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College of Allied Health Sciences
Minor in Health Informatics

The minor in health informatics is being terminated.  The last semester for matriculation of part-time students into the health informatics minor is Fall 2010.  The last semester for matriculation of full-time students into the health informatics minor is Fall 2011.  Students should plan to complete the minor in health informatics by May 2015.

Minimum requirements for the health informatics minor is 24 s.h. selected from the following courses:

HIMA 3000. Medical Terminology for Health Professionals (3) (F,S,SS)
HIMA 3120. Health Care Delivery Systems (3) (F) (P: HSMA 2000)
HIMA 4138. Health Data Structures (3) (S) (P: HIMA 3120)
HIMA 4160. Concepts in Health Information Technology (3) (F) (P: MIS 2223)
HIMA 4165. Health Information Systems (3) (S) (P: HIMA 4160)
HIMA 5060. Health Informatics (3) (F)
HSMA 2000. Professional Roles and Environments in Health Care (3) (F)
HSMA 3035. Interpersonal Team Skills for Health Care Supervisors and Practitioners (3) (S) (P: HSMA 2000)
HSMA 4010. Health Information Management (3) (F) (P: HIMA 3120; HSMA 3035)
MIS 2223 (or equivalent). Introduction to Computers (3) (F, S, SS)


Suggested course of study:

Scheduling Grid*

Year

Fall Semester

Spring Semester

Summer Session 1

Freshman

 

MIS 2223 Introduction to Computers (or equivalent)

 

 

 

 

HIMA 3000 Medical Terminology for Health Professionals

HSMA 2000 Professional Roles and Environments in Health Care

Sophomore

HIMA 3120 Health Care Delivery Systems

HSMA 4010 Health Information Management

HSMA 3035 Interpersonal Team Skills for Health Care Supervisors and Practitioners

 

Junior

HIMA 4160 Concepts in Health Information Technology

HIMA 4165 Health Information Systems

HIMA 4138 Health Data Structures

 

Senior

HIMA 5060 Health Informatics

 

 


*Attention to scheduling is essential because almost all courses are offered only one time per year and have prerequisites.

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