Model program
BSc degree requirements
HINF Core Courses 43.5SENIOR ELECTIVE Courses 7.5
ELECTIVE Courses 9.0
Undergraduate degree (units) 60.0
calendar
First year
15.0 units
September - December
September - December
- CSC 110, Fundamentals of Programming I
- ENGL 115, University Writing or ENGL 135, Academic Reading and Writing
- HINF 130, Introduction to Health Information Technology
- * EPHE 141, Introductory Human Anatomy or BIOC 102, Biochemistry and Human Health or BIOL 150A, Modern Biology (or B) or BIOL 190A, General Biology I
- ELECTIVE
Please see the BC Transfer Guide for course equivalences.
http://www.bctransferguide.ca/
*Students with Biology 12 must complete a Request for Change to CAPP form and must take 1.5 elective (which can be one of these courses)
January - April
January - April
- CSC 115, Fundamentals of Programming II
- ENGL xxx
- HINF 140, Introduction to the Canadian Health Care Systems
- MATH 151, Finite Mathematics
- ELECTIVE*
Please see the BC Transfer Guide for course equivalences.
http://www.bctransferguide.ca/
*Students with Biology 12 must complete a Request for Change to CAPP form and must take 1.5 elective (which can be one of these courses)
May - August
May - August
None
Second year
15.0 units
September - December
September - December
- HINF 200, Principles of Health Database Design
- HINF 230, Organizational Behaviour and Change Management
- STAT 252, Statistics for Business
- ELECTIVE
- ELECTIVE
Normally completion of all courses listed in first 4 terms will be required prior to undertaking the 1st work term.
January - April
January - April
- HINF 201, Database Management and Development for Health Care Systems
- HINF 265, Health Care Delivery Organization
- HINF 280, Biomedical Fundamentals
- ELECTIVE
- ELECTIVE
Normally completion of all courses listed in first 4 terms will be required prior to undertaking the 1st work term.
May - August
May - August
WORK TERM 1
Normally completion of all courses listed in first 4 terms will be required prior to undertaking the 1st work term.
Third year
15.0 units
September - December
September - December
- CSC 375, Introduction to Systems Analysis
- HINF 320, Project Management
- HINF 335, Health Information Standards
- HINF 350, Human Aspects of Healthcare Information Systems
- HINF 381, Epidemiology, Population Health and Public Health
January - April
January - April
WORK TERM 2
May - August
May - August
- HINF 310, Electronic Records and Decision Support Systems
- HINF 330, Legal Issues in Health Informatics
- HINF 345, Networks, Interoperability and Systems Security
- HINF 351, Information Technology Procurement
- HINF 371, Clinical Methodologies
Fourth year
15.0 units
September - December
September - December
WORK TERM 3
The University maximum allowed is 6 courses per academic term; students who are able and wish to do so can add a senior elective to any of the academic terms rather than waiting to take them in the final summer as illustrated in the model.
January - April
January - April
- HINF 410, Information Management and Technology
- HINF 420, Societal Implications of Information Technology
- HINF 450, Health Information System Design
- HINF 461, System Evaluation and Quality Improvement
- HINF 470, Trends in Health Informatics
The University maximum allowed is 6 courses per academic term; students who are able and wish to do so can add a senior elective to any of the academic terms rather than waiting to take them in the final summer as illustrated in the model.
May - August
May - August
- SENIOR ELECTIVE
- SENIOR ELECTIVE
- SENIOR ELECTIVE
- SENIOR ELECTIVE
- SENIOR ELECTIVE
The University maximum allowed is 6 courses per academic term; students who are able and wish to do so can add a senior elective to any of the academic terms rather than waiting to take them in the final summer as illustrated in the model.