Health Informatics

MajorYear: 2017

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Overview

Health Informatics (eHealth) and Biomedical Informatics are a transformational force in health around the world and relies increasingly on new kinds of knowledge required by all of the health professions as well as on a specialised professional workforce. It is a research discipline with its own research methods, scientific journals, scientific conferences and scientific societies.

This honours program provides an avenue to careers in the health sector, biomedical research organisations, the eHealth industry, and related government agencies. It shortens the path to a postgraduate coursework degree, through advanced standing in the Master of Information Technology (Health). This Honours stream positions students to apply for highly competitive places in the health and biomedical informatics PhD program at the University of Melbourne or elsewhere.

Most students start their studies at the beginning of Semester one (February), although mid-year entry (August) is also a possibility

Intended learning outcomes

The Health Informatics Honours program will introduce students into the world of scientific research methodology and how to conduct scientific research and disseminate the results as well as the specific methods required and applied in Health Informatics.

Graduates in the Health Informatics Honours program will:

• Demonstrate a detailed knowledge and understanding of Health Informatics

• Demonstrate expertise in formulating Health Informatics research questions

• Demonstrate ability to find and critically assess existing scientific literature

• Apply critical and analytical skills and methods to identify and solve scientific questions in the context of Health Informatics

• Communicate effectively the results of scientific research via written and oral presentation

Last updated: 4 March 2025