2016-17 University Catalog

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2016-17 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Health Informatics, BS

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Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
MIS 255 - Health Informatics Concepts and Practices Credit Hours: 3
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Winter

BIO 200 - Medical Terminology Credit Hours: 2
ECO 201 - Principles of Economics, Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Laboratory Credit Hours: 1
MIS 256 - Hardware/Software Integration Credit Hours: 4
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 317 - Health Care Management Credit Hours: 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Economics, Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 251 - Networking I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 275 - Introduction to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 3
MIS 311 - Introduction to Systems Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

ACC 201 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 118 - Programming Fundamentals Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

MATH 362 - Statistical Methods II Credit Hours: 4
MIS 218 - Database Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 357 - Information and Communication Systems in Health Care Credit Hours: 3
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3
SOC 225 - Medical Sociology Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Spring

ACC 203 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BIO 103 - Introduction to Human Anatomy and Physiology Credit Hours: 4
BUS 223 - Marketing I Credit Hours: 3
or
BUS 337 - Principles of Health Care Marketing Credit Hours: 3
MGT 335 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

ACC 325 - Finance Credit Hours: 4
BUS 313 - Health Care Systems and Policy Credit Hours: 3
MIS 312 - Systems Analysis I Credit Hours: 4
MIS 334 - Business Analytics Credit Hours: 4

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

BUS 356 - Business Presentations Credit Hours: 4
MIS 322 - Systems Analysis II Credit Hours: 4
MIS 341 - Relational Database Design I Credit Hours: 4
SOC 305 - Rural Health Credit Hours: 3
or
SOC 325 - Global Population Health Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 316 - Total Quality in Health Care Credit Hours: 3
MIS 344 - Business Intelligence Credit Hours: 3
MIS 442 - Advanced Database Application Programming Credit Hours: 4
MIS 495 - Senior Project Selection Credit Hours: 1
SPE 321 - Small Group and Team Communication Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

BUS 457 - Business Research Methods II Credit Hours: 3
MIS 345 - Health Care Information Systems Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 445 - Legal, Ethical and Social Issues in Health Care Technology Credit Hours: 3
MIS 496 - Senior Project Management Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Winter

ANTH 452 - Globalization Credit Hours: 3
MIS 446 - Data Mining Credit Hours: 3
MIS 497 - Senior Project II Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
STAT 414 - Statistical Methods in Epidemiology Credit Hours: 4
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 498 - Senior Project III Credit Hours: 3
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
WRI 410 - Proposal and Grant Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 12 Credit Hours

Total for a B.S. in Health Informatics: 181 Credit Hours

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