An online health info management degree program that teaches the skills employers expect from health information administrators.
At WGU, we design our curriculum to be timely, relevant, and practical—all to ensure your degree is proof you really know your stuff.
Every course focuses on a set of clearly defined competencies that you must prove you’ve learned—through tests, papers, projects, or other assessments. Demonstrating mastery is how you pass a course, so learning what it takes to be outstanding in your career is at the heart of WGU’s Bachelor of Science Health Information Management curriculum.
That means what you learn is often directly applicable the next day at work—and it means what you’re doing at work frequently informs the work you’re doing in your courses. It’s all about real-world applicability so every moment spent studying is time well spent.
Courses fulfilled by your associate's degree.
This is an unofficial estimate of your transferable credits. You may receive more or less credits depending upon the specific courses taken to complete your degree and other credits you may have.
Below are the anticipated courses that will be fulfilled based on your indication that you have earned an associate's degree. During the enrollment process this information will be verified.
Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others
Composition: Writing with a Strategy
Composition: Successful Self-Expression
American Politics and the US Constitution
Introduction to Humanities
Introduction to Psychology
Applied Algebra
Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence
Applied Healthcare Statistics
Introduction to Biology
Courses in this program.
This program consists of the following courses. Some may be waived through transfer from your previous college experience. The rest you will typically complete one at a time as you make your way through your program, working with your Program Mentor each term to build your personalized Degree Plan. You’ll work through each course as quickly as you can study and learn the material. As soon as you’re ready, you’ll pass the assessment, complete the course, and move on. This means you can finish as many courses as you're able in a term at no additional cost.
The first course you take in this program will be unlike any other you complete at WGU. Professional Leadership & Communication in Healthcare requires participation in online group meetings with faculty and fellow students. Multiple group options are available, so you will work with your enrollment counselor or mentor to determine the group whose schedule works best for you. Learn more about this unique course and how to prepare for it.
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Professional Practice Experience
Professional Practice Experience I: Technical
Professional Practice Experience II: Management
Principles of Management in Health Information Management
Healthcare Project Management
Organizational Leadership in Healthcare
Health Information Management Capstone
Health Information Law and Regulations
Healthcare Information Systems Management
Foundations in Healthcare Data Management
Introduction to Pharmacology
Healthcare Statistics and Research
Quality and Performance Management and Methods
Healthcare System Applications
Introduction to Healthcare IT Systems
Introduction to Communication: Connecting with Others
Composition: Writing with a Strategy
Composition: Successful Self-Expression
American Politics and the US Constitution
Introduction to Humanities
Introduction to Psychology
Critical Thinking: Reason and Evidence
Applied Healthcare Statistics
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Health Information Technology
Professional Leadership and Communication for Healthcare
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General Science Content
Data Analytics and Information Governance
Healthcare Financial Resource Management
Plan to work hard: Program requirements and expectations.
The Bachelor of Science Health Information Management program is an all-online program that you will complete by studying and working independently with instruction and support from WGU faculty. You will be expected to complete at least 12 competency units (WGU's equivalent of the credit hour) each 6-month term. (Each course is typically 3 or 4 units).
The first person you speak with at WGU will be your Enrollment Counselor, who can explain requirements and expectations in more detail. You can also read more about each course in the Program Guide.
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Download the Program Guide
Special requirements for this program:
At the end of your program, you will complete a capstone project that represents the culmination of all your hard work—a research project applicable to the field of health information management that aims to expand the body of knowledge in the profession.
Also, while most of your courses can be accelerated based on your prior knowledge and hard work, this program begins with a cohort-based course that must be completed via five scheduled webcam sessions with faculty and fellow students.
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Quality you can trust: Curriculum developed with guidance from healthcare employers and experts.
Program councils—teams of industry and academic experts—drive the ongoing development of our programs and curriculum, providing input on the competencies a successful graduate needs to have mastered.
