Dynamic learning in the classroom
In our programs you will benefit from small classes, and will be taught by internationally-renowned faculty and instructors who bring their extensive experience into the classroom. We pride ourselves on providing our students with the education necessary to work in the field and push the discipline forward.
You will take courses that focus on three areas including information technology, clinical systems and the business aspects of the health care industry. You will learn to identify information and data needed by doctors, hospital administrators, government planners and other health care professionals and how they are used in order to make effective health care decisions. Please see the detailed course list below.
Fall courses
| HINF 115 | Programming for Health Care |
| HINF 130 | Introduction to Health Information Technology |
| HINF 140 | Introduction to the Canadian Health Care System |
| HINF 200 | Principles of Health Database Design |
| HINF 202 | Introduction to Professional Practice |
| HINF 230 | Organizational Behaviour and Change Management |
| HINF 320 | Project Management |
| HINF 335 | Health Information Standards |
| HINF 350 | Human Aspects of Healthcare Information Systems |
| HINF 381 | Epidemiology, Population Health and Public Health |
Spring courses
| HINF 112 | Introduction to Health Information Analysis |
| HINF 130 | Introduction to Health Information Technology |
| HINF 140 | Introduction to the Canadian Health Care System |
| HINF 201 | Database Management and Development for Health Care Systems |
| HINF 265 | Health Care Delivery Organizational Models |
| HINF 280 | Biomedical Fundamentals |
| HINF 410 | Information Management and Technology |
| HINF 420 | Societal Implications of Information Technology |
| HINF 450 | Health Information System Design |
| HINF 461 | System Evaluation and Quality Improvement |
| HINF 470 | Trends in Health Informatics |
| HINF 491 | Topics in Health Informatics |
Summer courses
The University Calendar is the authoritative source for complete lists of course selection and program requirements.