📖Program Curriculum
To qualify for award of the degree, the Master of Health Informatics, a candidate must successfully complete at least 96 credit points, comprised of
four core subjects (24 cp);
depending on previous qualifications students will complete either Information Technology (24 credit points) or Health (18 credit points) specialisation, or in exceptional circumstances where students have some knowledge in IT and health, students may complete subjects from both streams with the expressed permission of the Academic Program Director;
CSIT940 Research Methodology (6cp) and ISIT990 Professional Practice & Research Project (12cp) or ISIT998 IT Research Project (12cp);
at least 12 cp from the Advanced Information Technology Subjects; and
Information Technology Subjects sufficient units to complete degree credit points or additional subjects from Advanced Information Technology Subject list.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Core Subjects
ISIT919 Knowledge Engineering 6 Autumn
ISIT930 Introduction to Health Informatics 6 Autumn
ISIT906 Information Design and Content Management 6 Spring
ISIT929 Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Computing 6 Spring
Information Technology (24 credit points) for students with a health background
CSIT810 Programming with Python 6 Autumn
CSIT814 System Analysis 6 Autumn
CSIT815 Data Management and Security 6 Autumn, Spring
ISI9332 Business Process Management 6 Spring
Health Related Subjects (18 credit points) for students with an IT background
HAS 943 Health in All Policies 6 Autumn
HAS 944 Social Complexities and Health 6 Autumn
HAS 948 Health Promotion 6 Spring
HAS 951 Public Health Communication 6 Spring
HAS 952 Health Promotion Theories and Models 6 Spring
PLUS
CSIT940 Research Methodology 6 Autumn, Spring
ISIT990 Professional Practice and Research Project 12 Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021
Advanced Information Technology Subjects (at least 12 credit points)
ISIT904 Enterprise Architecture Design and Systems Integration 6 Spring
ISIT908 IT Governance and Organisational Issues 6 Autumn
ISIT917 Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management 6 Autumn
ISIT950 Systems Development Methodologies 6 Autumn
INFO911 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 6 Autumn
ISIT946 Project and Change Management 6 Spring
Information Technology Subjects: complete sufficient units to complete degree credit points or more from the list
ISIT937 Information Technology Security and Risk Management 6 Autumn
ISIT938 eBusiness Technologies 6 Autumn
CSCI924 Reasoning and Learning 6 Spring
ISIT910 IT-enabled Supply Chain Management 6 Spring
ISIT912 Big Data Management 6 Spring
ISIT925 Strategic Network Design 6 Spring
