Prospective Students
MASTER OF SCIENCE PROGRAM IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS (INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM)
Level | Master's |
Faculty | FACULTY OF TROPICAL MEDICINE |
Website | http://mu-informatics.org/ |
Degree Designation
MASTER OF SCIENCE(BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS)
Admission Requirements
For Plan A(1): An applicant is required to have: 1. Holding a graduated Diploma in Biomedical and Health Informatics , Mahidol University which the office of the Higher Education Commission certifies 2. Having experience working in jobs related to biomedical and health Informatics field at least 2 years 3. Pass an English Proficiency Examination as required of Faculty of Graduate Studies For Plan A(2) and B: An applicant is required to have: 1. Holding 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. Having cumulative GPA 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
Plan A1 | |||
Thesis | 36 | Credits | |
Total not less than | 36 | Credits | |
Plan A2 | |||
Required Courses | 20 | Credits | |
Elective Courses not less than | 4 | Credits | |
Thesis | 12 | Credits | |
Total not less than | 36 | Credits | |
Plan B | |||
Required Courses | 20 | Credits | |
Elective Courses not less than | 10 | Credits | |
Thematic Paper | 6 | Credits | |
Total not less than | 36 | Credits |
Job option after graduation
- Researcher in application of information technology (IT) in health care or public health
- 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
Plan A1
Thesis | Credit | ||
TMHG798 : THESIS | 36 |
Plan A2
Required Courses | Credit | ||
TMHG523 : PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS | 3 | ||
TMHG526 : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS | 3 | ||
TMHG528 : DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATION | 2 | ||
TMHG529 : LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 1 | ||
TMHG531 : STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCE | 3 | ||
TMHG544 : CHALLENGING ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 2 | ||
TMHG545 : INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IN HEALTH CARE | 2 | ||
TMHG546 : SEMINAR IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 1 | ||
TMHG548 : RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 3 | ||
Elective Courses | Credit | ||
TMHG517 : STATISTICAL METHODS IN SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG532 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS RESEARCH | 3 | ||
TMHG534 : DATA MINING AND MACHINE LEARNING | 2 | ||
TMHG535 : MATHEMATICAL AND ECONOMIC MODELING APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2 | ||
TMHG537 : WEB-BASED APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH | 2 | ||
TMHG541 : FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG543 : DATA VISUALIZATION AND DATA PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES | 2 | ||
TMHG547 : ESSENTIALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE | 2 | ||
TMHG549 : APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG550 : DATA MANAGEMENT | 2 | ||
Thesis | Credit | ||
TMHG698 : THESIS | 12 |
Plan B
Required Courses | Credit | ||
TMHG523 : PRINCIPLES AND FOUNDATIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH INFORMATICS | 3 | ||
TMHG526 : ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR AND MANAGEMENT SKILLS | 3 | ||
TMHG528 : DISEASE SURVEILLANCE AND PUBLIC HEALTH INVESTIGATION | 2 | ||
TMHG529 : LEGAL AND ETHICAL ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 1 | ||
TMHG531 : STATISTICS IN HEALTH SCIENCE | 3 | ||
TMHG544 : CHALLENGING ISSUES IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 2 | ||
TMHG545 : INFORMATION SYSTEM DESIGN AND IMPLEMENTATION IN HEALTH CARE | 2 | ||
TMHG546 : SEMINAR IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 1 | ||
TMHG548 : RESEARCH METHODS IN HEALTH INFORMATICS | 3 | ||
Elective Courses | Credit | ||
TMHG517 : STATISTICAL METHODS IN SPATIAL EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG532 : SPECIAL TOPICS IN BIOMEDICAL AND HEALTH INFORMATICS RESEARCH | 3 | ||
TMHG534 : DATA MINING AND MACHINE LEARNING | 2 | ||
TMHG535 : MATHEMATICAL AND ECONOMIC MODELING APPLICATIONS IN BIOMEDICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH | 2 | ||
TMHG537 : WEB-BASED APPLICATION DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT FOR PUBLIC HEALTH | 2 | ||
TMHG541 : FUNDAMENTALS OF HEALTH CARE AND MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG543 : DATA VISUALIZATION AND DATA PRESENTATION TECHNIQUES | 2 | ||
TMHG547 : ESSENTIALS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS IN HEALTH CARE | 2 | ||
TMHG549 : APPLICATION OF GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM (GIS) IN EPIDEMIOLOGY | 2 | ||
TMHG550 : DATA MANAGEMENT | 2 | ||
Thematic Paper | Credit | ||
TMHG697 : THEMATIC PAPER | 6 |
Programme Lecturer
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR SARANATH LAWPOOLSRI NIYOM (PROGRAMME DIRECTOR)
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR CHAWARAT ROTEJANAPRASERT
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PIMPHEN CHAROEN
- PROFESSOR SRIVICHA KRUDSOOD
- PROFESSOR JARANIT KAEWKUNGWAL
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR PRATAP SINGHASIVANON
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR NGAMPHOL SOONTHORNWORASIRI
- ASSISTANT PROFESSOR PODJANEE JITTAMALA
- ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR WIRICHADA PAN-NGUM