Master of Health Information Science

The Master of Health Information Science (MHIS) program is a joint graduate program with the Faculty of Health Sciences. The program allows you to choose between a one-year course-based program, or a two-year thesis-based program. Both program options provide students with fundamental knowledge in health and health care, including: public health, health informatics and digital health, patient and professional information seeking behaviour, information ethics and policy. Learn at the intersection of healthcare and information management, policy, knowledge translation and clinical practice.Program Length3 Terms (Course-based)6 Terms (Thesis-based)

Honours BHSc BSc BA or equivalent from an accredited university78 percent overall average in the last two full time years of the undergraduate degreeSince this is an interdisciplinary program students may be accepted with degrees in a variety of disciplines including health sciences social sciences library and information science journalism and computer science so long as the student demonstrates that he or she has a solid academic preparation in some aspect of health broadly defined.