Model program
BSc degree requirements
HINF Core Courses 43.5SENIOR ELECTIVE Courses 7.5
ELECTIVE Courses 9.0
Undergraduate degree (units) 60.0
Please see the calendar for more information.
First year
15.0 units
September - December
September - December
- 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 CAPPform 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 CAPPform 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.