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Prospective Students


GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM) 

Level Graduate Diploma
Faculty FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE
Website http://mu-informatics.org/

Degree Designation

GRADUATE DIPLOMA(BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS)

Admission Requirements

An applicant is required to:
1. Hold a Bachelor degree in science, health science, public health, pharmacy, dentistry, medicine, 
    veterinary, medical technology, computer science, or information and communication technology 
    which the office of the Higher Education Commission certifies
2. Have cumulative GPA of not less than 2.5
3. Pass an English Proficiency Examination as required of Faculty of Graduate Studies 
4. Other exceptions may be considered by the Program Director and the Dean of the Faculty of Graduate Studies

Curriculum Structure

Graduate Diploma
Required Courses 14            Credits
Elective Courses not less than 10            Credits
Total not less than 24            Credits

Job option after graduation


- Health informatics specialist
- Project manager working for projects or research that involve data management
- Data manager
- Consultants for projects that involve application of IT in health care or public health

Course Requirements

Course Requirements
Required Courses Credit
TMHG546 : SEMINAR IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 1
TMHG545 : INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IN HEALTH CARE 2
TMHG544 : CHALLENGING ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 2
TMHG529 : LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS 1
TMHG528 : DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATION 2
TMHG526 : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS 3
TMHG523 : PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS 3
Elective Courses Credit
TMHG517 : STATISTICAL METHODS IN SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY 2
TMHG537 : WEB-BASED APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH 2
TMHG535 : MATHEMATICAL AND ECONOMIC MODELING APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH 2
TMHG534 : DATA MINING AND MACHINE LEARNING 2
TMHG532 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS RESEARCH 3
TMHG550 : DATA MANAGEMENT 2
TMHG547 : ESSENTIALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE 2
TMHG543 : DATA VISUALIZATION AND DATA PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES 2
TMHG541 : FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 2
TMHG549 : APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN EPIDEMIOLOGY 2