King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences

Type	Public
Established	2005 (2005)
President	Bandar Al Knawy
Location	Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Campus	Urban
Website	ksau-hs.edu.sa
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/edu/school?id=354026

King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (KSAU-HS) (Arabic: جامعة الملك سعود بن عبد العزيز للعلوم الصحية) is the first public university in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Middle East region specialized in health sciences. Its headquarters is in the main campus in Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia. It has two other campuses both in Jeddah and Al-Ahsa. The university ranked 27 among regional Arab universities and eleventh in the region for its medical program in U.S. News & World Report's 2016 rankings.

Informatics programs

Health and clinical informatics

The following health/clinical informatics options exist for potential students:

B.S. in Health Information Systems

"The program consists of 44 courses. All students enrolled in the HIS program are required to complete 136-credit hours+ 6-summer co-op in HIS."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://cphhi.ksau-hs.edu.sa/?page_id=66

M.P.H. in Health Systems & Quality Management

"The taught course modules account for 39 credits while the research project accounts for 3 credit hours."

Available online? No

Program URL: http://cphhi.ksau-hs.edu.sa/?page_id=60

M.S. in Health Informatics

"44 credit hours for Courses + 3 credit hours for Research Project"

Available online? No

Program URL: http://cphhi.ksau-hs.edu.sa/?page_id=62

Additional external links

• College of Public Health and Health Informatics