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Master of Arts in Health Information Management College of St Scholastica, USA

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Course summary

This program is structured to facilitate the career advancement of practicing health information management professionals, however it has evolved to also facilitate the growth of those committed to joining the health information discipline as new healthcare professionals. The program is offered in a distance learning format. It emphasizes quality healthcare data and information as the foundation for organizational information and knowledge management systems. The curriculum is designed to prepare professionals to thrive in an information-driven healthcare environment. It prepares individuals for responsibilities in areas such as healthcare data resources administration, healthcare data privacy and security oversight, strategic and operational information resource planning, clinical data analysis, information systems development and implementation.

Entry requirement for international students

Students must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university. For the MA in HIM program, if the degree is in a field other than HIM, experience in the field of health care is highly recommended so that conceptual material may be effectively applied to actual professional experience. A cumulative undergraduate grade point average of 3.0 or better on a 4.0 system is required. The Graduate Record Exam (GRE) or Graduate Management Admissions Test (GMAT) is not required, but may be requested if the applicant's GPA is below 3.0. All prerequisite course work must be completed with a grade of "C" or above. TOEFL test scores, including the TWE (Test of Written English). The Michigan test will also be acceptable. We require a minimum 550 (paper-based) or 213 (computer-based) TOEFL score, with a 4 on the TWE

College of St Scholastica accepts IELTS*

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Qualification

Masters

Awarding body

College Of St Scholastica

Department name

School of Health Sciences, Department of Healthcare Informatics and Information Management

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