Minor Program
Program Overview
Under-Graduate students from any department or school of the institute (e.g. Electrical Engineering, School of Management, Industrial Design Centre, etc.) can earn a minor degree in Healthcare informatics from KCDH, by earning 30 credits (equivalent to five full-semester courses, each of 6 credits)
Curriculum Structure
- In total 30 credits (equivalent to five full-semester courses, each of 6 credits) are to be completed.
- The course DH 302: Introduction to Public Health Informatics (6 credit) is mandatory.
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Department/Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH 302 | Introduction to Public Health Informatics | 6 | KCDH |
- Three more PG level elective courses are to be completed out of the three groups
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Department/Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| CL 662 | Introduction to Computational Biology | 6 | Chemical Engineering |
| BB 663 | Medical Imaging Physics | 3 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 627 | Medical Imaging Methods | 3 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 640 | Biologics | 3 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 603 | Physiology for Engineers | 6 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 626 | Modeling Biological Systems and Processes | 6 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 619 | Mathematics for Biologists | 6 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| DH 301 | Basic Epidemiology | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| TD 617 | Healthtech Innovation and Design | 6 | Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA) |
| BB 607 | Proteomics: Principles and Techniques | 6 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 645 | Drug design and development | 3 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 656 | Introduction to Mechanobiology | 3 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| BB 624 | Microfluidics: Physics and Applications | 6 | Biosciences and Bioengineering |
| ME 780 | Biofluid Mechanics | 6 | Mechanical Engineering |
| ME 410/724 | Microfluidics | 6 | Mechanical Engineering |
| DH 803 | Wearable Health Technologies | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Department/Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| DH 801 | Biostatistics in Healthcare | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| EE 610 | Image Processing | 6 | Electrical Engineering |
| SI 541 | Statistical Epidemiology | 6 | Mathematics Department |
| SI 422 | Regression Analysis | 8 | Mathematics Department |
| CS 736 | Medical Image Computing | 6 | Computer science and Engineering |
| CS 419 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 6 | Computer science and Engineering Department |
| EE 769 | Introduction to Machine Learning | 6 | Electrical Engineering |
| CS 754 | Advanced Image Processing | 6 | Computer Science and Engineering Department |
| CS 769 | Optimization in ML | 6 | Computer Science and Engineering Department |
| IE 615 | Data Analytics in Operations Research | 6 | Industrial Engineering and Operational Research |
| DH 306 | Healthcare Performance Metrics | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| DH308 | Clinical Data Management | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| CS 663 | Digital Image Processing | 6 | Computer Science Engineering Department |
| EE 610 | Image Processing | 6 | Electrical Engineering |
| CS 769 | Optimization in Machine Learning | 6 | Computer Science Engineering Department |
| CS 725 | Foundations of Machine Learning | 6 | Computer Science Engineering Department |
| CS 726 | Advanced Machine Learning | 6 | Computer Science Engineering Department |
| ME 781 | Statistical Machine Learning and Data Mining | 6 | Mechanical Engineering |
| CS 631 | Database Management Systems | 6 | Computer Science Engineering Department |
| IE 501 | Optimization | 6 | Industrial Engineering and Operations Research |
| IE 643 | Deep Learning | 6 | Industrial Engineering and Operations Research |
| Course Code | Course Name | Credits | Department/Center |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 619 | Health Policy: An Introduction | 6 | Ashank Desai Centre for Policy Studies |
| IE 709 | IEOR for Health Care | 8 | Industrial Engineering and Operational Research |
| HS 633 | Econometrics of Programme Evaluation | 6 | Humanities and Social Science |
| DH 304 | Economics of Health Care | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| DH 899 | Communication Skills | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| DH 802 | Service Operations and Quality Management in Healthcare | 6 | Koita Centre for Digital Health |
| ES 899/CM 899 | Communication Skills | 6 | |
| HS 633 | Econometrics of Programme Evaluation | 6 | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| SOM 633 | Quality Management | 3 | SJM School of Management |
| HS 638 | Financial Econometrics | 6 | Humanities and Social Sciences |
| HS 426 | Theory and Policy of Managerial Finance | 6 | Humanities and Social Sciences |
- Every student must take credit courses from at least two of the groups. The courses under these groups includes specialized courses offered by the faculty members associated with KCDH and approved by the suitable academic committee of KCDH.
- An RnD project of 6 credits can be taken in lieu of a full semester course of 6 credits towards the completion of 30 credits to earn the MINOR degree. However, students have to identify and get the consent of a faculty member associated with KCDH to guide him/her for the RnD project.
Courses offered in Spring 2022-23
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB 640 | Biologics | Prof. Ashutosh Kumar | NA |
| SL 422 | Regression Analysis (8) | Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay | SI 427 (Exposure) (For students from other departments, instructor’s permission will be required) |
| HS 638 | Financial Econometrics | Prof. Puja Padhi | NA |
| ME6114 | Joint Biomechanics | Prof. Darshan Shah | NA |
| BB 624 | Microfluidics: Physics and Applications | Prof. Debjani Paul | NA |
| CS796 | Optimization in Machine Learning | Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan | NA |
| SC 647 | Topological Methods in Control and Data Science | Prof. Debasish Chatterjee | Systems theory at the level of SC625 / SC301 or equivalent is necessary |
| BB 625 | Motor Control in Health and Disease | Prof. Neela Kanekar | NA |
| SOM 744 | Multivariate "Data Analysis" | Prof. Usha Ananthkumar | NA |
| DH 899 | Communication Skills | Dr. Kshitij Jadhav | NA |
| DH 307 | R&D Project | Dr. Kshitij Jadhav | NA |
| DH 308 | Clinical Data Management | Prof. Nirmal Punjabi | NA |
| DH 304 | Economics of Health Care | Prof. Souvik Banerjee | HS 101 |
Courses offered in Autumn 2022-23
| Course Code | Course Name | Instructor | Prerequisite |
|---|---|---|---|
| BB 663 (FH) | Medical imaging physics | Prof. Debjani Paul | NA |
| BB 627(SH) | Medical imaging methods | Prof. Hari Varma | NA |
| BB 603 | Physiology for engineers | Prof. V.P.Soni* + Prof. Nivethida T. | NA |
| BB 619 | Mathematics for Biologists | Prof. Sushil Kumar | NA |
| BB 645 (FH) | Drug Discovery and Development | Prof. Ashutosh Kumar | NA |
| EE 610 | Image processing | Prof. Amit Sethi | NA |
| SI 541 | Statistical Epidemiology | Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay | NA |
| DH 803 | Wearable Health Technologies | Dr. Nirmal Punjabi | NA |
| DH 302 | Introduction to Public Health Informatics | Prof. Ganesh Ramakrishnan | NA |
| BB 640 | Biologics | Prof. Ashutosh Kumar | NA |
| SI 422 | Regression Analysis | Prof. Siuli Mukhopadhyay | SI 427 (Exposure) (For students from other departments, instructor’s permission will be required) |
| ES 899/CM 899: | Communication Skills | Harish C. Phuleria | NA |
| HS 633 | Econometrics of Programme Evaluation | Prof. Rama Pal | Background in statistic/ econometrics |
| SOM 633 | Quality Management | Prof. Indrajit Mukherjee | Basic Statistics |
| HS 638 | Financial Econometrics | Prof. Puja Padhi | NA |
| HS 426 | Theory and Policy of Managerial Finance | Prof. Puja Padhi | Finance and Econometrics knowledge is necessary |
| CS 631 | Database Management Systems | Prof. Sudarshan | Must have done a basic course in databases either as part of curriculum or online, which covers relational databases, SQL, functional dependencies and normalization at a minimum, and read up on other material on your own. |
| IE501 | Optimization | Prof. KS Mallikarjuna Rao | NA |