生物医学信息学科学硕士/公共卫生双学位课程将休斯顿生物医学信息学学院的MS学位与休斯敦公共卫生学院的MPH结合在一起。双学位课程的培训和课程将为公共卫生的学生和未来领导者提供必要的技能，成为公共卫生信息学领域的领导者。双学位课程提供了一个集成的课程，其中包括许多共享课程以及实践经验。
双学位课程的学生必须分别录取到每个Uthealth学校。学生必须在各自的学位上满足每个Uthealth School的要求。入学一个计划不能确保进入另一个计划。双学位课程的学生在满足每个Uthealth学校的个人要求后，将获得每个学位课程的文凭。每所学校的同一学期不必进行入学，但必须在达到每所学校设定的最高时间之前进行入学。
申请人应介绍完整的申请和以下官方文件：
Applicant materials will be reviewed by the SBMI Admissions, Progression and Graduation (APG) Committee. The committee will consider such areas as:
Fall admission - July 1
春季入学 - 11月1日
Summer admission - March 1
Transfer credit is not accepted for students enrolled in the dual degree program due to the amount of shared credit hours between SBMI and SPH.
Courses that are accepted at SBMI through a dual or joint degree program can only be transferred into the SBMI degree plan if the grade earned in the course is a “B” or higher. Courses for which grades of less than “B” were earned will not be accepted for transfer.
Academic Requirements
Each student follows a degree plan developed with the Dual Degree Program Coordinator. A total of 40 semester credit hours must be completed prior to graduation.
A student in the dual degree MS/MPH Program in Biomedical Informatics has up to eight years (24 semesters) from the time of entry to complete the required course work. A student who has not enrolled in two consecutive registration periods (including the summer session) must submit to the SBMI Office of Academic Affairs a Reentry Form and new goal statement signed by the student’s advisor indicating approval for reentry to the program. A student who has not enrolled for three or more consecutive registration periods will be dismissed and must reapply for admission to the program and the School. A maximum of one year of an approved leave of absence will be allowed for continuance in the program. If more than one year of leave occurs, the student must apply for readmission to the program.
Each course with a BMI prefix in the Biomedical Informatics degree plan is a graduate-level course and should be passed with a grade of “B” or better. Students who earn a grade of “C” must retake the course, whether a required or elective course, and earn a grade of “B” or higher to continue on in their academic program. The course must be retaken the next semester the course is offered. The original grade of “C” will remain on the student transcript. All students who earn a grade of “C” will be placed on Academic Probation. Students are not permitted to earn more than two grades of “C”. The third grade of “C” will result in dismissal from the school. The minimum grade point average (GPA) required for graduation is 3.0 on all courses.
A maximum of six credit hours of Directed Study can be applied toward the SBMI master’s program.
Computer Requirement
Every student is required to have reliable access to a computer that meets the minimum requirements. Students are encouraged to purchase a laptop that meets the minimum UTHealth requirements.
Computer requirements are listed on the website (https://sbmi.uth.edu/current-students/student-handbook/computer-requirements.htm) and are subject to change.
The curriculum for the Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics and the Master of Public Health include required didactic courses and a practicum. Didactic courses (lecture/discussion, demonstration and student laboratories) are presented to provide facts, concepts, and theories related to the techniques and procedures of public health courses, and support courses. The public health informatics practicum is designed to give the students the opportunity to apply theory and techniques in the hospital, research, community health agencies or private laboratory setting.
Each student will develop a degree plan with written approval of their faculty advisor. A degree plan will be filed that includes a minimum of:
Changes to the degree plan must be approved in advance by the faculty advisor and the signed degree plan must be on file with the Office of Academic Affairs prior to course registration.
| Program | Required Semester Credit Hours |
|---|---|
| 生物医学信息学硕士（MS） | 40 |
| Master’s in Public Health (MPH) | 45 |
| Total Semester Credits | 85 |
| Shared Courses | -25 |
| 综合学位的总数 | 60 |
SBMI硕士课程中的学生必须选择一个感兴趣的领域，在该领域中，在参加所需的实习课程的同时，在教学课程中应用知识和技能。学生必须在硕士课程中完成至少24个学分，然后才能参与实践要求。如果尚未达成协议，学生应与SBMI实践协调员合作，以与实践网站达成任何必要的隶属关系或计划协议。实践建议必须在“实习课程”入学期间的第三周之前提交实践协调员，并且必须以书面形式批准学生的教师实习顾问。学生可以在一个学期内完成所有必需的实践学时，或者可以重复该课程以最多3个学期的学时（对于BMI 6000）来满足学位要求。在学期的过程中，学生必须每周创建日志，以记录他们的工作时间，任务和反思，以了解实践的职责如何与生物医学信息学课程有关。一旦学生记录了所有135个接触时间并结束了所有实习项目，他或他必须创建18页的APA格式双间隔帽报告，详细介绍了他们在实习期间完成的主要项目。该报告以及其他可交付成果将在实践完成时提交。如果学生收到实践不完整的情况，那么学生将有下一个学期来完成或接受“ F”。如果学生对实践有任何疑问，他们可以联系实践协调员或SBMI学术事务办公室。
For MS/MPH Dual Degree Program Information, contact:
Jeanette Broshears, PhD
Program Manager
UTHealth School of Public Health
Brownsville Campus
80 Fort Brown Street, RAC N2.200
Brownsville, Texas 778520
电话：956-755-0678
Email:Jeanette.L.Broshears@uth.tmc.edu