PhD Personal Health Informatics at Northeastern University

Northeastern University's Doctor of Philosophy in Personal Health Informatics is a transdisciplinary doctoral program focused on educating top researchers in the theoretical underpinnings, design, evaluation, and dissemination of consumer- and patient-focused health systems. Personal health technologies are those that non–health professionals interact with directly , both in and out of a clinical setting and in various life stages of illness and wellness. Offered at: Boston.

Faculty: Khoury College of Computer Sciences  |  Department: Interdisciplinary  |  Duration: 48 semester hours  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Boston, MA, United States

What you will study

Requires 48 semester hours. Required courses include HINF 5200 Theoretical Foundations in Personal Health Informatics; CS 5010 Programming Design Paradigm ( or another programming course); CS 7340 Theory and Methods in Human Computer Interaction; HINF 5300 Personal Health Interface Design and Development; CS 7300 Empirical Research Methods for Human Computer Interaction; HINF 5301 Evaluating Health Technologies.

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