Health Information Communication
In this course, you'll develop the communication skills needed to effectively convey complex health informatics information to diverse audiences in a dynamic healthcare environment.
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Program description
Health Informatics, MAS
As health care systems generate ever-growing volumes of data, professionals who can bridge technology, data analysis, and clinical practice are increasingly essential to improving care delivery.
The Master of Advanced Study in Health Informatics is designed with flexibility for working professionals, offering core coursework in health informatics principles, health communication, health care data and databases, and health care leadership. Students can tailor their studies through electives in areas such as biostatistics, clinical informatics, population health, and health care artificial intelligence, along with topics like clinical workflow, telehealth and telemedicine, and human-computer interaction in health care settings.
Curriculum
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Admissions
Admission requirements
Program requirements
For admission requirements, refer to the academic unit program page. Some programs have additional requirements — check with your local Enrollment Advisor for details.
Health Informatics, MAS, MS →Transfer applicants
International graduate and undergraduate transfer applicants should review ASU's international transfer guidance before applying.
https://admission.asu.edu/apply/international/transfer →Key admission dates & deadlines
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Outcomes
Career opportunities & applicable roles
Graduates are prepared with skills for careers in a wide variety of health care settings. Professionals from fields outside health and health care can also develop the skills needed to transition into careers in this rapidly expanding field.
Career examples include
Chief Health Informatics Officer
Clinical Application Developer
Clinical Informatics Manager
Director of Clinical Informatics or Health Informatics
Director of Health Information Management or Health IT
Electronic Health Record Application Specialist
Health Care Informatics Consultant or Manager
Health Care IT Project Manager
Health Care or Clinical Informatics Data Analyst
Health Data Resource Manager or Clinical Data Manager
Health Informatics Director
The school
College of Health Solutions
The College of Health Solutions is devoted to understanding and solving the world's biggest health challenges while training the next generation of health care professionals, translating scientific health research and discovery into practice.
Its research targets three key areas: human performance, health systems and precision health. Its speech-language pathology graduate program earned a top 20 ranking from U.S. News & World Report in 2026.
Programs span nutrition, exercise science, public health, biomedical informatics and diagnostics, speech and hearing science, and health care delivery. Accelerated programs let qualified undergraduates earn both a bachelor's and a master's degree in five years.
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