Master of Health Informatics and Analytics - Courses

Degree requirements

​ċċċċċFor official degree requirements for the fall 2025, please refer to the Graduate Calendar. If you are a current student in the program, please refer to the graduate academic calendar archives corresponding with the year in which you began your studies.

The courses listed below are typically taken by students pursuing the MHIA degree without a specialization. The course offerings for each term are available in the .

Note: Modular courses (identified with an “M” at the end of the course number, e.g., 650M) are  six-week courses worth 0.25 unit weight. Students must complete two modular courses to receive the equivalent of a 0.50 unit weight.

Course overview

The Master of Health Informatics and Analytics (MHIA) is a course-based graduate program designed to prepare students for leadership roles in health informatics and data analytics. Students must complete the following to graduate:

  • Seven core courses

  • Two elective courses

  • One practicum course (HLTH 640 – 12 to 16 weeks, 420 hours)

Note: There is no research or thesis option.

Program duration

  • Full-time: Completed in two years (three courses per term; three terms per year)

  • Part-time: One course per term; must be completed within four years of entry

All graduate students are required to maintain continuous registration every term. Students who wish to increase their course load must submit a graduate studies Change of Enrolment Status form. If you are not taking any courses in a given term, you must also submit this form to request inactive status and remain in good academic standing.

Workload expectations

Students should expect to spend approximately 12–15 hours per week on coursework, per course. Full-time students may spend up to 45 hours per week on coursework.

Courses at a glance

You may complete the MHIA program without specialization, or concentrate your studies in Health Informatics or Advanced Analytics. Below is an outline of the courses for each of these streams at a glance. The Graduate Calendar is the official source for degree requirements for the year you enter the program.

MHIA (without specialization)

Students should also take 1.5 units from the following courses:

MHIA Health Informatics Specialization

MHIA Advanced Analytics Specialization

Elective courses

You must also complete two HLTH/CS elective courses. The following is a list of possible elective courses offered by the School of Public Health Sciences.

Please note: If you are taking modular courses (identified with an “M” at the end of the course number, e.g., 650M) as electives, you must complete two modular courses to fulfill the equivalent of 1 elective requirement (0.50 unit weight). Each modular course is 6 weeks long and worth 0.25 unit weight.