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Fall 2025 Graduate Catalog
Biomedical Informatics, MS
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Degree Awarded: Master of Science in Biomedical Informatics
Chairperson: Joel H. Saltz, Health Sciences Center Level 3, Room 3-043, (631) 638-2590
Department Office
Department of Biomedical Informatics
College of Engineering and Applied Sciences and School of Medicine
Health Sciences Center Level 3, Room 3-043
Stony Brook University
Stony Brook, NY 11794-8322
Main number: 631-638- 2590
BMIGradEd@stonybrookmedicine.edu
The Department of Biomedical Informatics currently offers graduate work leading to the Doctor of Philosophy, Master of Science degree and Advanced Graduate Certificate in three areas of specialization, or Tracks:
1) Clinical Informatics - enhancing the quality and efficiency of clinical workflows;
2) Imaging Informatics - integrative analysis and management of biomedical images; and
3) Translational Bioinformatics - application of informatics methods to advance patient related biomedical research, from Clinical Genomics to Population Health.
The new Stony Brook University Biomedical Informatics Program is a collaboration of the School of Medicine and in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. This interdisciplinary field studies and pursues the effective use of biomedical data, information, and knowledge for scientific inquiry, problem solving and decision making, driven by efforts to improve human health.
We embed BMI Education in research and operations at the Stony Brook University Health Sciences Center, where quantitative sciences have emerged at the very core of efforts to understand, prevent and treat disease. Further, our program emphasizes the ability of trainees to produce software artifacts and conduct computational experiments, along the same lines as the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences. The resulting refactoring of Informatics equips BMI trainees to play a new role in a Systems Biomedicine enterprise that spans from patient-centric information systems to the distributed analytics needed to contextualize emerging biomolecular Big Data resources.
Students will be instructed via a combination of classroom teaching, seminars, and/or structured projects. Graduates can expect careers in academia, research, healthcare, industry, or government.
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Admission Requirements
Application Website - A bachelor’s degree in Biomedical Informatics, or a related field such as computer science, another engineering discipline, physical science, chemistry, mathematics
OR a bachelor’s degree in biology, biochemistry, pharmacology, social science
OR post baccalaureate training equivalent to the above
OR a bachelor’s degree in humanities with coursework and projects in digital arts and media
OR an MD Degree. - A grade point average of at least B or equivalent in all engineering, mathematics, and science courses.
- Completion and submission of the Graduate Record Examination (GRE) General Test.
- Two letters of recommendation.
- Acceptance by both the Biomedical Informatics Graduate Program and the Graduate School.
- In addition, students must meet all admissions requirements, fees, and deadlines of the Stony Brook University Graduate School.
Requests for exceptions to the stated admissions requirements must be submitted in writing and approved by the BMI Graduate Program Director and The Graduate School. General Requirements
Registration: Students must register for at least one graduate credit in the semester in which the diploma is awarded. Language Requirement: There is no foreign language requirement. Grade Point Average: To be certified for graduation a cumulative graduate grade point average of 3.0 (out of 4.0) or better is required. Degree Requirements
The M.S. program has been designed to provide students with the core foundations of Biomedical Informatics and the flexibility to define a specialization that best meets their career objectives. Students may select the M.S. with Thesis option or the M.S. with Capstone Project option. Students also select a track to focus on: Imaging Informatics, Clinical Informatics or Translational Bioinformatics. All M.S. students are required to take the initial BMI sequence:
Based on Student’s selected track (BMI 501 must be taken before or at the same time as BMI 511, BMI 512 or BMI 513):
All M.S. Students are required to take
All full-time M.S. graduate students are required to register each semester for
Students must complete all the required courses from at least one of the Biomedical Informatics program Tracks.
(marked “req” on the M.S. Course Table with Track options, below) A minimum of 18 graduate credits must be taken in the Biomedical Informatics Program
(includes all BMI courses and all BMI-Approved Elective courses from other departments). Of these, 15 credits must be in courses other than Notes:
All courses taken outside the Program for application to the graduate degree requirements are subject to prior approval of the student’s advisor and the BMI Graduate Program Director. Up to 15 credits from the Advanced Graduate Certificate in Biomedical Informatics may be applied to the M.S. degree in Biomedical Informatics provided they meet the course requirements for the M.S. degree. Transfer Credits:
A maximum of 12 graduate credits may be transferred from other programs toward the M.S. degree. These may include up to 6 credits from other institutions. The maximum also includes any credits received from Biomedical Informatics courses while having non-degree status at Stony Brook as an SPD or GSP student. Credits used to obtain any prior degrees are not eligible for transfer. All requests for transfer of credits require the prior approval of the BMI Graduate Program Director. Time Limit:
Full-time students must complete all M.S. degree requirements within three years. Part-time students must complete all M.S. degree requirements within five years. For any term in the M.S. program, 12 credits are needed for students to be considered full-time. Requirements for the MS in Biomedical Informatics - With Thesis
The M.S. Thesis option is intended for students who wish to perform Biomedical Informatics research. A written thesis is submitted and is defended in an oral examination. A student choosing the M.S. Thesis option must define a suitable research question and select a M.S. Thesis research advisor, who must approve the M.S. Thesis research. Upon completion, the M.S. Thesis must be defended in an oral examination before a faculty committee of at least three members (of which at least two members must be Biomedical Informatics faculty; one member must be the student’s M.S. Thesis research advisor). This faculty committee must be approved by the BMI Graduate Program Director. The written M.S. Thesis must be distributed to the faculty committee members at least two weeks before the oral examination. A student choosing the M.S. Thesis option may not switch to the Capstone Project option without permission of the graduate program committee. A student who has at any time been appointed as a teaching, graduate, or research assistant must choose the M.S. Thesis option unless otherwise approved by the graduate program committee. Requirements for the MS in Biomedical Informatics - With Capstone Project
The Capstone Project option is intended for students who wish to take additional elective courses, plus complete a practicum rotation, instead of the highly-focused M.S. research that is part of the M.S. with Thesis option. A student choosing the Capstone Project option must select a project advisor. Prior to starting a Capstone rotation, a student is required to submit a project proposal with well-defined deliverables to both his/her academic advisor and project advisor. The student’s project advisor is required to submit a mid-term evaluation to the student’s academic advisor. The student is required to complete a final report and also present his/her work at a department seminar. Upon completion, the project must be submitted for approval to a faculty committee of at least two members (the academic advisor and the project advisor; at least one committee member must be Biomedical Informatics faculty; committees with more than two members are permitted). A student who has selected the Capstone Project option may not have been (nor be concurrently) appointed as a teaching, graduate, or research assistant unless otherwise approved by the graduate program committee. MS Course Table with Track Options:
| Course | Imaging Informatics (II) | Clinical Informatics (CI) | Translational Bioinformatics (TBI) | | BMI 501 | required | required | required | | BMI 502 | required (or BMI 503) | required (or BMI 503) | required (or BMI 503) | | BMI 503 | required (or BMI 502) | required (or BMI 502) | required (or BMI 502) | | BMI 511 | | | required | | BMI 512 | | required | | | BMI 513 | required | | | | BMI 514 | required | | | | BMI 517 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 520 | required | elective | required | | BMI 530 | required | elective | required | | BMI 540 | required | required | required | | BMI 550 | | required | | | BMI 551 | | required | | | BMI 552 | | elective | | | BMI 560 | | | elective | | BMI 590 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 591 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 592* | required | required | required | | BMI 595 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 596 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 598** | required | required | required | | BMI 599*** | required | required | required | | BMI 620 | | elective | | | BMI 622 | | | elective | | BMI 625 | elective | | | | BMI 690 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 691 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 695 | elective | elective | elective | | BMI 696 | elective | elective | elective | * BMI 592 must be taken each semester ** BMI 598 can be taken for up to 6 credits by students in the MS with Thesis option. *** BMI 599 can be taken for up to 12 credits by students in the MS with Capstone Project option. |
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