📖Program Curriculum

To qualify for award of the degree, the Master of Health Informatics, a candidate must successfully complete at least 96 credit points, comprised of

four core subjects (24 cp);
depending on previous qualifications students will complete either Information Technology (24 credit points) or Health (18 credit points) specialisation, or in exceptional circumstances where students have some knowledge in IT and health, students may complete subjects from both streams with the expressed permission of the Academic Program Director;
CSIT940 Research Methodology (6cp) and ISIT990 Professional Practice & Research Project (12cp) or ISIT998 IT Research Project (12cp);
at least 12 cp from the Advanced Information Technology Subjects; and
Information Technology Subjects sufficient units to complete degree credit points or additional subjects from Advanced Information Technology Subject list.
Subject Code Subject Name Credit Points Session(s)
Core Subjects
ISIT919 Knowledge Engineering 6 Autumn
ISIT930 Introduction to Health Informatics 6 Autumn
ISIT906 Information Design and Content Management 6 Spring
ISIT929 Concepts and Issues in Healthcare Computing 6 Spring
Information Technology (24 credit points) for students with a health background
CSIT810 Programming with Python 6 Autumn
CSIT814 System Analysis 6 Autumn
CSIT815 Data Management and Security 6 Autumn, Spring
ISI9332 Business Process Management 6 Spring
Health Related Subjects (18 credit points) for students with an IT background
HAS 943 Health in All Policies 6 Autumn
HAS 944 Social Complexities and Health 6 Autumn
HAS 948 Health Promotion 6 Spring
HAS 951 Public Health Communication 6 Spring
HAS 952 Health Promotion Theories and Models 6 Spring
PLUS
CSIT940 Research Methodology 6 Autumn, Spring
ISIT990 Professional Practice and Research Project 12 Annual, Spring 2020/Autumn 2021
Advanced Information Technology Subjects (at least 12 credit points)
ISIT904 Enterprise Architecture Design and Systems Integration 6 Spring
ISIT908 IT Governance and Organisational Issues 6 Autumn
ISIT917 Business Intelligence and Knowledge Management 6 Autumn
ISIT950 Systems Development Methodologies 6 Autumn
INFO911 Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery 6 Autumn
ISIT946 Project and Change Management 6 Spring
Information Technology Subjects: complete sufficient units to complete degree credit points or more from the list
ISIT937 Information Technology Security and Risk Management 6 Autumn
ISIT938 eBusiness Technologies 6 Autumn
CSCI924 Reasoning and Learning 6 Spring
ISIT910 IT-enabled Supply Chain Management 6 Spring
ISIT912 Big Data Management 6 Spring
ISIT925 Strategic Network Design 6 Spring

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🏠 Accommodation

You will need to book the accommodation after you have been accepted.

You can choose to live on campus or off campus in private accommodation.

How to book:
  • Make a booking online after you have been accepted (in this case please let us know your choice when you apply).
  • Register when you arrive - its not possible to reserve a room before arriving. You can arrive a few days before and book it
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💰 Fees

Application Fee:

369 RMB

Tuition fee:

35,564 AUD per year

142,256 AUD in total

❓✅❌ Entry Requirements

You are not eligible to apply to this program because:

The minimum age is 18.

English fluency is required.
You need to be either:
- A native English speaker
- Studied in English at high school or a degree
- Have passed IELTS level 6.5 or TOEFL 95 or above.

Minimum education level: Bachelor's.

The program is competitive, you need to have a high grades of Average A, 70%, or a high GPA.

All students from all countries are eligible to apply to this program.

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📬 Admissions Process

3 Steps to Apply to a University

Application step 1

Application step 2

Application step 3

Please choose the programs here , "You are advised to select 2-3 programs to increase your chances of getting accepted.

Required Documents:

  • Passport
  • Graduation certificate
  • Passport size photo
  • Official transcript
  • Personal statement
  • English certificate (You can take the English test online)
  • Guarantor letter
  • 2 Recommendation letters

Preparing documents:

You can start your application now and send the application documents during your application. Some documents you can send later if you don’t have them right away. Some more info about preparing application documents is here

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Application process:

Applying Online is simple in just a few steps. More information is available here.

The first steps are to choose the programs, pay the application fee and upload the application documents.

Once submitted to Global Admissions, we will review your application within 2-3 days and proceed to the university or ask you for further clarification

After it has been processed to the university you will receive your unique application ID from each university.

The university may contact you directly for further questions.

We will then follow up each week with the university for updates. As soon as there is any update we will let you know. If you have made other plans, decide to withdraw / change address at any time please let us know.

After you have been accepted you will receive your admissions letter electronically and asked to pay the non-refundable deposit to the university.

Once you have paid the deposit the university will issue you the admissions letter and visa form to your home country.

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