Master of Health Information Science

Graduate studies in Health Information Science

Western’s Faculty of Information and Media Studies (FIMS) and Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) offer two joint degrees: a PhD in Health Information Science and a Master of Health Information Science. The PhD program is a research-intensive program designed for students who want to do independent, original research in health information science. The master's option is geared to either continued academic study, or entry into the job field.

Gain skills & knowledge in a rapidly expanding area of research

The MHIS program offers both thesis and course-based options while the doctoral program in HIS is thesis-based only. Both provide students with fundamental knowledge in health and health care, including:

Public health
Health policy and clinical health care
Knowledge organization and management
Knowledge translation
Patient and professional information seeking behaviour
Information ethics and policy

Draw expertise from two faculties

Students complete their course work through graduate seminars and courses offered by the Faculty of Health Sciences and the Faculty of Information and Media Studies; graduate courses from related programs are also available, with permission.

Access courses from:

Health & Rehabilitation Sciences
Health Information Science
Library & Information Science
Journalism & Communications
Media Studies

Tailor to your research goals

Students can access elective courses to build research and content expertise suited to their future goals, including health and medical informatics, legal and business aspects of health systems, clinical medicine and research, and health psychology and sociology.