MS Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (Online) at University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

The Health Infrastructures and Learning Systems (HILS) Online MS is a hybrid online master's degree in learning health systems offered by the Department of Learning Health Sciences. It is competency-based and combines data science and informatics, implementation science, quality improvement and patient safety, statistics, policy and ethics, and behavioral and social sciences. It is currently open only to admitted US citizens and permanent residents.

Faculty: Medical School (degree through Rackham Graduate School)  |  Department: Department of Learning Health Sciences  |  Duration: 27 credits; 12 months (3 semesters) full-time or 2-3 years part-time  |  Intake: Fall  |  Study mode: full-time  |  Location: Ann Arbor, MI, United States

What you will study

Eight required online courses spanning research methods, the learning cycle and health infrastructures, plus one elective, for 27 credits. Courses include Exploratory Data Analysis for Health or Knowledge Engineering for Digital Health Interventions, Implementation Science in Health 1, Quality Improvement in Health Care, Evaluation and Research Methods, Ethics and Policy Issues for Learning Health Systems, and Learning Cycle Informatics. Students attend three 2-3 day on-campus institutes and complete an applied Learning Cycle Project.

Career pathways

Graduates design, scope, lead and evaluate initiatives that improve health care quality and safety, translate research evidence into practice and implement solutions across health systems.

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