Health Information Management, Bachelor of Science
The Bachelor of Science (BS) in Health Information Management (HIM) is designed to provide students with the requisite knowledge and essential skills to be a health information administrator in a variety of settings such as hospitals, insurance companies, and government agencies. With a focus on electronic health information management, the degree program utilizes a multi-disciplinary approach to its curriculum, emphasizing health data management, informatics, finance, information systems, and administrative and clinical knowledge. In alignment with the goals of USC Upstate, HIM graduates will be employable within the upstate region, throughout South Carolina, and across the country. Upon completion, students are eligible to sit for the Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification examination.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Courses | ||
| I. Communication | ||
| English: | ||
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Composition I | ||
| Composition II | ||
| Speech: | ||
| SPCH U201 | Foundations in Oral Communication | 3 |
| II. Mathematics, Logic & Natural Sciences | ||
| Mathematics: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| College Algebra | ||
| Calculus for Management and Social Sciences | ||
| Precalculus I | ||
| Precalculus II | ||
| Calculus I | ||
| Calculus II | ||
| Natural Science (w/ lab): | ||
| Select one of the following: | 4 | |
| Descriptive Astronomy and Descriptive Astronomy Laboratory | ||
| Introductory Biology I and Introductory Biology I Lab | ||
| General Biology and General Biology Lab | ||
| Botany and Society and Botany and Society Laboratory | ||
| Chemistry and Society and Chemistry and Society Lab. | ||
| Chemistry of Living Things and Chemistry of Living Things Lab. | ||
| General Chemistry and General Chemistry Lab | ||
| General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis and General Chemistry and Qualitative Analysis Lab. | ||
| Physical Geology and Physical Geology Lab | ||
| Historical Geology and Historical Geology Lab | ||
| Environmental Geology and Environmental Geology Lab | ||
| Introduction to Physical Science and Introduction to Physical Science Laboratory | ||
| General Physics I and General Physics I Lab | ||
| General Physics II and General Physics II Lab | ||
| Select one additional course from the above list with or without laboratory or: | 3-4 | |
| Foundations of Human Physiology. | ||
| Genetics and Society | ||
| Human Biology and Society | ||
| Emerging Infectious Diseases | ||
| Environmental Science | ||
| Natural Disasters | ||
| Geology of the Southeast | ||
| Math and/or Logic: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Probability and Statistics | ||
| Elementary Statistics | ||
| Psychological Statistics | ||
| Introduction to Statistics for the Social Sciences | ||
| III. Information Technology | ||
| Information Technology: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Survey of Information Technology | ||
| Introduction to Digital Safety | ||
| Introduction to Computer Technology | ||
| Introduction to Computer Science | ||
| IV. Fine Arts, Humanities & History | ||
| Fine Arts: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African American Culture | ||
| Introduction to Art | ||
| History of Western Art: Prehistory - Middle Ages | ||
| History of Western Art: Renaissance - Modern | ||
| Introduction to Creative Writing | ||
| Introduction to Music | ||
| History of American Popular Music | ||
| Introduction to Theatre Art | ||
| Fundamentals in Acting | ||
| History: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to World History I | ||
| Introduction to World History II | ||
| History of the United States to 1877 | ||
| History of the United States from 1865 | ||
| V. Foreign Language & Culture | ||
| Foreign Language: | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | |
| American Sign Language I | ||
| Introductory French I | ||
| Introductory French II | ||
| Introductory German I | ||
| Introductory German II | ||
| Introductory Spanish I | ||
| Introductory Spanish II | ||
| VI. Social & Behavioral Sciences | ||
| Social & Behavioral Sciences: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Introduction to African American Studies | ||
| Understanding Other Cultures | ||
| Introduction to Criminal Justice | ||
| Principles of Macroeconomics | ||
| Principles of Microeconomics | ||
| American National Government | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Interpersonal Communication | ||
| Introduction to Women's & Gender Studies | ||
| VII. General Education Electives | ||
| General Education Electives: | ||
| Select any approved general education course or courses | 6 | |
| Major Requirements 2 | ||
| Professional Education | ||
| HIMS U141 | Procedural Coding | 3 |
| HIMS U201 | Understanding Healthcare Organizations | 3 |
| HIMS U216 | Diagnostic Coding | 3 |
| HIMS U250 | Fundamentals of Healthcare Administration | 3 |
| HIMS U301 | Health Informatics and Information Systems Applications | 3 |
| HIMS U302 | Healthcare Data Management and Information Governance | 3 |
| HIMS U350 | Healthcare Quality Improvement | 3 |
| HIMS U412 | Legal Aspects of Health Information Management | 3 |
| HIMS U413 | Healthcare Technology and the Electronic Health Record | 3 |
| HIMS U417 | Information Privacy and Security | 3 |
| HIMS U425 | Public Policy Trends in Health Informatics | 3 |
| HIMS U426 | Healthcare Finance | 3 |
| HIMS U498 | Practicum in Healthcare Information Management | 3 |
| HIMS U499 | Senior Seminar in Healthcare Information Management | 3 |
| Concentration | ||
| INFO U303 | Organizational Informatics and IT Platforms | 3 |
| INFO U315 | Networking Technology | 3 |
| INFO U325 | Fundamentals of Relational Database Management Systems | 3 |
| INFO U421 | Data Warehousing and Decision Support Systems Technology | 3 |
| INFO U430 | Intelligent Systems | 3 |
| INFO U441 | IT Project Management | 3 |
| INFO U450 | Executive IT Management | 3 |
| Foundation Elective: | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Business Writing | ||
| Writing in Digital Environments | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Supporting Courses | ||
| BIOL U128 | Anatomy & Physiology for Health Information Management I | 3 |
| BIOL U129 | Anatomy & Physiology for Health Information Management II | 3 |
| BIOL U230 | Medical Terminology | 3 |
| HIMS U135 | Pathophysiology and Pharmacology | 3 |
| Total Hours | 121-122 | |
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The minimum acceptable level of competency is completion of the 101 level of a language. Students who place into the 102 or higher level of a language satisfy the language requirement but will have additional hours in general education electives, if hours are required by their degree program.
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Course must be completed with grade of C or above.