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Healthcare Business Informatics

Curriculum Description

The Healthcare Business Informatics curriculum prepares individuals for employment as specialists in installation, data management, data archiving/retrieval, system design and support, and computer training for medical information systems.

Students learn about the field through multidisciplinary coursework including the study of terminology relating to informatics, systems analysis, networking technology, computer/network security, data warehousing, archiving and retrieval of information, and healthcare computer infrastructure support.

Graduates should qualify for employment as database/data warehouse analysts, technical support professionals, informatics technology professionals, systems analysts, networking and security technicians, and computer maintenance professionals in the healthcare field.

The following represents one way in which the program of study can be completed. Students who aren’t able to follow the recommended curriculum model below should consult their academic advisor to be sure that they take courses in the best order for their success.

Certificate

C25510
NC CIP: 51.0709
Day and Evening
POS Approved: Fall 2016

Spring Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Clinical/WBL Hours	Credit Hours
Select one:
DBA 110	Database Concepts	2	3	0	3
Select one:
CIS 110	Introduction to Computers REVISED 2016FA	(2)	(2)	(0)	(3)
	OR
CIS 111	Basic PC Literacy	1	2	0	2
	Total:	3	5	0	5

Summer Term

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Credit Hours
CTS 120	Hardware/Software Support REVISED 2016FA	2	3	3
DBA 120	Database Programming I	2	2	3
	Total:	4	5	6

Fall Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Credit Hours
HBI 110	Issues and Trends in HBI	3	0	3
HBI 250	Data Mgmt and Utilization	2	2	3
	Total:	5	2	6

Total Credit Hours: 17

Additional Information

2015FA - New Certificate

C25510