Spring 2026 Biomedical &Hlth Info Sciences

BHIS 399

Undergraduate Research Experience in Health Informatics

1 TO 3 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Offered on-campus only (not online). Prerequisite(s): Open only to sophomores, juniors, and seniors; and consent of the instructor. Minimum GPA 3.0. Instructor Approval Required

BHIS 405

Medical Sciences and Human Pathophysiology

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught fully online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): Grade of C or better in KN 251 and Grade of C or better in KN 252; or Grade of C or better in KN 253 and Grade of C or better in KN 254; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to students in the Biomed & Health Info Sciences department.

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BHIS 406

Medical Terminology for Health Information Management

2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught fully online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Restricted to students in the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences or consent of the Instructor. Restricted to students in the Biomed & Health Info Sciences department.

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BHIS 410

Health Data Structures and Management

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 460 and BHIS 461 and BHIS 480. Restricted to Health Informatics or Health Information Management major(s).

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BHIS 428

Consumer Health: Engaging Patients Through Technology

3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Extensive computer use required. Course is offered over 16 weeks for undergraduate students. Restricted to Applied Health Sciences. Restricted to students with Junior or Senior class standing. Instructor Approval Required

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BHIS 437

Health Care Data

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

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BHIS 460

Introduction to Health Informatics

1 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online. Students must have an active UIC NetID with valid password and access to a computer and the Internet. Prerequisite(s): Credit or concurrent registration in HIM 410 or equivalent experience. Students should demonstrate basic computing skills including knowledge of an office productivity suite (MS Office or other), electronic mail, and Internet browsers. Recommended background: IDS 200 or the equivalent. Restricted to Health Informatics or Health Information Management major(s).

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BHIS 461

Information Systems for Health Information Management

2 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): IDS 200 and credit or concurrent registration in BHIS 460. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Laboratory and one Lecture-Discussion.

BHIS 480

Management and Business Practices

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Prerequisite(s): Advanced undergraduate or graduate standing in the Department of Biomedical and Health Information Sciences or consent of the instructor. To be properly registered, students must enroll in one Lecture-Discussion and one Lecture.

BHIS 499

Information Sources in Biomedical & Health Information Sciences

1 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Extensive computer use required. Taught fully online. Students must have an active UIC netid with valid password and access to a computer and the internet. Prerequisite(s): Junior standing or above required; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Biomedical Visual or Health Informatics or Health Information Management or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

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BHIS 507

Literature Reviews and Evidence Synthesis in Health Informatics

3 hours. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 499; or consent of the instructor.

BHIS 509

Informatics for the Clinical Investigator

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Taught only online. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

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BHIS 510

Informatics and Population Health

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): Graduate standing and consent of the instructor. Restricted to students in the Biomed & Health Info Sciences, Occupational Therapy, Applied Health Sciences Admin, Physical Therapy, Disability & Human Development, or Kinesiology and Nutrition department.

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BHIS 517

Healthcare Data Security and Cybersecurity Foundations

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Taught only online. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 437 and BHIS 510 or consent of the instructor. Departmental Approval Required

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BHIS 520

Health Information Systems Analysis and Design

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 510; and graduate standing and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

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BHIS 522

Mobile Health Informatics

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Extensive computer use required. Offered completely online. Some synchronous group interactions may be required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BHIS 437, BHIS 510, and BHIS 515; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: BHIS 528 or the equivalent. Students will be expected to apply critical and abstract thinking skills; possess academic and/or professional experience translating clinical practices, requirements and/or workflows to healthcare information technologies, possess comprehension of the current healthcare regulatory structure and environment. Students in other colleges or programs require consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics major(s). Departmental Approval Required

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BHIS 525

Social and Organizational Issues in Health Informatics

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught only on-line. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 510; and BHIS 515 or BHIS 520 or BHIS 530; or consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

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BHIS 530

Topics in Health Informatics

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Taught online only. A UIC netid is required. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 510; and BHIS 515 or BHIS 520 or BHIS 525; and graduate standing and consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

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BHIS 538

Healthcare Leadership and Digital Health Strategy

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 510; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: BHIS 537 Restricted to Health Informatics major(s).

BHIS 540

Essentials of Health Data Science

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Course includes data analysis exercises. Taught online. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 529 and BHIS 575. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics major(s).

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BHIS 542

Artificial Intelligence

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Course includes data analysis exercises. Taught online. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 532 and BHIS 540 and BHIS 575; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: Free online introductory course in Artificial Intelligence such as: Udacity Intro to Machine Learning https://www.udacity.com/course/intro- to-machine-learning--ud120. Instructor Approval Required

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BHIS 546

Leadership Development in Health Informatics

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics major(s).

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BHIS 554

Health Informatics Business Intelligence Tools and Application

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BHIS 510; and Grade of B or better in BHIS 437; or consent of the instructor. Recommended background: BHIS 527. Students may take the course as an additional elective, but not as a substitute for the courses in the curriculum. Other colleges/programs require instructor consent. Enrollment priority will be extended to students in the MS in Health Informatics.

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BHIS 561

Programming for Health Analytics

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. The course is taught online and uses lectures, discussion and data analysis exercises. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 437 and BHIS 529; and consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: Some familiarity with computer programming recommended , but not required. Programming fundamentals in the real world https://www.lynda.com/Python-tutorials/Programming-Fundamentals-Real-World/418249-2.html Up & Running with Python https://www.lynda.com/Python-tutorials/Up-Running-Python/122467-2.html Introduction to Data analysis with Python https://www.lynda.com/Numpy-tutorials/Introduction-Data-Analysis-Python/419162-2.html. Credit is not given for BHIS 561 if the student already has credit in IDS 400. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

BHIS 567

Healthcare Data Visualization

3 hours. Meets 09-Mar-26 - 01-May-26. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 437 and BHIS 575; and consent of the instructor. Recommended Background: BHIS 529 and BHIS 554 Understanding Data Science https://www.lynda.com/Business-Skills-tutorials/Understanding-Data-Science/477452-2.html Introduction to Data Science https://www.lynda.com/Big-Data-tutorials/Introduction-Data-Science/420305-2.html. Credit is not given for BHIS 567 if the student has credit in IDS 567. Restricted to students in the Biomed & Health Info Sciences department.

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BHIS 570

Human Factors and Cognition in Health Information Technology

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Grade of B or better in BHIS 502 or consent of the instructor.

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BHIS 575

Applied Statistics for Health Data Science

3 hours. Meets 12-Jan-26 - 06-Mar-26. Credit is not given for BHIS 575 if the student has credit in IDS 570 or IDS 575. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. This course is taught online. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s).

BHIS 580

Practicum in Health Informatics

3 hours. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Restricted to Health Informatics or Biomed & Health Informatics or Hlth Informatics Fundamentals or Leadership in Hlth Informatics or Hlth Data Science Informatics or Mobile Health Informatics major(s) or minor(s). Instructor Approval Required

BHIS 593

Health Informatics Capstone Experience

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. Extensive computer use required. Meets eight weeks of the semester. Capstone Experience may be completed face-to-face or on-line. Students wishing to complete the course face-to-face must inform the instructor by the end of the first week of class. Course to be taken the last semester before graduation. Only for students who start the program in or after Fall 2012. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor and completion of all other MS in Health Informatics curriculum requirements.

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BHIS 595

Seminar in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

1 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 499 and BHIS 500; and satisfactory completion of 1 hour of BHIS 597, BHIS 598, BVIS 597 or BVIS 598; and consent of the instructor Restricted to Biomedical Visual or Health Informatics major(s). Instructor Approval Required

BHIS 596

Independent Study

1 TO 4 hours. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor.

BHIS 597

Project Research in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

0 TO 5 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 499 and BHIS 500; and consent of the instructor. Instructor Approval Required

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BHIS 598

Thesis Research in Biomedical and Health Information Sciences

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. Students may register in more than one section per term. Prerequisite(s): BHIS 499 and BHIS 500; and consent of the instructor.

BHIS 599

Ph.D. Thesis Research

0 TO 16 hours. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory grading only. May be repeated. A minimum of 3 contact hours per registered credit hour per week on average. Extensive computer use required. Prerequisite(s): Consent of the instructor. Students must have passed the preliminary exam. Preliminary exam cannot be taken until all required and elective courses have been successfully completed with a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.0.