Informatics

Building on a tradition of outstanding informatics education and research at Missouri, the MU Institute for Data Science and Informatics is comprised of 53 faculty from 24 different departments and 9 schools/ colleges, including the Colleges of Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Arts & Science; Education; Engineering; Human and Environmental Science; Veterinary Medicine; School of Health Professions; Medicine; and Nursing. The Institute offers emphasis areas in bioinformatics and health informatics, along with a concentration area in geoinformatics. Each emphasis area and concentration area stress skill sets and research appropriate to the subfield within the broad area of informatics. A core curriculum provides all students with a foundation of knowledge and tools in biology, computer sciences, health systems, and statistics, after which they complete further coursework in their chosen area. The integrated program assures broad exposure to the field and fosters new insights and innovative research concepts.