Applied Health Information Science (Honours) Conestoga College

Overview

The Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) degree from  Conestoga College is an innovative four-year, paid co-op programme that will prepare graduates for a number of in-demand careers in the health-care industry.  

The Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science (Honours) degree is an innovative four-year, online programme focusing on health informatics and health information management. You will experience a variety of real-life learning opportunities that will enrich your learning experience. You will be challenged to use creativity and problem-solving skills to design, implement and evaluate a broad range of projects with community partners. You will design health informatics and information management solutions while learning to maintain security, privacy, and confidentiality.

A paid co-op term prepares you for a number of in-demand career opportunities in the health-care industry. Our graduates enable the health-care system to achieve its goals of person-centred, safe, high- quality and sustainable health care through data-informed problem solving. By using applied and integrated knowledge and skills from health information science, biomedical and health sciences, information technology and management sciences, you can make a positive impact to the health-care system.

The Bachelor of Applied Health Information Science degree offers you opportunities to develop critical thinking and communication skills that enable you to work successfully on inter-professional teams. With small class sizes, dedicated professors, leading-edge course design, and the flexibility to study any time or place, this online degree programme makes continuing your education and advancing your career possible.

Graduates will qualify to challenge the national certification examination of the Canadian Health Information Management Association (CHIMA).

Note:

• Advanced standing pathways are available for graduates with diplomas in health information management or in Conestoga’s Health Office Administration programme.
• Successful completion of a pre-health sciences programme may be considered as meeting the admission requirements.

The graduates have careers as 

• data analysts, 

• clinical analysts, 

• project managers, 

• software developers, 

• privacy officers, 

• implementation coordinators, 

• data scientists,

•  business intelligence consultants, 

• decision support specialists, 
• and consultants.

On average, 82% of graduates from the last three years found employment within six months of graduation.

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) updated the list of eligible fields of study for the Post-Graduation Work Permit (PGWP). For Conestoga's latest list of PGWP-aligned programs, please visit the college website