree in the sciences with: - Basic training in biochemistry or molecular biology. Otherwise, prospective students may opt to take the undergraduate equivalent (Chem 32 or Chem 20/Biochem 14) - A passing mark in a validation examination in Computer Programming and Data Structures. Prospective students, however, may opt to take its undergraduate equivalent (CS 11 and CS 23 or CS 110) in the BS Computer Science program of UP Manila - Good scholastic record from any recognized institution of higher learning - At least 1-year work experience in the related field - Duly accomplished Application Form - Compliance with the General Requirements found on the 2nd page of the Application Form (UPM-NGS-OP-01F1) ==== Graduation Requirements ==== * Residency of at least one full academic year prior to granting of the degree * Completion of 36 units (9 units of core courses, 18 units of required courses, and 9 units of elective) * A general weighted average of 2.00 or better * Satisfactory completion and submission of the required hard bound copies of thesis and electronic copy of manuscript * Certificate of submission of paper for publication === Summary of Credit Units === ^ Category ^ Credit Units ^ | Core/Professional Courses | 11.0 | | Major Courses | 13.0 | | Electives/Cognates | 6.0 - 9.0 | | Total | 36.0 - 39.0 | === Curriculum Checklist === ^ First Year ^^^^ | **First Semester** || **Second Semester** || | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | | HI 201 | 3.0 | BNF 231 | 3.0 | | HI 210 | 3.0 | BNF 216 | 2.0 | | BNF 201 | 2.0 | Elective 1 | 2.0 - 3.0 | | HI 271 | 1.0 | Elective 2 | 2.0 - 3.0 | | | | HI 299 | 3.0 | | Total | 9.0 | Total | 12.0 - 14.0 | ^ Second Year ^^^^ | **First Semester** || **Second Semester** || | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | **Course Code** | **Credit Units** | | BNF 240 | 3.0 | BNF 300 | 6.0 | | BNF 241 | 3.0 | | | | Elective 3 | 2.0 - 3.0 | | | | HI 298 | 1.0 | | | | Total | 9.0 - 10.0 | Total | 6.0 | === Individual Course Titles and Descriptions with Credit Units, Pre-requisites, and/or Co-requisites === ==== Core Courses ==== **Course Code:** HI 201\\ **Course Title:** Health Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Spectrum of health informatics domains in the Philippine healthcare situation\\ \\ **Course Code:** HI 210\\ **Course Title:** System Analysis and Design\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** HI 201\\ **Course Description:** Interactions between the components of a health information system: hardware, software, data, network, and people including the impact of an imbalance among the components of the whole system\\ \\ **Course Code:** HI 271\\ **Course Title:** Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Health Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Ethical, Legal and Social Issues in Health Informatics\\ \\ **Course Code:** HI 298\\ **Course Title:** Seminar in Health Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** HI 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Graduate seminar\\ \\ **Course Code:** HI 299\\ **Course Title:** Research Methods in Health Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** HI 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Concepts, principles and methods of research in health information management\\ \\ ==== Major Courses ==== **Course Code:** BNF 201\\ **Course Title:** Fundamentals of Bioinformatics\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Overview of publicly available biochemical data, databases, operating systems, networks and data formats\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 216\\ **Course Title:** Data Modeling and Design for Bioinformatics\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** BNF 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Database concepts, design and management in Bioinformatics\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 231\\ **Course Title:** Architecture, Dynamics and Structure of Nucleic Acids and Proteins\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** BNF 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** The structure and functions of nucleic acids and proteins, their physico-chemical properties, conformations and interactions\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 240\\ **Course Title:** Representations and Algorithms in Bioinformatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** CS 11, CS 123 / BNF 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Algorithms, methods & computational issues in molecular biology\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 241\\ **Course Title:** Stochastic Models in Bioinformatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** BNF 201\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Stochastics processes and modeling in bioinformatics. Markov chains and processes in biomedical research using IT\\ \\ ==== Electives ==== **Course Code:** MI 219\\ **Course Title:** Data Warehousing in Health Care\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Specialized modeling techniques for the development and management of large medical databases\\ \\ **Course Code:** HI 250\\ **Course Title:** Business Aspects of Health Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ **Course Description:** Business models, marketing and management in clinical information systems\\ \\ **Course Code:** MI 295\\ **Course Title:** Special Topics in Medical Informatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 260\\ **Course Title:** Bioinformatics in Clinical Practice\\ **Credit Units:** 2.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ \\ **Course Code:** BNF 295\\ **Course Title:** Special Topics in Bioinformatics\\ **Credit Units:** 3.0\\ **Pre-requisite:** None\\ **Co-requisite:** None\\ \\