Bachelor of Science Health Information Management and Technology

HIMT students

Core curriculum can be found here.

HIMT Major Requirements (33 credits)

  • HIM 1090 Information Systems for Global Healthcare
  • HIM 2050 Medical Terminology
  • HIM 2080 PathoPharmacology for Healthcare Professionals
  • HIM 2600 Global Healthcare Data and Statistics
  • HIM 3650 Healthcare Reimbursement and CPT Classification Systems
  • HIM 3700 ICD Classification Systems
  • HIM 3900 Clinical Documentation and Management of Health Information
  • HIM 4250 Quality and Security of Health Information
  • HIM 4600 Global Leadership and Strategic Planning for Health Professionals
  • HIM 4800 Healthcare Information and Data Governance
  • HIM 4900 Service Learning HIM Internship

Supportive Courses (9 credits)

  • BIO 2300 Human A&P Lecture I
  • BIO 2320 Human A&P Lecture II

Supportive Administrative Courses (12 credits)

  • HSA 3001 Accounting for Health Professions
  • HSA 3100 Healthcare Law and Regulations
  • HSA 3710 International Healthcare
  • HSA 4650 Health Service Financial Management
  • HSA 4700 Evidence-Based Research for Health Services Administrators

Elective (3 credits if not taking CSSE focus) 

Choose 1 focus (18 or 20 credits) - Supportive Technology Courses

Cybersecurity Focus with Minor in Cybersecurity

  • CIS 1010 Foundations of Cybersecurity
  • CIS 4070 Software Testing and Quality Assurance
  • CIS 4560 Database Design
  • CIS 4570 Networks
  • CIS 4650 Information and Society
  • CIS 4710 Ethical Hacking

Computer Science Focus with a Minor in Computer Science

  • CCSE 1710 Intro to Programming I (3 cr)
  • CSSE 1711 Intro to Programming Lab (1 cr) 
  • CSSE 1720 Intro to Programming II (3 cr) 
  • CSSE 1721 Intro to Programming II Lab (1 cr)
  • CSSE 3430 Data Structures
  • CSSE 3540 Data Base Systems & Programming
  • CSSE 2130 Java or 4570 Software Project Management
  • CSSE 4610 Introduction to Data Mining or CSSE 4440 Web Technology

Data Analytics Focus

  • CIS 1010 Foundations of Cybersecurity
  • CIS 1020 Computers and Research
  • CIS 4560 Database Design 
  • CIS 4561 Database Management 
  • CIS 4600 Data Mining for Cybersecurity
  • CIS 4720 Intro to Incident Response
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Pat DeVoy, PhD, EdS, RHIA
Program Chair
College of Health Professions Room 333
313-993-1565
 devoyps@udmercy.edu

Paula Strussione
Academic Coordinator
College of Health Professions Room 115
313-578-0569
pstrussi@udmercy.edu 

U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics predictes a 22% growth rate within the HIM field is expected through 2022
 
CNBC states two of the ten most in-demand jobs in the US are Information Security Analysts and Health Services Managers, both positions filled by HIM professionals.
The HIMT program is an educational partner with Health Information and Management Security Systems--an international HIM/Technology organization.