The Faculty of Information Science and Technology in Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia offers various computing programmes. However, the Master of Health Informatics is uniquely designed for Medical or Health Science Professionals.
By considering enthusiastic executives as our main audience, the courseare designed in such a way that face to face learning is done in 5 full days which include active learning, lab activities, discussion and case studies.Whilst the assignments need to be completed in the next 3 weeks for full-time or 6 weeks for part time students. The ongoing assessment contributes to 60%-70% of the overall marks and the remainder is from the final examination.
| No. | Course Learning Outcome |
|---|---|
| 1. | Apply health informatics to support decision-making, knowledge management and strategic planning in order to produce an efficient healthcare system. |
| 2. | Evaluate the capability, feasibility and suitability of information systems to be integrated into the health services. |
| 3. | Practice lifelong learning in order to equip themselves with the the latest knowledge and technology in the area of health informatics. |
| 4. | Act professionally and ethically as well as have a clear understanding of the social, economic and cultural impact as the result of adopting health informatics |
Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Medicine, Health Sciences, Social Sciences or other fields related from the University Malaysian national or anywhere institute of higher learning with obtaining a Grade Point Average and Cumulative (CGPA) ≥2.75;
OR
Bachelor’s Degree in Science, Technology, Medicine, Health Sciences, Social Sciences or other fields related to obtaining an Average Grade and Cumulative Value (CGPA) ≥2.50, may be admitted subject to a minimum 5 years of work experience in relevant fields;
OR
Other qualifications equivalent to a degree Bachelors and have qualifications other or experience, which is approved by the Senate
OR
Other relevant professional qualifications in medical or health sciences are recognized as equivalent to an honours degree by the UKM Senate.
Minimum 550 (PBT) / 46-59 (iBT) score for the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL)
OR
5.5 for the International English Language Testing System (IELTS)
OR
Band 3 for the Malaysian University English Test (MUET)
OR
Level B2 for the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR/CEFRL)
| Category | Course Code & Course Name |
|---|---|
| Compulsory Courses | TS6024 – Information Modelling and Databases TY6024 – Health Informatics TY6034 – Analysis and Design of Health Information Systems TY6044 – Enterprise Architecture for Health Information Systems TY6054 – Information Technology Management TM6112 – Research Method in Computing (AUDIT) |
| Project | TY607C – Project |
| Electives | TY6064 – Law and Ethics in Healthcare TC6424 – Fundamental of Data Science TU6314 – Business Analytics and Intelligence FK6313 – Principles of Healthcare Management |
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