Bachelor's in Health Information Management

Health Information Management is a Bachelor program taught at Douglas College, Canada. The program is offered in campus-based modes with full-time options.

Douglas College offers Health Information Management through a Bachelor of Science in Health Information Management (BSc-HIM) and a Post-Baccalaureate Diploma. The BSc-HIM combines health information science with business leadership, project management, and information technology. Students also study health information management through practicums and internship experience, and later choose between concentrations in Information Intelligence, Operational Leadership and Management, or a General stream.

The BSc-HIM includes two internships and a 180-hour supervised practicum built into the program, and it is eligible for Co-operative Education. The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma includes practical health information management courses, four practicums, and a six-week project placed in health-care departments such as health informatics, data analytics, information governance, management, or quality improvement.

Graduates of both programs are eligible to write the national certification exam for the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).

The minimum requirements for admission in Health Information Management at Douglas College for all applicants (Domestic or International) are:

• program specific academic requirment set by Douglas College.
• English Language OR any other language requirments as set by Douglas College as pre-requiste for admission in Health Information Management.

Note: Please check the university website in the link below.

The Post-Baccalaureate Diploma requires a bachelor’s degree from a Canadian institution or recognized international academic institution. Prerequisite courses are also necessary for program entry.

Please check detail of study units at https://www.douglascollege.ca/programs-and-courses/areas-study/health-sciences/health-information-management

• Eligible to write the national certification exam for the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA)
• With certification, option to work across Canada, in the United States or Australia (after submitting a college transcript and writing a certification exam for the country you want to work in)

51 fully funded scholarships are listed for Canada. See Canada scholarships.