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).

May 27, 2004

Graduates of the Master of Science in Health Informatics (Bioinformatics) program are expected to:

1. apply informatics concepts, skills and principles for the efficient solution of health informatics problems;
2. provide perspectives in health informatics that can be used in the critical study of all levels of health information systems;
3. plan, undertake, evaluate, and monitor health informatics research projects; and
4. 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.

1. Have at least a baccalaureate degree in the sciences with:
   1. Basic training in biochemistry or molecular biology. Otherwise, prospective students may opt to take the undergraduate equivalent (Chem 32 or Chem 20/Biochem 14)
   2. 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
2. Good scholastic record from any recognized institution of higher learning
3. At least 1-year work experience in the related field
4. Duly accomplished Application Form
5. Compliance with the General Requirements found on the 2nd page of the Application Form (UPM-NGS-OP-01F1)

• 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

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

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

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