Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

Boston University

Type	Private research university
Established	1839 (1839)
President	Robert A. Brown
Provost	Jean Morrison
Location	Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Scarlet and white
Nickname	Terriers
Website	bu.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=18461

Boston University (BU or Boston U.) is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. The university is nonsectarian,^[1] but is historically affiliated with the United Methodist Church.^[2][3] The main campus is situated along the Charles River in Boston's Fenway-Kenmore and Allston neighborhoods, while the Boston University Medical Campus is in Boston's South End neighborhood.

The university offers bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, and doctorates, and medical, dental, business, and law degrees through 18 schools and colleges on two urban campuses. BU is classified as a research university with very high research activity (RU/VH) by the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.^[4]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Bioinformatics

32 credit hours, completed in roughly two years; "students must demonstrate mastery of the required subject matter (no lower than a B in all required courses)"

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/programs/bioinformatics/ms/

Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

64 credit hours, with 40 coming from mandatory classes; "In order to be admitted to PhD candidacy, students must demonstrate mastery of the required subject matter (no lower than a B in each of the required courses)"

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/academics/grs/programs/bioinformatics/phd/

M.D./Ph.D. in Bioinformatics

64 credit hours, "The program requires a minimum of seven years and an average of eight years of study to complete both the Doctor of Medicine (MD) and Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)." "Upon completion of the first and second years, students begin their graduate education and research training in the major departments or areas of specialization of their choice within GMS. Oral defense and thesis submission must be completed and approved prior to returning to the third year of the medical school curriculum."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/academics/gms/programs/mdphd-in-bioinformatics/

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S. in Computer Information Systems with Concentration in Health Informatics

40 credit hours; requires B.S. and proficiency in information technology

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/online/programs/graduate-programs/computer-information-systems-masters-degree/health-informatics/

Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics

16 credit hours over four courses; "Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/academics/met/programs/computer-science/graduate-certificates/

Graduate Certificate in Health Information (Online)

16 credit hours over four courses; "Applicants to the program are required to have a bachelor’s degree from a regionally accredited institution" plus relevant class in quantitative information systems

Available online? Yes

Program URL: http://www.bu.edu/online/programs/certificate-programs/health-informatics/

Additional external links

• Graduate School of Arts & Sciences
• Online Learning at Boston University

References