Health Information Management Curriculum (HIM)
(Leading to the Bachelor of Science Degree)
Requirements
General Studies (39 hours)
English Composition (6 hours)
Humanities and Fine Arts (9 hours)
Required
| HUM 103 | Humanities Through the African American Experience | 3 |
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| CMS 205 | Public Speaking | 3 |
HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.
Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.
Choose one of the following:
Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)
(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)
(B) Mathematics (3 hours)
History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)
Required Courses:
GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.
*Students originating at ASU requirement. **Students satisfying the six semester hours history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete three semester hours of the literature sequence (ENG 209 and ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.
Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)
Required Support Courses (25 hours)
Professional Level Courses (64 hours)
| HIM 211 | Intro to Health Info Mgmt | 4 |
| HIM 305 | Introduction to Healthcare Sta | |
| HIM 310 | The Study of Diseases | 4 |
| HIM 312 | Development of Health Informat | 3 |
| HIM 314 | Current Trends in Healthcare | 3 |
| HIM 321 | Professional Development Semin | 3 |
| HIM 325 | Applied Research (3) credits | 3 |
| HIM 328 | Coding | 3 |
| HIM 339 | Technical Affiliation (6) cred | 6 |
| HIM 424 | Legal Aspects of Health Care | 4 |
| HIM 440 | Management Capstone (4) credit | 4 |
| HIM 442 | System Analysis and Design (4) | 4 |
| HIM 446 | Quality Evaluation and Managem | 3 |
| HIM 452 | Application and Analysis of th | 3 |
| HIM 453 | Financial Management | 3 |
| HIM 457 | RHIA Preparation Seminar | 3 |
| HIM 459 | Administrative Affiliation | 9 |
Total Credit Hours: 128