Informatics Educational Institutions & Programs

University of Alabama - Birmingham

Type	Public
Established	1969 (1969)
President	Ray L. Watts
Provost	Linda C. Lucas
Location	Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Campus	Urban
Colors	Green, white, and gold
Nickname	Blazers
Website	uab.edu
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=17742

University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) is a public university in Birmingham, Alabama, United States. UAB offers 149 programs of study in 11 academic divisions leading to bachelor's, master's, doctoral, certificate, and professional degrees in the social and behavioral sciences, the liberal arts, business, education, engineering, and health-related fields such as medicine, dentistry, optometry, nursing, and public health.^[1] The university enrolled more than 18,300 students, and it ranked 159 among national universities and 83 among "Top Public Schools" according to U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.^[2]

Informatics programs

Bioinformatics

The following bioinformatics-related options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Bioinformatics

122 credit hours

Available online? No

Program URL: http://catalog.uab.edu/undergraduate/jointprograms/bioinformatics/

Ph.D. in Genetics, Genomics and Bioinformatics

76 credit hours; "The curriculum of each Ph.D. candidate usually requires five years of training and is individually tailored to the interests and needs of the student by the advisor and a graduate committee chosen by the student. The Ph.D. degree is awarded upon successful defense of your dissertation, which includes an oral presentation of original, creative scientific investigations, and a written dissertation which is expected to include published manuscripts or manuscripts in preparation."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://catalog.uab.edu/graduate/jointhealthscience/graduatebiomedicalscience/geneticsgenomicsandbioinformatics/

Health and clinical informatics

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

M.S. in Health Informatics

?? credit hours, completed in roughly two years; "The program is comprised of a core curriculum plus one track of the student’s choosing."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://catalog.uab.edu/graduate/schoolofhealthprofessions/healthservicesadministration/healthinformatics/

Nursing informatics

The following nursing informatics options exist for potential students:

M.S.N. in Nursing Informatics

40 credit hours, "36 didactic and 4 clinical, with 210 total hours of direct patient care"

Available online? No

Program URL: https://www.uab.edu/nursing/home/academics/masters/msn-nursing-health-system-leadership

Additional external links

• School of Nursing

References