Health Informatics
Bachelor of Science or Arts in Information Networking and Telecommunications: Health Informatics
The Health Informatics concentration is designed to give those already working in the healthcare industry, or hoping to work in healthcare the ability to understand the needs and demands of patient care and information security.
As the healthcare industry increasingly transitions to web-based interfaces, electronic storage and retrieval of patient information, and more sophisticated networks for medical information management, the demand for medical professionals with technology training and expertise is growing. In larger markets, technology professionals with training and expertise specific to medical industries, patient care practices, and information security have created niche demand that is not being met.
Hospitals, clinics, specialty practices, pharmaceutical, and insurance industries are aggressively recruiting this kind of professional, with a uniquely mixed background. These new positions now have some of the highest salaries in the IT field.
Program Summary
Bachelor of Arts
General Education Coursework (65 hours)
Core/Cross Concentration (40 hours)
Free Electives (19 hours)
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE (124 hours)
Bachelor of Science
General Education Coursework (55 hours)
Core/Cross Concentration (40 hours)
Free Electives (29 hours)
TOTAL HOURS REQUIRED FOR DEGREE (124 hours)
INFORMATICS MAJOR CORE (18 hours)
- INF 250 Introduction to Web Development (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 300 Foundations of Information Networking (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 405 Research Methods in Informatics (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 430 Technology, Innovation and Entrepreneurial Leadership (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 490 Capstone Seminar in Informatics (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 610 Public Policy, Ethics and Law in Telecommunications (3 Credit Hours)
CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS: (15 hours)
- INF 291 Internetworking I (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 292 Internetworking II (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 293 Internetworking III (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 684 Foundations of Information System Security (3 Credit Hours)
- NURS 440 Informatics for the RN (3 Credit Hours)
ELECTIVES FOR SELECTION (6 Credit Hours)
Choose two of the following courses:
- NURS 442 Legal and Ethical Issues in Healthcare (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 652 Database Design and Programming (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 662 Modern Telephony (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 664 Wireless Cellular Systems (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 671 Linux for Networks (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 678 Seminar in INT: Virtualized Infrastructure (3 Credit Hours)
- INF 685 Fundamentals of Network Security (3 Credit Hours)
- COMM 318 Introduction to Organizational Communication (3 Credit Hours)
- MATH 110 College Algebra (or higher) (3 Credit Hours)
- MATH 250 Elements of Statistics (3 Credit Hours)
PROGRAM OF STUDY
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How to Reach Us
Department of Informatics
Fort Hays State University
600 Park Street
Hammond Hall
Phone: 785-628-5373
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